Without a leader: prosecution

 

R v Jenkins and others (2008): prosecution of five defendants for conspiring to supply over £500,000 of cannabis.

 

R v Ali and Elmi (2008): prosecution of two defendants for a kidnapping and false imprisonment relating to a drug debt.

 

R v Syed and Chapman (2007): prosecution of underworld armourer for supplying a firearm.

 

R v Beaney (2007): prosecution of defendant caught by undercover US federal agents supplying child pornography.

 

R v Reshadi and David (2006): prosecution of a large scale conspiracy to handle stolen goods.

 

R v Coomber and others (2006): prosecution of serving police officer for football related public order offences.

 

 

Without a leader: defence

 

R v Whitehouse and others (2007): defending Military Police officers accused of perverting the course of justice. Case stayed after successful abuse of process application.

 

R v Okike (2006-7): representing convicted defendant during enforcement proceedings relating to a confiscation order.

 

As junior:

 

R v Sayers and others (2008): second junior in prosecution of major underworld figure for tax fraud.

 

R v Khan and others (2008): prosecution of fifteen defendants for conspiring to defraud motor insurers by staging fake road traffic accidents.

 

R v Henry and others (2004-7): prosecution of ten defendants for defrauding a hospital of £600,000.

 

R v Young and others (2005): prosecution of six defendants for conspiring to supply 500kg of cannabis.

 

R v Rember and Richards (2003): prosecution of £3.5m jewellery robberies.

 

R v Alibhai and others (2001-2): second junior in prosecution of ten defendants for defrauding Microsoft of £50m.

 

Confiscation

 

R v Hutchinson and Dale (2008): prosecution of £1.5m DWP fraud committed by two pensioners.

 

R v Adrien (2008): prosecution of contested ‘hidden assets’ case resulting in £150,000 order.

 

R v Lourenco (2006): prosecution of contested confiscation proceedings resulting from a £100,000 cocaine conspiracy.

 

R v Rember (2004-7): prosecution of contesed ‘hidden assets’ case resulting in £900,000 order. Also instructed in subsequent appeal and enforcement proceedings.

 

Regulatory proceedings

 

Regularly instructed by the General Osteopathic Council to prosecute bogus practitioners and present appeals in the Administrative Court and Court of Appeal.

 

Appeal cases

 

Moody v General Osteopathic Council [2008] EWCA Civ 513: representing the respondent in an appeal to the Court of Appeal (Civil Division) concerning disciplinary proceedings. Followed proceedings in the Administrative Court (EWHC 2465 (Admin)).

R v Sharma [2006] EWCA Crim 16: leading authority on apportionment and ‘double recovery’ in confiscation proceedings.

R v Alibhai and others [2004] EWCA Crim 681: leading authority on third party disclosure and the status of corporate victims.


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