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Education

University of Essex LL.B (Hons) 2.1

Practice

Murder and grave offences of violence. Fraud, white-collar crime and asset confiscation. Fraudulent trading. Large scale drug trafficking. Serious sexual offences.

Regularly instructed as a leading junior.

Main area of expertise: Homicide. Missing Trade intra-Community Fraud (MTiC), Representation at VAT tribunals, banking and commercial fraud (letter of credit etc), construction industry employee fraud, regulatory offences, organized crime, proceeds of crime and confiscation, and representation of mentally disordered offenders, both at first instance and on appeal. 

Jonathan Mann is associated with the following areas of expertise:

Crime
General Fraud
White Collar Crime

Jonathan Mann may now accept work directly from the public. For further details contact his clerks.

Cases

Fraud and Financial Regulation

  • R v. Brannigan and others – Rogue Traders/Scambusters investigation into and prosecution of large scale (£3.5 million) fraud and breach of regulatory offences and fraudulent trading within the Internet advertising industry. Leading junior.                              
  • R v Farid & 10 others – Mortgage fraud and large-scale deception committed against HM Land Registry. Restitution claims of £2 million. Representation in the linked Chancery Division proceedings for loss recovery. Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) LCJ guidelines on sentences for mortgage fraud. See R v. Farid and others [2009] EWCA Crim 1731 Leading junior.
  • R v Farnesi – defending central figure alleged to have been involved in an international Letter of Credit fraud. European Transactional Convention and Regulations on money transfers. Judicial corruption (non-domestic). Leading junior.                           
  • R v. Brooks and 14 others: A conspiracy to cheat and a construction industry expenses fraud against HMRC. Money laundering through domestic and international foreign exchange. Extortion.                             
  • R v. Bingham and others: Sales of non-existent/over-valued shares in shell and non-trading companies. So called ‘Boiler-room’ fraud. Confiscation. Leading junior.                       
  • R v. Vaqas and others: Evasion of duty/false export of zero rated alcohol to European community states. Carouselling of goods and false reclaims of VAT.                          
  • R v. Godley and others: Confiscation and post conviction advice relating to asset sequestration subsequent to a £200 million fraud. A ‘Ponzi’ scheme. Leading junior.                             
  • R v. Stevens and others: Fraud and corruption (alleged against legal professionals) involving the over pricing of mortgaged property. Money laundering.                                
  • R v. Sander -  A mobile phone and computer chip ‘MTiC’ fraud. VAT zero rated goods being falsely exported and imported in order to reclaim duty never paid. At least £35 million lost to the revenue. Money laundering.                               
  • R v. McIntosh – A Computer chip ‘MTiC’.

Crime

  • R v. Wilkens and others: Conspiracy to Murder/contract killing and large-scale drug importation. (Leading junior)
  • R v. Korsakas: Eastern European gangland territorial war. Murder. Torture by burning. (Leading junior)
  • R v. Pamplin: 5 way cut-throat. Vigilante gang killing (Murder). Leading junior.
  • R v. Cupidon: Murder and dismemberment. Missing body. Drug-dealer taking revenge on girlfriends lover by hacking to death. Leading junior.
  • R v. Mouhib: Manslaughter of international footballer. Leading junior.
  • R v. Darko and others: A corrupt serving police officer involved in the attempted kidnapping of a bank manager/Blackmail. Leading junior.
  • R v. Banda: Conspiracy to import Cocaine into the UK on Royal Navy warships/corruption of Royal Navy personnel.
  • R v. Enaharo and others: Counterfeit passport and immigration fraud. A fraud on the Home Office intended to engender a deception that would allow the granting of leave to remain in the United Kingdom. Leading junior.                             
  • R v. Mustafa Gundez and 15 others – Large scale investigation into the trafficking of persons from China. Bonded labour. Organised crime.

Vulnerable defendants/representation of defendants with mental illness

  • R v. MC: Attempted murder (Insanity/unfitness). MC, a schizophrenic, attempted to kill his mother by stabbing her repeatedly to the head with an axe. Issue of disclosure of confessional evidence from hospital psychiatrist/whether earlier findings of unfitness can be used in bad character applications.
  • R v. D:  Attempted murder. Psychotic hammer attack on lover on diagnosis of HIV/Homophobic aggravation.
  • R v. L: Criminal Cases Review Commission referral. MIs-diagnosis of lack of mental illness/treatability criteria. See R v. Lomey  [2004] EWCA Crim 3014

Proceeds of Crime Act

  • R v. McIntosh and Marsden: HMRC confiscation of assets in excess of £78,000,000. Hidden assets. Insolvency and bankruptcy                   
  • R v. Bingham: Confiscation and valuation of antiques. Inadequacy of assets. Hidden assets. International tracing of laundered funds.                       
  • R v. Brannigan: Attempted confiscation of property (both domestic and European) to in excess of £10 million. Freezing orders in the High Court. Administration and Bankruptcy proceedings (Companies Court). Associated Directors disqualification.

 

Court of Appeal

  • R v. Farid and others: Guideline case on sentencing for mortgage fraud [2009] EWCA Crim 1731
  • R v. April Steward – Limitation of use of Restriction Orders/Community Treatment Orders under Mental Health Act 2007 [2008] EWCA Crim 1255                         
  • R v. Daley – Homicide/Knife crime (Appropriate sentence/reduction in Manslaughter provocation cases) [2008] 2 Cr. App. R. (S.) 95                           
  • The Queen -v- Samuel and others - (guidance on sentences for credit card cloning)                        
  • The Queen -v- Watson - (guidance sentencing in historic sexual offences)

Associated Work

Occasional Legal adviser (criminal) to BBC Radio 4

Reviewing lawyer for the Bar Pro Bono Unit

Member of the Criminal Bar Association advisory committee to the government on dealing with offenders who suffer from dangerous type Personality Disorder

Member of the Sentencing Advisory Panel to the Sentencing Guidance Council

Professional Memberships

  • Member of the CBA
  • Treasurer of the Criminal Bar Association 2008 - 2010
  • Proceeds of Crime Lawyers Association (POCLA)
  • Association of Regulatory and Disciplinary Lawyers (ARDL)

Directories

Recommended as a leading junior in crime in Chambers and Partners and the Legal 500

"destined to take silk"

Contact

T. 020 7067 1500

E. jmann@25bedfordrow.com