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Our client was charged with multiple counts including rape and sexual assault which related to 3 separate complainants all of whom did not know each other, hence the Prosecution case was that our client was a sexual predator. Our client was interviewed, charged and immediately remanded based upon what the Prosecution felt was overwhelming evidence. In the first instance we managed to obtain bail for our client pending his trial. During the trial our client informed us that the investigating officer had told him that his view was that evidence was so overwhelming that if the defendant was to be acquitted he would hand in his resignation to the Police. This is the level of confidence that the police officer in the case had in so far as securing a conviction. During the trial as a result of thorough preparation, strategic disclosure requests, proper scrutiny of complex evidence and through effective cross examination the defendant was acquitted of all counts following an intense trial by jury.

Our client was charged with raping his wife. The Prosecution case was that he had raped his wife on multiple occasions. As a result of intense, precise and thorough cross examination of the complainant, halfway through her evidence the Prosecution decided to withdraw their case upon the Judge warning the Prosecution that their witness may be perverting the course of justice if she continued to give evidence. As a result, the defendant was acquitted of all charges. 

Our client was charged with rape as part of a large-scale sexual exploitation/ grooming operation of underage girls. This was a highly complex investigation and there were numerous legal submissions during the course of the trial in relation to our client. Our client was the only defendant who was acquitted following a trial. 

Our client was charged together with another for an offence of rape of a girl under the age of 16. The allegation was that he had raped her in his house following a party that took place where others had also sexually exploited her. Following a trial our client was acquitted of all charges. 

Our client was charged with raping his wife. He was remanded into custody. A successful bail application was made in the first instance. Having obtained bail, substantial disclosure requests were made by us in terms of irregularities in the police investigation and matters of disclosure that the police had withheld from the defence. As a result of these enquires the Prosecution decided to offer No Evidence against the defendant and hence he was acquitted of all charges. 

Our client was charged with inciting a child to engage in sexual activity. This was a sting operation by paedophile hunters. As a result of disclosure requests made by the defence, it transpired that the paedophile hunters had not followed the correct procedure in terms of obtaining the evidence and there were substantial weaknesses in the reliability of the evidence that had been submitted by them to the police. Furthermore, there were procedural and technical issues that the defence raised that impacted upon the admissibility of evidence. As a combined result of all the requests and issues that we raised with the Prosecution ultimately the Prosecution decided that they were unable to proceed with their case and offered No Evidence. Hence, our client was acquitted of all charges.

Our client was charged with sexual assault. He allegedly touched a female whilst being a passenger on a bus. Our client denied the allegation and was acquitted following a trial. 

Our client was charged with multiple historical rapes upon his relative whom was 9 years old when the allegations had allegedly taken place. Our client’s instructions were that he was innocent of all allegations. These types of historical allegations are always difficult to defend for individuals as the events in question have taken place decades ago in some cases. In any event as a result of thorough preparation and strategic representations we successfully defended our client who was acquitted all charges following a trial. 

Our client was charged with sexual assault upon a complainant whom he had allegedly given a lift to. The allegation was that our client had falsely imprisoned the complainant and also sexually assaulted her. The complainant was minor and hence he was charged with sexual activity with a minor. With the result of effective preparation and cross examination at trial, our client was acquitted of all charges.

Our client was charged with a large-scale bank fraud together with several other individuals. Following successful representations, the case against our client was discontinued by the Prosecution. 

Our client was charged with committing fraud upon the Santander Bank. The fraud involved around £100,000 of money that had been obtained from them illegally. The evidence was overwhelming and hence our client was advised to plead guilty.  In all the circumstances of the case we managed to persuade the Court to give him a suspended sentence hence avoiding him being sent to custody. 

Our client was charged with a large-scale conspiracy involving several defendants whom had committed fraud. The conspiracy involved fraudulently obtaining money by deceptive means from firms of solicitors in respect of vehicle accidents that had either not taken place or circumstances of the accidents were suspicious. Following successful legal submissions on points of law, the Prosecution discontinued the case against our client. 

Our client was charged with obtaining lease vehicles by deceptive means in so far as the declaration of his income and personal circumstances. Furthermore, he was charged with money laundering. The case was discontinued by the Prosecution following legal submissions.

Our client was charged with operating a business with intent of defrauding creditors of the company contrary to the Companies Act 2006. He was further charged with offences of aggressive trading and various other regulatory offences and money laundering. It was alleged that the scale of the fraud and loss would equate to £2.6 million. As a result of hard work, scrutiny of the evidence and legal submissions we managed to have the substantive fraud and money laundering allegations discontinued. In the end the defendant pleaded guilty to some regulatory offences for which he received a suspended sentence which meant he was not sent to prison.

Our client was charged as part of a conspiracy for a large scale ‘Cash for Crash’ police operation. The allegation was that many car accidents had been staged for the purposes of fraudulent payments from insurance companies. Due to the overwhelming nature of the evidence against our client, he was advised to plead guilty. We managed to secure him a minimal role within the conspiracy as a result if which he received a suspended sentence which meant that was able to avoid going to prison. 

Our client was charged with several other individuals in respect of fraudulently obtaining large sums of money from local authorities in respect of numerous properties where housing benefit claims were made. There was overwhelming evidence against our client in this matter. He was previously represented by another firm of solicitors. When we took over the case the trial was fast approaching. We liaised with the Prosecution and were able to persuade them to offer our client a caution which is something that the previous solicitors had tried on several occasions but were unsuccessful. Our client was delighted that he was able to avoid standing trial and was able to carry on with his employment as well given that he was only given a caution. 

Our client was charged as part of phase two of a large conspiracy to assist unlawful immigration using fraudulent documents and deceptive statements to the Home Office. Prominent individuals were involved in the case and there was a substantial amount of profits that had been allegedly generated by the conspirators.  Despite all the co-conspirators being convicted after trial on phase one of the operation, our client was acquitted after trial.

Our client was charged with conspiracy to pervert the course of justice. The allegation was that our client was the mastermind in several Section 172 Notices that had been sent to various defendants who had been sent Section 172 notices by the police. The Prosecution were of the view that they had overwhelming evidence in terms of handwriting experts, mobile telephone analysis etc allegedly identifying our client as the mastermind. At the conclusion of the Prosecution Case, the defence made submissions based on the Prosecution drafting the charges incorrectly in so far as the conspiracy element was concerned. The Judge agreed with us and decided that a Not Guilty verdict would be directed as a matter of law. Hence, the defendant was acquitted of all charges for an investigation that the police spent at least 4 years to bring to Court.

Our client was charged with mortgage fraud together with another member of his family. The allegation was that the applicant had inflated her income in order to obtain the mortgage for herself. Prior to the trial we were able to persuade the Prosecution that there was insufficient evidence to continue with the Prosecution. Hence, our client was acquitted, and the Prosecution discontinued the allegation against her. 

Our client was charged together with his partner for obtaining fraudulent mortgages on two properties. The allegation was that these mortgages had been obtained by using incorrect information. The defendant was acquitted after trial.

Our client was charged together with his family members in respect of money laundering charges. This related to a substantial investigation by the police into all his and his family members bank accounts/mortgages/car leases etc. The Prosecution were essentially alleging that all of the money that was deposited into our clients and his family members bank accounts was the Proceeds of Crime. As a result of successful legal submissions, we were able to demonstrate to the Court that the Prosecution did not have any evidence of the origin of the money and it was simply not enough to suggest that the money was from the Proceeds of Crime. Having heard legal submissions, the Crown Prosecution Service had no option but to offer no evidence in the case and hence all charges against our client and his family members were discontinued.  

Our client was charged with money laundering in respect of millions of pounds that had gone through a company that he was operating. He was charged with money laundering together with a number of other charges. We were successfully able to persuade the Prosecution to discontinue the money laundering charges against him. 

Our client operated a money transfer business. There were a number of suspicious transactions the police stated were subject of Proceeds of Crime. The case proceeded to Court. As a result of successful disclosure requests and other representations that were made to the Crown Prosecution Service in the end the Prosecution were persuaded to discontinue the case against our client. 

Our client was arrested being in possession of £50,000 in cash. The Prosecution alleged that this amounted to money laundering as he was unable to explain the origin of the money. The Prosecution were persuaded that they were unable to prove the elements of the offence in the circumstances of this particular case and hence on the day of trial the Prosecution discontinued the case against our client. 

Our client was charged as being the mastermind behind a £4.6 million money laundering ring where money was sent from the UK to China. The evidence against our client was overwhelming. However, we were able to identify a substantial number of weaknesses in the Prosecution case. As a result of those weaknesses, legal submissions were made to the Court and the Prosecution. As a result of disclosure requests and identifying the legal difficulties that the prosecution had, we were able to negotiate our client a favourable basis of plea. As a result, of a favourable basis of plea our client received an 18-month custodial sentence with no further confiscation hearing taking place. Hence, no confiscation order was made. Had the basis of plea not been in place our client was potentially looking at a 6 year custodial sentence and a substantial confiscation order to settle.

Our client was charged with Section 18 wounding with intent and received a Not Guilty verdict after trial. After the trial he was arrested in the Court building for a different allegation of Section 18 wounding with intent and theft. As a result of a further trial, our client was again acquitted after trial. 

Our client was originally investigated for an attempt to murder where he had stabbed the complainant and punctured his lung. This was part of an ongoing feud between two families. The investigation started off as an attempt to murder, it was charged as a Section 18 and ultimately as there was overwhelming evidence against our client, we were able to secure him a favourable basis of plea where he received only a 3-year custodial sentence. This was an exceptionally lenient sentence as the sentencing guidelines suggested a much lengthier sentence.

Our client was charged with Section 47 assault after he was seen on CCTV striking the face of the complainant with his hand and knocking his tooth out. Our client stated that he acted in self-defence. Following the conclusion of the trial, the jury entered a Not Guilty verdict. 

Our client was charged with offences of affray, harassment breach of non-molestation order and assault. The allegation were made by his former partner. We managed to persuade the Prosecution prior to the trial that they had weaknesses in their case and as a result of this the reviewing lawyer was able to review the case and offer a Notice of Discontinuance. 

Our client was charged with Section 18 wounding with intent, possession of an offensive weapon and dangerous driving. Not Guilty verdicts after trial were returned for section 18 wounding with intent and possession of a weapon. The Guilty verdict for dangerous driving was successfully appealed to the Court of appeal and quashed. Hence, ultimately our client was acquitted of all charges.

Our client was charged with an assault upon his relative following a long-standing family dispute.  The Prosecution had not handled crucial evidence in the prescribed and correct format. As a result of an abuse of process legal submission the case was successfully stayed and the client was acquitted.

Our client was charged together with 5 others for conspiracy to murder, conspiracy to cause grievous bodily harm and conspiracy to pervert the course of justice. Following a 12-week trial, our client was acquitted of all counts. Our client was the only defendant who was acquitted of all counts. 

 Our client was charged in respect of a conspiracy to import firearms from the USA. A lengthy trial took place after which our client was acquitted. 

Our client was charged with assisting an offender in that she assisted her brother in law in hiding whom was wanted in respect of a murder investigation. Due to overwhelming and complex evidence presented by the Prosecution, our client pleaded Guilty on a lesser involvement basis. As a result of this she received a non-custodial sentence. 

We have further represented numerous defendants in relations to firearms and related offences. In addition to this we have represented a number of defendants in respect of manslaughter, death by dangerous driving, attempt to murder and other related crimes.

Our client pleaded Guilty to a substantial commercial burglary where the value of the goods taken were of £323,000. We represented him at the confiscation hearing and the Court ordered that he pay back £1 from the £323,000. 

Our client having pleaded Guilty to £4.6 million of money laundering and fraud offences, he was able to avoid a confiscation hearing by paying back approximately £35,000 in compensation to the victims whom were narrowed down substantially as a result of successful legal and circumstantial submissions.

Our client was charged as part of a complex conspiracy to import drugs operation. The Prosecution had complex telephone and surveillance evidence. The Prosecution case had weaknesses which we highlighted at the close of the Prosecution case. We invited the Court to dismiss the case on the basis of the weaknesses in the Prosecution evidence.  The Court agreed with us and the case was successfully dismissed.

Our client was charged with possession with intent to supply Class A drugs. The Prosecution had evidence of him allegedly consuming a quantity of drugs. Furthermore, they had telephone evidence to suggest that he was selling drugs. The defendant contested the matter during a trial. Following an intense trial our client was acquitted.

Our client was charged with being concerned in the supply of drugs. The Prosecution relied upon expert evidence in so far as the interpretation of various messages was concerned. The defence obtained an expert report of our own challenging the interpretation of the text messages and other evidence in the case. Following a trial our client was acquitted.

Our client was charged with production of Class B drugs. Due to overwhelming evidence our client had to plead Guilty. Our client obtained a suspended sentence and hence avoided going into custody. 

Our client was caught in the possession of half a kilo of cocaine together with substantial amount of money at her home. We were able to successfully mitigate on her behalf that she was intimidated by others hence secured a suspended sentence where she was able to avoid going to prison.