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9th Sep 2019News

Michael Rawlinson secures reinstatement of Police Sergeant at Police Appeals Tribunal hearing

Michael Rawlinson has secured the reinstatement of a Police Sergeant at a Police Appeals Tribunal hearing held in August 2019. The Appellant, a Sergeant from the Nottinghamshire Constabulary, had originally been dismissed for gross misconduct at a police disciplinary hearing. This followed various allegations, including the alleged misrepresentation of his powers of entry and the […]

5th Sep 2019News

£7.3m Money Laundering Confiscation Order for Former Goldman Sachs Trader

On 2nd September 2019, following a contested Proceeds of Crime Act hearing, Southwark Crown Court made a confiscation order requiring Ellias Preko to pay £7,324,268.41 within 3 months, with a term of 10 years imprisonment to be served in default. Mr Preko was convicted in 2013 of money laundering offences arising from his involvement with […]

5th Sep 2019News

Leon Kazakos Shortlisted for Crime Junior of the Year in the Chambers UK Bar Awards

Chambers is delighted to announce that Leon Kazakos has been shortlisted for Crime Junior of the Year in the 2019 Chambers UK Bar Awards. The winners will be announced at the Chambers UK Bar Awards on 31st October 2019. Leon’s criminal practice is exclusively defence based and is focused on most forms of business crime, […]

23rd Aug 2019News

Gudrun Young Represents Former Blue Peter Star John Leslie

Gudrun Young appeared at Southwark Crown Court yesterday to represent former Blue Peter Star John Leslie who is accused of groping a 30-year-old woman at a party in Soho, central London, in December 2008. Leslie was released him on unconditional bail and will return to Southwark crown court for trial on 16 March. He denies […]