Criminal Defence
Neelam is currently instructed as sole counsel in matters before the Crown Court involving serious violence, dishonesty, sexual offences, and drugs supply.
Notable Cases:
R v C, Wood Green Crown Court (ongoing): s18 wounding arising out of a stabbing in East London in which the defendant is challenging identification.
R v N & Others, Croydon Crown Court (ongoing): representing the first of three defendants charged with a serious aggravated burglary.
R v S & Others, Snaresbrook Crown Court (ongoing): multi-handed conspiracy to supply Class A drugs on behalf of a defendant said to occupy a leading role.
R v H, Isleworth Crown Court (2022): several counts of fraud by false representation in alleged “Tinder swindler” style romance fraud.
R v L & Others, Isleworth Crown Court (2022): represented the first of three defendants charged with conspiracy to rob high value watches in the Knightsbridge area.
R v M & Others, Southwark Crown Court (2021): multi-handed conspiracy to defraud and immigration offences centred around a sham Bollywood film production company. The trial lasted 16 weeks and involved a high volume of documentary and banking evidence. Led junior.
R v A, Wood Green Crown Court (2021): s18 wounding with intent.