Fraud
R v Almeida (Operation Boromo) 2016 – 2017
Southwark Crown Court
Defence counsel for the only defendant to be acquitted in Operation Boromo, the DWP’s largest ever investigation into an industrial scale fraud on the UK benefits and immigration system. The defendant pleaded guilty to a linked fraud against Eurostar worth in excess of £1m.
R v Walker and others (Operation Cotton) 2015 – 2019
Southwark Crown Court
Junior Counsel acting on behalf of a solicitor in a land-banking and collective investments scheme prosecution brought by the FCA, followed by protracted contested confiscation proceedings.
R v Bohdjalian and others 2014
Southwark Crown Court
Represented principal defendant in diamond fraud prosecution.
R v Stephen Davies QC and others (Celtic) 2013/15
Cardiff Crown Court
[2014] 1 WLR 2817
[2015] EWHC 263 (QB)
Cardiff Crown Court
Junior counsel representing a commercial silk acquitted of an SFO charge of conspiracy to defraud arising from commercial advice given to a mining company in South Wales in relation to the export of restoration liabilities in the sum of £136 million. Costs were awarded against the SFO.
R v Day and others 2013
Southwark Crown Court
Junior counsel for a defendant governor in the Copland School fraud.
R v Faichney and others 2011
Blackfriars Crown Court
Junior defence counsel in the Vantis tax avoidance scheme prosecution.
R v Abeysinghe and others 2011
Southwark Crown Court
Acted as junior counsel to Sri Lankan singer and film actor alleged to have laundered £60 million through a money exchange.
R v Voysey and others 2010
Southwark Crown Court
Privately instructed to represent a defendant in an extensive boiler-room fraud concerning fake companies purporting to sell development land on the site of the London Olympics.
R v Ludlam and another 2009
Administrative Court
Represented defendant in civil contempt case arising from fraud investigation.
R v Macauley and others 2010
Luton Crown Court
Represented the principal defendant, a mortgage broker, in a substantial six-handed mortgage fraud conspiracy.
R v Datta 2004
Middlesex Guildhall
Represented second defendant in the six -week trial of a fraud conducted by employees of Pentax.
R v Yiannakas 2003
Inner London Crown Court
Junior defence counsel in lengthy confiscation proceedings following a £50 million carousel fraud.
Crime
R v Vernon 2018
Northampton Crown Court
Prosecuted man in respect of historic 1986 aggravated burglary and rape of 68 year old widow.
R v Hussein 2018
Birmingham Crown Court
Represented principal defendant in gangland attempted murder.
R v Raymond 2018
Basildon Crown Court
Represented man who supplied class-A drugs to a teenager who died.
R v Tame 2018
Basildon Crown Court
Represented principal defendant in cannabis farming and money laundering case.
R v MP 2018
Northampton Crown Court
Represented man accused of marital rape.
R v Tutton 2017
Central Criminal Court
Junior defence counsel representing a 19 year old man of good character alleged to have murdered a 60 year old man in a flat in East London.
R v Gould 2017
Bournemouth Crown Court
Represented a female getaway driver for the violent robbery of a jeweller’s shop.
R v Potter 2016
Inner London Crown Court
Acted for the prosecution in a trial of a pensioner accused of multiple historic rapes of his daughter.
R v Riley 2016
Kingston Crown Court
Acted for the prosecution of a man who had repeatedly breached a SOPO.
R v Reilly 2016
Isleworth Crown Court
Represented a man accused of historic sexual offences against his two daughters.
R v Mansaray 2016
Central Criminal Court
Junior defence counsel representing one of eight defendants to be tried for the murder of London teenager Che Labastide-Wellington.
R v DP 2015 – 2016
Bournemouth Crown Court
Defence counsel for a man accused of raping his wife after assaulting and threatening to kill her. The defendant was acquitted following a re-trial.
R v EB-C 2015
Northampton Crown Court
Junior counsel representing a mother with a background of puerperal psychosis accused of murdering her baby son. The prosecution accepted a plea of manslaughter on the basis of diminished responsibility.
R v DN 2015
Bournemouth Crown Court
Defence counsel in historic multiple child rape and serious sexual assaults case, the indictment covering five complainants and a period of more than thirty years.
R v TB 2015
Southwark Crown Court
Represented a police officer acquitted of a conspiracy to pervert the course of justice arising from the student demonstrations in London in 2010.
R v N 2014
Bournemouth Crown Court
Represented defendant accused of historical rapes and indecent assaults of four family members over a period of thirty years.
R v Davis 2014
Southwark Crown Court
Represented a DC financial investigator accused of defrauding the MPS of high-value items confiscated under POCA.
R v S L 2013
Isleworth Crown Court
Prosecuted the stranger rape on Ealing Common of a 17 year old girl.
R v Hair 2013
Westminster Magistrates’ Court
Defended police officer accused of racial abuse of a colleague.
R v Nembhard 2013
Snaresbrook Crown Court
Junior counsel for the defence in gang murder prosecution.
R v Ventriglia 2011
Reading Crown Court
[2011] EWCA Crim 2912
Acted for Crown in private prosecution of an unregulated will-writer for fraudulent trading.
R v R 2011
Portsmouth Crown Court
Represented a sixteen year old boy accused of raping a thirteen year old boy.
R v G 2011
Kingston Crown Court
[2011] EWCA Crim 299
Prosecuted a church youth group leader in respect of inappropriate web-cam activity with a younger congregant, and responded to the subsequent appeal.
R v Tate and others 2009-10
Kingston Crown Court
Acted as junior counsel to a principal defendant in a trial arising from Operation Eaglewood, an investigation into one of the largest drug-trafficking and money- laundering networks in the UK.
R v Spicer 2010
Woolwich Crown Court
Prosecuted a 63 year old man for a series of historical rapes and indecent assaults against two young girls.
R v Dhawan 2010
Snaresbrook Crown Court
Prosecuted trial of an investment banker for the death of his ten month old son by dangerous driving.
R v Prout and others 2009
Kingston Crown Court
Represented one of six TSG police officers alleged to have racially abused and assaulted a group of youths in central London.
R v Taylor and others 2008
Chelmsford Crown Court
Acted as leading junior for the Crown in six-handed organised crime prosecution.
R v Lambourne and others 2007
Luton Crown Court
Junior defence counsel in organised crime prosecution involving the largest car-ringing enterprise to come before the courts.
R v Johnson 2007
Kingston Crown Court
[2007] EWCA Crim 1978
Acted for the Crown in a reported case concerning application of the rule in M’Naghten.
R v Ogunbowale and others 2007
[2007] EWCA Crim 2739
Junior prosecution counsel in a three-handed murder and robbery trial and appeal.
R v Karim Joumni 2006
Central Criminal Court
Junior prosecution counsel in the murder trial of a kitchen porter.
R v Marriott 2005 & 2006
Central Criminal Court
Junior prosecution counsel in the murder and manslaughter trials of a Stringfellows bouncer who killed a customer.
R v Breed 2004
Maidstone
Junior counsel representing 81 year-old Baptist minister tried for historical sexual abuse of his daughters and granddaughters.
R v Kelleher 2003
[2003] EWCA Crim 3525
Prosecuted a man who beheaded a statue of Margaret Thatcher in the Guildhall art gallery, and responded to the subsequent appeal.
Professional discipline
R(BTP) v Reynolds 2018/9 PAT and Administrative Court
[2019] EWHC 73 Admin
Represented officer in a PAT and then resisting a judicial review by the BTP of the PAT’s decision to re-instate him following a finding of gross misconduct.
R (Birks) v MPS and IOPC 2018 Administrative Court
[2018] EWHC 807 (Admin)
Represented IOPC as interested party in a judicial review of the investigation into the death of Sean Rigg in 2008.
Operation Gluon 2018
Bedfordshire Police
Represented an officer accused of lying about catastrophic injuries to Julian Coles, a 19 year old student, outside a nightclub.
Lincolnshire Police v Colson 2018
Represented officer accused of staging a knife attack on himself and prompting a huge police investigation.
West Midlands Police v BL 2017
Represented a MAPPA sergeant who supervised a violent offender who went on to murder his ex-partner and her baby.
Staffordshire Police v PC Tench 2017
Represented PC accused of failing to treat as a medical emergency a man who died in the rear of a police vehicle.
BTP v PS Davies 2017
Represented PS accused of waging a campaign of intimidation and harassment against a junior colleague.
BTP v PC Money 2017
Represented PC accused of lying about an arrest at a high-profile demonstration at Sheffield Station.
MPS v PC Bateman 2017
Represented PC accused of drinking tea instead of responding to a suicide risk.
GDC v Warmann 2016
Acted for the GDC as presenting officer in a nine day case involving allegations of multiple clinical failures.
Merseyside Police v PC Gustaffson 2016
Represented PC in respect of allegations of dishonesty.
MPS v PC Gibson 2016
Acted for probationary PC accused of inappropriate behaviour towards a male colleague.
MPS v PS Yarwood 2016
Represented a PS in the TSG accused with three colleagues of corrupt practices in relation to overtime.
Hertfordshire Police v PC Payne 2016
Represented a PC accused of removing an iPhone from a missing person’s address.
MPS v Joel Sadler 2016
Represented a member of SO14 Royalty protection Group accused of dishonesty.
MPS v PC LD 2016
Acting for a PC accused of assaulting a detained man.
MPS v PC Louise Fielden 2016
Represented an officer charged with multiple breaches of professional standards.
Derbyshire v DC MM 2015
Represented detective accused of covering up allegations of sexual activity with a child by an associate.
BTP v PC Michael Chapman 2015
Represented an officer accused of failures in relation to the care of a man who committed suicide whilst detained at hospital under the Mental Health Act.
Gwent Police v DC Hodgkinson 2015
Represented an officer found to have forged entries in a major incident notebook in relation to a murder investigation in South Wales.
BTP v Inspector MT 2015
Represented an officer accused of corruption based on his membership of the Freemasons.
GMP v PC Monaghan 2015
Represented an officer accused of deliberately using his police dog to inflict injuries on a fleeing suspect.
Staffordshire Police v PC Robert Trow 2015
Represented an officer accused of assaulting a member of the public and then giving a dishonest account.
MPS v IT 2014
Represented a Detective Sergeant accused of leaking sensitive details to a News of the World journalist.
MPS v DC Poole 2013
Represented a detective accused of investigative failings resulting in the collapse of a case against a child abuser.
MPS v PC Morrice 2013
Represented a constable accused of serious failings resulting in the collapse of a six-handed violent disorder trial.
BTP v PS Pearson 2012
Represented sergeant of Explosive Search Dogs Unit accused of multiple instances of gross misconduct.
PC Haynes and others 2011
Represented one of five officers charged with gross misconduct over the arrest of a young man who later died as a result of ingesting cocaine.
PC Rhodes 2009
Represented a serving police officer in a disciplinary hearing into allegations of sexual misconduct, drug abuse and corruption.
PS Manjit Johal 2009
Misconduct hearings concerning a beat sergeant accused of having sex with a prostitute whilst in uniform, on duty and in the presence of a PCSO.
PS Meade 2009
Represented a BTP sergeant in a disciplinary hearing into multiple allegations of sexual misconduct.
Inspector Birmingham 2008
Represented an Inspector alleged to have compromised the CENTREX national police recruitment model by acquiring and using protected material for use in the course of his business.
PC Holditch and others 2008
Represented one of three officers during a hearing into allegations of maltreatment of a persistent young offender, during which false confessions were said to have been elicited.
R v Turner 2007
Represented a custody sergeant acquitted of misconduct in public office and then disciplined by Suffolk Police arising from a death in custody.
PS Heads and PS Mawson 2006
Represented two custody sergeants following a death in custody.
PS Moorby and PS Beer 2006
Represented two custody sergeants following a death in custody.
Inquests and inquiries
Adrian Macdonald inquest 2018
Stoke on Trent
Represented six Staffordshire Police officers in the inquest into the death of 34 year old man who had been tasered and bitten by a police dog.
Catherine Horton inquest 2018
Croydon
Represented two officers from Missing Persons Unit following the suicide of an escaped mental health patient.
Stephen Berry inquest 2018
Gateshead
Represented two custody sergeants following the death of a man in custody.
Helen Turrell Inquest 2017
Lincoln Coroner’s Court
Acted on behalf of a PC responding to an incident where a young woman had taken an overdose of canine insulin.
Yonas Tesfaldet Inquest 2017
Walthamstow Coroner’s Court
Acted on behalf of the MPS where an asylum seeker committed suicide following his discovery in an HGV.
Inquest into the death of Bruno Neves-Vulcao 2016
Reading Coroner’s Court
Instructed to represent four Thames Valley police constables in relation to the sudden death of a young Brazilian student whilst under arrest.
Inquest into the death of RR 2015
Southwark Coroner’s Court
Acted for a police constable in relation to the death of a man who committed suicide on release from police custody.
Inquest into the death of AG-W 2014 – 2017
West London Coroner’s Court
Acted for the Metropolitan Police Service at the inquest into the death of a young woman who died following an episode of puerperal psychosis and subsequent restraint by officers and medical staff.
PC Colin Smelt Inquest 2013
St Pancras Coroner’s Court
Represented MPS at inquest into the death of SO1 Specialist Protection Officer.
The Nigel Schofield Inquest 2010
Bromley Coroner’s Court
Represented two custody sergeants in the inquest touching the death in police custody of an investment analyst.
Jian-Ping Liu inquest 2010
West London Coroner’s Court
Represented two SO18 custody officers in inquest into the death of a Chinese immigrant shortly after leaving police custody at LHR.
The Tania Moore Inquiry 2006
Derby Police HQ public inquiry
Represented the most senior officer to be charged with misconduct arising from investigative failings preceding the murder of Tania Moore by an estranged boyfriend.
Licensing
London Borough of Brent v Mannion 2017
Brent Magistrates’ Court
Acted for landmark William IV pub in statutory nuisance prosecution.
Club Flamingo 2017
Tower Hamlets Licensing committee
Represented SEV premises in applications before Tower Hamlets Licensing committee for renewal of SEV licence.
Ritz Casino v Alshathry 2016
Queen’s Bench Division
Acted for the Ritz in an application for a worldwide freezing order against a debtor.
Charlie’s Angels 2015
Represented Sexual Entertainment Venue in Tower Hamlets in contested application for renewal of licence.
Crownmead Stores 2015
Reading Magistrates’ Court
Represented off-licence on appeal from revocation of licence.
Les Ambassadeurs Club v Batarse 2015
Acted for Les Ambassadeurs casino in an application for a worldwide freezing order against a debtor.
Ritz Casino v Kalwani 2014
Queen’s Bench Division
Acted for the Ritz in application for a worldwide freezing order against a debtor.
Winterville 2014
Acted for Tower Hamlets Borough Council in an appeal of a decision relating to a winter festival in Victoria Park.
Karma 2014
Acted for Wiltshire police in raising objections against the final grant of a provisional licence for a nightclub.
The Joiner’s Arms 2014
Acted for Metropolitan Police in review proceedings against a well-known gay pub.
La La Restaurant 2013
Acted for London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham responding to an appeal against review proceedings.
Barcadia 2013
Acted for a Kingston nightclub in review proceedings.
93 Feet East 2012
Tower Hamlets
Acted for the Metropolitan Police in expedited review proceedings.
Inc Club O2 2011
Greenwich
Represented operators of a large O2 nightclub in resisting an expedited review brought by the police under s.53A.
Mint v London Borough of Lambeth 2011
Represented nightclub in an appeal following a review of the licence instigated by local residents.
Diamond Chauffeurs v TFL 2011
Acted for TFL in response to an application for urgent judicial review following a variation of a PHV licence for a major West-End private hire firm, and respondent in the subsequent appeal to City of London Magistrates.
Room One 2011
Westminster
Acted for the MPS in an expedited review following serious crime and disorder at a West End nightclub.
Lamb and Lion v Southend-on-Sea Borough Council 2011
Southend
Acted for respondent to an appeal following review.
Crowne Plaza 2011
Kensington and Chelsea
Represented local residents seeking to protect amenity of garden square in objecting to an application to vary a hotel’s licence.
Eldon Cars v TFL
[2009] EWHC 2189 (Admin)
Acted for TFL in response to an application for urgent relief following the removal of a number of operating centres from the applicant’s licence.