Notable cases General Crime
R v KI - Murder - Acquittal of teenage gang member following shoot-out with rival gang. Telephone cell site evidence discredited.
R v LW: Murder – Acquittal of 14 year old accused of participating in fatal stabbing of rival gang member.
R v LR: Murder - Defence of man accused of high profile rape, abduction and murder of charity worker in Cayman islands.
R v AS: Murder - Securing acquittal of murder and finding of diminished responsibility for a husband who was said by the trial judge to have ‘slaughtered his wife’.
R v MA: Election Fraud - Acquittal of local councillor accused of rigging election.
R v EE: Rape – Successful defence of a step-father against allegations of historic rape and cruelty made by his three step-daughters.
R v EG: Rape – Serial rapist deported to UK from Australia.
R v PB: Perverting the course of Justice - Defence of notorious Liverpool gangster who had duped a court into imposing a lenient sentence for drug smuggling.
R v HV: Importation of Class A Drugs – Acquittal of Dutch national accused of importing £35million of cocaine and heroin.
R v JJ: Attempted murder - Acquittal of alleged participant in an attempted so-called ‘honour killing’.
R v PB: Attempted murder – Acquittal of gang member in attempted murder of rival drug dealer.
R v PR: Armed robbery – Armed robbery at gold bullion factory with loaded firearms; after 5 month trial prosecution forced to accept plea to simple theft.
Financial Crime
R v EH: Confiscation Proceedings – one of the men behind the £53 million robbery of a Securitas depot. Prosecution demand for over £10 million confiscation with 10 years’ imprisonment in default, reduced to £175,000 with 2 years’ in default.
R v SC: Confiscation Proceedings – wine fraud and subsequent confiscation proceedings.
R v HS: Money laundering - Muslim Imam accused of money laundering; followed by confiscation proceedings.
International Crime
Member of the 9 Bedford Row International Crime Section
R v LR: Instructed to go to the Cayman Islands to defend one of two men accused of the abduction, rape and murder of a very popular and highly respected Caymanian woman. The trial was heard by the Chief Justice, the case having attracted such notoriety that it had been decided to elect trial by judge alone rather than face a local jury. |
