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    Education

    BA Hons University of London
    CPE, City University

    BVC Inns of Court School of Law

    Practice

    Criminal defence regularly appearing in high profile trials involving serious crime. Her areas of specialisation in general crime include terrorism, murder, human trafficking, firearms, rape and armed robbery. She also specialises in serious and complex fraud.

    Beth O'Reilly is associated with the following areas of expertise:

    Crime
    General Fraud
    Terrorism

    Cases

    Terrorism

    • R- v- Stewart Whyte - Operation Overt - Trans-Atlantic airline liquid bomb conspiracy (VHCC).
    • R- v- Merzoug - Chemical weapons [Ricin] manufacture alleged to be in preparation for mass terrorist killing (VHCC).

    Homicide

    • R v Sydney - gang shooting
    • R -v- G & ors-'Home Park' murder. Juvenile defendants.
    • R- v- Davis & ors - 'Kodjo Yenga' murder. Juvenile defendants.
    • R- v- Baxhija & ors – murder. Wealthy playboy employed builders to kill tenant to seal £2 million property deal.
    • R- v- Johnson - 'road rage' murder.
    • R- v- Williams – murder. Mentally ill defendant.
    • R- v- Hibbert & ors - attempted murder of 'gang rival'. Juvenile defendants.
    • R -v- Carlton Johnson - attempted murder of taxi driver.  

    Serious Violence and Sexual Offences

    • R- v- Grant - 'night stalker' - multiple counts of rape and sexual assaults against the elderly.  
    • R- v- Enver - multiple counts of rape and sexual assaults against step daughter. 
    • R- v- Butt - multiple counts of rape and sexual assaults - case ongoing. 
    • R- v- Fenton & ors – series of armed robberies on Securicor vans.
    • R- v- Charles & ors - kidnap / false imprisonment. Juvenile defendants. 
    • R- v- Solukun & ors - firearms /kidnap /false imprisonment. Juvenile defendants.
    • R- v- Casey - firearms - case ongoing

    Organised Crime

    • R- v- Johnson - conspiracy to rob and burgle - case ongoing
    • R- v- O & ors - drugs trafficking, supply of firearms, money laundering and perverting the course of justice. One of the first cases involving SOCPA agreement.
    • R- v- Anderson & ors – 'Operation Blue Sky' - people smuggling.
    • R- v- Virgo & ors – large scale drug importation.
    • R- v- Russell & ors – police corruption case, one of first in which Special Counsel were assigned on behalf of the defendant to make submissions on PII material.

     Fraud and Financial Regulation

    • R- v- Uddin & ors - large scale car ringing.
    • R- v- Abdullah & ors - money laundering involving foreign cash exchange bureaus.
    • R- v- Dalton & ors - large scale car ringing.
    • R- v- B & ors - money laundering involving the fraudulent purchasing of domestic properties.
    • R- v- Brampton & ors - money laundering involving the movement of over one million gained through lottery frauds.

    Articles & Publications

    Contributions to the following papers:

    'Terrorising the innocent' NJL Vol 160 - Co wrote with Ali Bajwa

    ‘Pre Trial Interviews with Witnesses’

    'Protocol on Fees’


    ‘The Race Crime Debate and the Effectiveness of such Cases’

    Associated Work

    • Regularly appears as a judge in mock trials/advocacy advisor for the College of Law.
    • Pupil supervisor
    • Intern at the Jamaica Council for Human Rights in Kingston (1998).
    • Intern at the Louisiana Crisis Assistance Centre in New Orleans USA (1997).

    Professional Memberships

    • Criminal Bar Association
    • Proceeds of Crime Lawyers Association (POCLA)
    • Association of Regulatory and Disciplinary Lawyers (ARDL)
    • Bar Human Rights Association 

    Languages

    French (fluent)

    Contact

    T. 020 7067 1500

    E. boreilly@25bedfordrow.com