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NOTABLE CASES (from 2005)

• 2012 R v R: Representing a young man, alleged to be a  member of notorious hacking group ‘Anonymous’ in connection with cyber attacks on publically listed companies
• 2012 R v B: Representing Defendant against whom the Crown are seeking a retrial as an exception to the double jeopardy rule following a "cold case review" and the emergence of fresh evidence (with Bernard Carnell, consultant)
• 2012 R v M: Defending the principal Defendant in a Serious Fraud Office prosecution for conspiracy to defraud, relating to the investment of over £50 million pounds of pension funds
• 2012 R v R: Successful representation of principal Defendant in a case involving the supply  of Class A drugs and possession of firearms in which earlier guilty pleas had been successfully vacated. Client acquitted of all charges
• 2011 R v F: Successful representation of main Defendant in multiple conspiracies to rob cash in transit security vans and associated firearm offences. As a result of 12 days of legal argument pursuing disclosure, the prosecution withdrew 14 out of the 15 counts against the Defendant
• 2011 R v A: Representation of West African Defendant accused of multiple immigration, child cruelty and assault charges against children reported in press as 'child trafficking and slave labour'
• 2011 R v L: Representation of a young man accused of murdering his grandmother involving complex psychiatric issues and particularly delicate handling
• 2011 R v George Davis: Conviction for armed robbery quashed in Court of Appeal after high profile campaign lasting 37 years. One of the last major miscarriages of justice from the 1970s (with Bernard Carnell, consultant)
• 2011 R v F; R v S: Secured two out of the very few non custodial sentences passed  for Defendants caught up in the summer disturbances, including the widely publicised 'laughing looter'
• 2011 R v M: Represented Defendant accused of pushing commuter in front of on coming train at Clapham Junction. Acquitted of Attempted Murder as a result of overwhelming psychiatric evidence
• 2011 R v M: Represented Defendant charged with the murder of his landlord and subsequent disposal of his body parts throughout Hertfordshire ('The Jigsaw Murder')
• 2011 R v B: Successful representation on a retrial of a businessman accused of multiple rapes by his cleaner; client acquitted of all charges
• 2011 R v O: Successfully represented professional private educator facing allegations of sexual contact with child. Client acquitted
• 2011 R v C: Successfully represented fraudster in widely reported case involving targeting of Olympic athletes. Convicted only of those counts indicating Defendant had not set out to commit fraud at the outset, reducing sentence significantly
• 2011 R v H: Representing Defendant in a sex worker trafficking case, described by the UK Border Agency as one of the biggest operations of its kind ever undertaken in the UK
• 2011 R v M: Ongoing representation for a senior private banker whose extradition is sought by UK authorities in connection with large scale bank fraud
• 2011 R v D&B: Ongoing representation of two directors in connection with offences under s216 Insolvency Act 1986
• 2010 R v A: Representation of woman in possession of a firearm, successfully argued 'exceptional circumstances' resulting in a 12 month rather than 5 year minimum sentence

• 2009 R v B : Representation of Defendant accused of the attempted murder of police officers by shooting following cash in transit robberies. Defendant not guilty of attempted murder
• 2009 R v A: Double Manslaughter/Health and Safety; highly publicised trial resulting from the death of two visitors and injuries sustained by many others whilst attending an art installation/exhibit in July 2006.  The case involved highly complex expert evidence from engineers and meteorologists.  Successfully defended
• 2009 R v M: Confiscation; following theft of electrical equipment worth hundreds of thousands of pounds, prosecution sought confiscation in similar sum alleging client had access to over £900,000.  Successfully defended and order made in sum under £8,000
• 2009 R v D: Successfully represented only Defendant to be acquitted in multi handed conspiracy to supply cocaine from a tyre fitting premises in Brixton
• 2009 R v P: Successful representation of Defendant in large scale people trafficking case
• 2009 R v B: Successful overturning of conviction for rape following introduction of fresh medical evidence obtained on appellant’s behalf
• 2009 R v U: Represented one of six Defendants charged with murder by stabbing arising from gang feud on the Lisson Green Estate, Westminster
• 2009 R v M: Represented one of three Defendants in drugs gang murder tried at the Winchester Crown Court 
• 2008 R v W: Successfully represented consultant in investigation by Deloitte’s on behalf of the hospital trust/health authority regarding alleged fraudulent over claim for relocation expenses
• 2008 R v F: Confiscation proceedings ‘VAT-carousel fraud’; an example of a highly publicised ‘carousel fraud’ in which the confiscation benefit figure was in excess of £200 million.  Granted leave to appeal on issue of status of pension policies
• 2008 R v T: Representing Defendant, an alleged leading member of a notorious crime family, in opposing extradition to USA to face huge cocaine importation charges.  FBI involvement
• 2008 R v V: Successful representation of Defendant in gangland murder trial – the ‘Battersea Bar shooting’
• 2008 R v W: Representing a pensioner accused of bludgeoning his wife to death
• 2008 R v M: Successful representation of Defendant acquitted of murder of drug dealer in Milton Keynes
• 2008 R v M: Represented Defendant tried for conspiracy to cause grievous bodily harm arising from gang feud
• 2008 R v G: Successful representation of popular soap star actor accused of assault
• 2008 R v C: Successful representation of Defendant accused of being one of five involved in the murder of a young man in the Southampton area.  Defendant found not guilty
• 2008 R v K: Successfully represented one of a group of nightclub door men accused of leaving their posts and killing an individual refused entry.  Due to detailed analysis of CCTV evidence, Defendant found not guilty
• 2008 R v A: High profile case under the Dangerous Dogs Act which was eventually taken to the Criminal Cases Review Commission who referred the case back to the Crown Court
• 2007 R v M: Conspiracy to defraud the Bank of England; described in the national press as the ‘biggest counterfeiting case ever’.  Prosecuted by the Fraud Prosecution Office of the CPS.  Successfully defended by proving M was a victim of fraud.  Defendant acquitted
• 2006 R v S and R v S: Represented two men accused of separate incidents of attempted murder of fellow passengers on London Underground
• 2006 R v E-J: Successfully represented one of 7 Defendants charged with conspiracy to defraud banks of more than a million pounds.  Client one of only two to be acquitted
• 2006 R v C and another: Successful acquittal of Defendant accused of murder in Trident led case, subject of BBC documentary ‘Murder Blue’
• 2006 R v C: Represented man accused of a series of rapes, ‘The Camden Town rapist’
• 2006 R v C: Represented a ‘Big Brother’ contestant following fracas at the BB house
• 2005 R v P: Acted for subject of Channel 4 documentary accused of theft of confidential information and supplying to tabloids
• 2005 R v H: Represented premiership footballer accused of assaulting an off-duty police officer. Grievous bodily harm charge reduced following negotiation to one of common assault
  
• 2005 R v A: Successful representation of a Liberal Democrat Councillor accused of involvement in the ‘Hackney Election Fraud’
• 2005 R v K and B: Successful representation of two accused of multi million pound investment conspiracy to defraud a member of the Jordanian Royal Family
• 2005 R v M: Represented lead Colombian Defendant involved in the importation of 35 kilos of cocaine and possession of ammunition