Since moving to 2 Hare Court in 2002 he has developed a leading junior defence practice in all major areas of crime.
More recently he has become particularly involved in defending large-scale complex multi handed tax and benefit frauds as well as continuing to act in drug trafficking, money laundering and confiscation cases including that of R v Brian Wright in 2008.
He has also recently acted as independent counsel to the crown to advise on legal professional privilege
Notable Cases
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R v X |
| Appearance |
Defence |
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| Detail |
Represented 19 year old professional footballer charge with series of serious sexual assaults |
| Case name |
R v Lennon |
| Appearance |
Defence |
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| Detail |
Represented Stephen Lennon, Leader of the English Defence League on charges of assaulting member of EDL splinter group at a large public demonstration. |
| Case name |
R v M & K |
| Appearance |
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| Category |
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| Detail |
Acted in Court of Appeal for 19-year old appealing conviction for an execution-style drug related murder; also instructed to act in original trial. |
| Case name |
R v R |
| Appearance |
Defence |
| Category |
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| Detail |
Represented young Polish mother on baby-shaking charges. Successful submission of no case after expert evidence as to presence of bleeding in the brain challenged by defence expert Dr Anslow. |
| Case name |
R v Wright |
| Appearance |
QC led defence junior |
| Category |
Conspiracy to supply cocaine |
| Detail |
VHCC trial of main defendant following extradition proceedings; Contested £45m confiscation proceedings; argument re scope of Financial Reporting Orders |
| Case name |
R v Powell and others |
| Appearance |
QC led defence junior |
| Category |
Conspiracy to supply heroin |
| Detail |
Multi-handed VHCC drug case; first argument re application for judge only trial; lengthy abuse of process argument re disclosure. |
| Case name |
R v Hoque |
| Appearance |
Prosecution |
| Category |
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| Detail |
Prosecuted senior accountant at Office of Fair Trading for large-scale fraud on the OFT. (Apr 2011) |
| Case name |
Operation Rust |
| Appearance |
Defence |
| Category |
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| Detail |
Junior defence counsel instructed to represent owner of a bonded warehouse in one of the largest-ever alcohol diversion frauds prosecuted by HM Revenue and Customs. (Jul 2011) |
| Case name |
R v Bashir |
| Appearance |
Leading defence junior |
| Category |
Conspiracy to defraud the Revenue |
| Detail |
VHCC multi handed large scale tax evasion case prosecuted by QC and 2 juniors based on company fraud over many years |
| Case name |
R v Iqbal |
| Appearance |
Leading defence junior |
| Category |
Conspiracy to defraud immigration service and social security system |
| Detail |
Multi-handed trial prosecuted by QC and 2 juniors; large scale systematic abuse of asylum seeker claims in Thames Valley: largest prosecution of its kind at the time |
