EMPLOYMENT
Clients unfairly dismissed from multi-national organisations. Settlements achieved for numerous clients.
COMMERCIAL – LARGE UK DISTRIBUTION COMPANY v WORLD LEADING DRINKS MANUFACTURER
Negotiated a very generous settlement for allegations involving copyright, international trade law and anti-competition regulations. Spanning negotiations and liasing with international lawyers in America, South-east Asia and UK.
FRAUD – UNREPORTED
S was a bank manager who had been arrested for over 40 counts of fraud, overwhelming evidence was presented by the serious fraud investigator that could prove he had created the bank accounts with false identification and that over £130,000 had been laundered through them. No CHARGES were filed and a caution was negotiated.
FRAUD – R v A & OTHERS
R was charged with 5 others for conspiring to defraud a private mortgage company. He and others had arranged to take out a loan worth £1.5 million on a property valued at approximately £8 million. The property was owned by two wealthy Arab brothers who spent most of their time abroad. The conspiracy involved solicitors, finance brokers and impersonating Wealthy Arab Sheikhs.
KIDNAP – R v R & OTHERS
R was charged with along with six others with the kidnap of two young males. Two cars were involved , the two males were kidnapped, put into two separate cars and hand-cuffed. The two males were bundled into the cars believing that they had been arrested by CID in relation to drug dealing. This was made more serious by the fact that machetes were used to threaten the victims. Injuries were sustained by the victims. Then they were kicked out at night in the middle of the road with handcuffs still on. Members of the public alerted the police. The other defendants all received 7 year custodial sentences. My client was the only one acquitted at trial.
HMRC
I have advised companies with VAT liabilities of up to £15 million and companies investigated for fraudulent trading with figures such as £120 million as to their position and possible outcomes. NCA have recently been given powers to now investigate international VAT fraud so now have jurisdiction to investigate fraud carried outside the UK. If you find yourself being investigated then the chances are that it will be a long drawn out process.
BENEFIT/MORTGAGE FRAUD – R v B & OTHERS
DWP charged B and three other members of her family for housing benefit fraud and mortgage frauds spanning back up to 6 years .When their house was raided by the police a stash of cash was also seized. The whole family found themselves charged with an assortment of fraud charges. Mortgages had been obtained using false documents and housing benefits claims made that amounted to DWP incurring loses of over £50,000. Three mortgages were taken out totalling approximately £400,000. The outcome being B was acquitted along with her husband. Also B’s daughter received a non-custodial sentence.
POSSESSION WITH INTENT TO SUPPLY
A and B were driving along and stopped during a routine check. Police recovered just under 1kg of cannabis and a small amount of cocaine. Both were arrested for possession with intent to supply. I represented at the police station and the outcome was a police caution for both. This helped them to safeguard their employment as there was no charge or conviction.
DRUGS CASES
Many drugs cases represented, ranging from possession of 1g to 100kg of illegal substances – good outcomes for all cases in this area to date.
CONFISCATION PROCEEDINGS
Sometimes after conviction, the court orders a defendant to pay from the proceeds of crime. My job is to negotiate that the benefit made is less than the amount the crown prosecution will say is the amount of benefit made. All my cases have had good results for clients.
MURDER – R v A
A was charged with the murder of a male. A fight had occurred between the occupants of two cars, each vehicle having at least four males with weapons including baseball bats, cricket bats and machetes. The fight took place in a busy area and A was involved. At the time he was aged 19. The fight resulted in one of the males dying from head injuries – he had been struck over the head repeatedly even though it was later discovered that the first or second blow killed him. A was charged and convicted with manslaughter and spent two years in custody.
MURDER – R v M
M was arrested for the murder of a 17 year old youth. At the time M was aged 19. In the local press the attack was described as an unprovoked murder. For one week the police had no leads until two core defendants walked into a police station, handed in their clothes and mobile phones and named M as the main suspect to the murder investigation. The victim died of a single stab wound through the chest which punctured his lung. M was convicted of manslaughter, sentenced and spent four years in prison. In prison he became an example of a reformed and rehabilitated member of society. The prison authorities and external bodies were so impressed with M’s progression that he is now involved with the prevention and intervention of youth crime up and down the country.
OTHER CRIMES: RAPE, MONEY LAUNDERING, ASSAULT, ROBBERY AND FIREARMS
Numerous cases have been dealt with.