Notable Cases
Notable Cases
Crime
R v Juma: Secured acquittal in Conspiracy to pervert course of justice. Attempts made to frighten witness – a solicitor. Attempts included shooting at and throwing a live grenade at his home, which exploded, at his front door. Further attempt made to confront him and stab him in busy street outside his office.
R v Murphy & Others: “The Foxtrot Five” still one of the largest ever drug importations (cocaine) into this country. Valued in excess of £125million. Boat intercepted by Special Boat Service as it sailed up Thames having crossed Atlantic from South America. Secured acquittal of client.
R v Saunders: The Court of Appeal allowed an appeal and quashed the conviction for Assisting an Offender in a murder case. The Court was persuaded that the trial judge had failed to give adequate directions to the jury.
R v Savill: Sex case involving unusual sexual acts and the ability to consent.
R v Cook & Others: Mutiny and riot at Lincoln Prison. Authorities lost control and the inmates took over entire prison. For significant period of time. Sex offender inmates attacked and much of prison destroyed.
R v Oliver: Haulage Company involved in large scale conspiracy to alter and falsify tachographs. Largest prosecution of its kind in North East England.
R v Megne: Large scale Eastern European people smuggling.
R v Jeans & Others: Large Scale drug importation from the Netherlands reported as Van Bokkum and others.
R v Drew: Prosecution of one of largest Prostitution and Escort businesses in London and Home Counties. Allegations of trafficking. Secured acquittal of Principal Defendant.
R v Whitworth: Secured acquittal of client in large scale Importation of cigarettes and tobacco.
R v Disney & Others: Large scale drug importation. Client acquitted.
R v Thame: Large scale importation of Class A drugs.
R.v.Wallace: Historic sex acquittal. Allegations related to acts said to have occurred 25 years ago.
R.v. Klappe: Secured acquittal of defendant in multi-million pound drug importation.
Fraud and Business Crime
R v Mackay: Large scale Fraud by Directors of Derby County Football Club.
R v Ebbrell 1 & 2: Operation Euripus – VAT Fraud involving missing traders (one of largest ever frauds of its kind).
R v MacMakin: Operation Stockade – Fraud involving Bonded Warehouses and non-payment of duty (the largest ever single warehouse duty evasion fraud).
R v Williams: Multi-million pound fraud on Network Rail.
R v Roberts: Large scale international money-laundering involving currency.
R v Whitworth: Multi-million pound excise duty and VAT fraud.
R v Collins: Large scale VAT fraud.
R v Kerry: Large scale VAT fraud.
R v Khaliq: Nigerian advance fee fraud.
Murder & Manslaughter
R v Glen: Contract killing. Murder case in which convicted murderer was released and killed again. First ever murder trial in which the Crown sought to adduce the Defendants previous conviction for murder.
R v Uddin: Formerly leading case on joint enterprise in Murder.
R v Saunders – Murder
R v Walsh – Murder
R v Didier – Murder
R v Correia-Agrela – Murder
Trading Standards
R v Campbell & Others: Sale of Home Alarm Systems. Network of telephone sales.
International
R v Serafimowicz: First ever prosecution under the War Crimes Act . Michael was the first barrister to be instructed to defend in a case arising out of World war Two since the Nuremburg Trials.
R v Jelesic: International Court in the Hague in relation to War Crimes in the Former Yugoslavia. Mass rape.
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