Richard Carey-Hughes QC

Called 1977
Silk 2000

Related resources:

Principles and Procedure of confiscation

Practice
Full range of criminal casework including serious fraud, organised crime, drugs and murder.

Notable Cases

Garside & others: Shooting murder of Hells Angel on motorway
Parchment & others: Operation Trident gang murder by shooting
Olu & others: Gang murder
Service & others: Revenge murder
Kumari-Baker: Mother's murder of two teenage daughters
Bucpapa & others: Confiscation proceedings for £53m Tonbridge Securitas robbery
Flook: Allegation of £144 million drug importations
Sophocleous & others: £16 million VAT construction fraud
Snelling & Others: Murder of Police Sergeant Robertson.
Ryan & Others: VAT fraud – issue as to legality of government VAT charges on gaming machines.
Mckenna & Others: Then largest ever tobacco VAT evasion.
Ollerton & Others: 7 month long property fraud trial.
Shepherd: Police disciplinary trial – alleged drugs supply by officer.
Collins & Others: VAT fraud by a firm of Chartered Accountants.
Ali & Others: Leading "honour killing" murder.
Mcmahon & Mcmahon: Murder and dismemberment of gay victim.
Kunasekarm & Others: Double murder in turf war by Tamil gangs.
Betts & Others: Heathrow armed robbery.
Hillier & Others: £30m Heathrow robbery.
Smith & Mercieca: Allegation of gangland murder.
Farik: Murder of partner followed by rape of her child.

Reported Cases
Ryan & Others: VAT fraud – issue as to legality of government VAT charges on gaming machines.
Abdroikof And Others: House of Lords – whether fair to have serving police officers and CPS prosecutors on juries.

Associated Work
Editor CBA Newsletter 1992-1996.

Professional Membership
Criminal Bar Association (Hon Sec from 1996-1998).

Interests
Commercial Pilot's Licence and extensive aviation expertise.
Sport, cycling and cinema.