Lisa Wilson

"Tenacious, talented and fizzing with a crusading spirit." Legal 500.

Lisa is a specialist criminal defence practitioner, ranked highly in Chambers and Partners and the Legal 500 as a leading junior. Recognised as a leading individual in heavyweight crime and VHCC cases, she is sought-after to defend in cases involving serious violent and organised crime, including murders, where she frequently takes on advocacy roles. Lisa is regularly instructed as junior alone in attempted murders, kidnaps and serious sexual offences. She is instructed as a leading junior in major drug trafficking offences.

Lisa has developed particular expertise in medico-legal cases, especially those involving medical/insanity defences, contested fitness to plead hearings and is sought after for cases involving complex baby deaths. She completed a Masters’ degree in Medical Ethics & Law and worked in the medico-legal profession before coming to the Bar in 2008.

Lisa is frequently instructed in large-scale frauds and money-laundering offences, including as leading junior. Cases have included ‘romance frauds’, mortgage frauds, gambling frauds and money laundering offences arising from people trafficking and sham marriage conspiracies. She was Judicial assistant to HHJ Wadsworth in R v Rastogi & Others (Southwark CC - £340 million metal fraud) prior to coming to the Bar.

Lisa is an Advanced Advocacy Trainer of the Inner Temple and an accredited trainer on the ICCA ‘Advocacy for Children in Conflict with the Law’ course. She is a skilled and sensitive court advocate and cross examiner and is highly adept at dealing with both complex legal challenges and difficult witnesses. With a background in medical ethics and having received training from the National Autistic Society, Lisa is regularly instructed to defend those who are suffering from mental health difficulties. She is recognised for her skilful handling of cases involving young and vulnerable defendants and is experienced in examining Consultant psychiatrists and working with intermediaries and other medical professionals. Consequently, she is regularly instructed in high-profile cases involving vulnerable defendants, including the David Beckham and Keira Knightly ‘stalker cases’.

Lisa is highly committed to the defence of those she represents, which has resulted in numerous successful appearances at all levels including in the Court of Appeal. She has a busy Court of Appeal post-conviction referral practice, including advising on appeal against convictions and sentences.

Lisa sits as a Fee-Paid Judge in the Mental Health Tribunal and Employment Tribunal. She is also a Governing Master of the Bench of the Honourable Society of the Inner Temple.

Please see below for a list of Lisa’s notable cases and links to some of the Press Releases.

Professional Members & Associated Work

Master of the Bench, Honourable Society of Inner Temple
Advanced Advocacy Trainer, Honourable Society of Inner Temple
Accredited Trainer, ICCA ‘Advocacy for Children in Conflict with the Law’ course
Joint Chair of the Policy Committee, Women in Criminal Law
Criminal Bar Association Working Group on Court Capacity
Vice President of the Association of Women Barrister
Pegasus Scholar, 2015-16 (Meredith Connell, Auckland, NZ; Crown Law, Wellington, NZ)
Bernard Sunley Award (Knights of the Round Table)

Appointments

Fee-paid Judge of the Employment Tribunal (England and Wales) (July 2024).
Fee-paid Judge of the First-Tier Tribunal, assigned to the Health, Education and Social Care Chamber (July 2024).

Recent Testimonials

"Wilson is a force of nature. She is sharp, strong and fast, as well as difficult to beat." Chambers UK 2026, Crime
"Lisa Wilson is a very strong and passionate advocate." Chambers UK 2026, Crime
"A go-to junior who is hard-working, bright and loved by all on the bench and at the bar. She is an incredibly safe pair of hands who is always presenting her client's case in the most effective way." Legal 500 2026, Crime
"She is dedicated and committed to advocating her clients' interests to the fullest extent." Chambers UK 2025, Crime
"She is a great barrister and her representation of clients is exceptional." Chambers UK 2025, Crime
"Lisa is an incredibly bright lawyer and a highly skilled advocate who is formidable in court." Chambers UK 2025, Crime
"She exudes confidence and knowledge whenever she walks into a courtroom and gets to the crux of a matter incredibly quickly." Chambers UK 2025, Crime
"Lisa is an unbelievable advocate." Chambers UK 2025, Crime
"Lisa is the go-to counsel for complex and serious offences now. Her advocacy is more than persuasive and not only do juries love her she has a stellar reputation with court staff, juges and her opponents. She is calm yet persistent and wll notice the tiniest of details that in reality could win a case. Her cross-examination is also phenomenal." Legal 500 2025, Crime
"Lisa is committed to achieving the best outcome and ensures that all avenues are covered in the preparation of her cases." Chambers UK 2024, Crime
"Lisa has a charming and commanding presence in the court room. She is fearless in the representation of her lay clients and juries love her and her calm, persistent, and persuasive manner. A quite formidable advocate and a real star of the bar." Legal 500 2024, Crime
"Lisa is a consummate professional and a fearsome courtroom advocate." Legal 500 2023, Crime
"She is a brilliant advocate who is always willing to go the extra mile." Chambers UK 2022
"Forever effervescent, able and prodigiously hard-working, Lisa is a hugely capable lawyer, persuasive advocate and masters all aspects of complex cases in an organised and timely fashion. She is a pleasure to lead and a delight to be in a case with" Legal 500 2022, Crime
"The complete package of the industry, charm, talent, dedication and fearlessness." Chambers UK 2021
"She has a tireless work ethic and sound judgement." Legal 500 2021
"A good battler." Legal 500 2020

Articles

‘Would you rather be a Bitch or a Bimbo?’ (Counsel magazine)
'Lady Hale makes her own luck’, The Times, The Brief, 24 July 2017
‘DNA in the Courtroom’
‘An Overview of Previous Working Party Reports’; Appendix to the Bar Working Party Final Report (Lord Neuberger).

Professional Memberships

Association of Women Barristers (Vice President)
South Eastern Circuit
Criminal Bar Association
Women in Criminal Law

Notable Appellate Work

R v D [2025] EWCA Crim 104 – Successful appeal against a ‘post acquittal restraining order’ after D was acquitted by the jury of sexual offences against his daughter.
R v Clifford Ashton [2024] EWCA Crim 1619 – Successful appeal against sentence after sentencing judge refused to give full credit for mentally unwell defendant unable to give any indication to plea at earlier stage in proceedings pending confirmation of Fitness to Plead.
R v Howard (Jon Brian) [2024] EWCA Crim 785 – Appeal against Conviction and Sentence arising from fraud by false representation to Bet365, converting criminal property and a mortgage fraud. The case raised important legal considerations on Dishonesty in the context of “smart betting”, inconsistent verdicts and “Victim impact” against a conglomerate organisation.
R v Kapil Dogra [2019] 2 Cr App R (S) 9 - Fresh counsel sentencing appeal in a stranger rape. Full Court granted leave, agreeing that whether conduct amounts to "a significant degree of planning" within the terminology of the Sentencing Council Definitive Guidelines on Sexual Offences “cannot be regarded as a mere matter of semantics”.
R v Waterman (Ashley) [2017] EWCA Crim 1151 – Appeal against an extended sentence of 18 years and five months, which included a custodial term of 13 years and five months, in respect of conspiracy to rob and three offences of having an imitation firearm with intent.
R v Anwar (Umar) [2016] 2 Cr App R 23/ Archbold [19-30] - Attempted Murder. Victim shot twice at point blank range by a shotgun during the course of a robbery. Trial Judge agreed there was no case to answer following the decision of the Supreme Court in R v Jogee [2016] UKSC 8. Crown successfully appealed the terminatory ruling: Sir Brian Leveson held that the Jogee decision was unlikely to make any difference to the outcome of a submission of no case to answer. What would be different would be the directions to the jury, and, therefore, possibly the verdict. The defendants went on to be acquitted of Attempted Murder after trial.
R v Marlon Dixon [2016] EWCA Crim 755 - Successful appeal against sentence after the appellant was sentenced to 10 years for a robbery and attempted robbery on transsexual and transgender sex workers. Lady Justice Hallett DBE agreed that the sentence should have reflected that although the offences took place inside the victim’s homes, the ‘services’ offered by them meant their homes were also places of business.
R v McNeish (Wayne) [2016] EWCA Crim 155 – Appeal against sentence arising from a contract killing between rival gangs in North London. The appellant had provided mobile phones and other assistance to his half-brother, who had shot and killed a rival gang-member and attempted to murder an accomplice.
R v Kirk Cooke & Others [2014] EWCA Crim 1681 - Appeal against convictions arising from Operation Gemini, a highly sophisticated police surveillance operation in which undercover officers posed as pawn brokers in a ‘trading shop’ for over a year. The appeal centred on the alleged “entrapment” by undercover officers and the failure by the Crown to disclose the surveillance authorisations under RIPA.
R v Kennedy Keffa [2015] EWCA Crim 436 – Successful appeal against sentence on the grounds of disparity and miscalculated credit. The appellant had no previous convictions and had taken part in one robbery while unarmed yet was sentenced more severely than his co-defendants, who had previous convictions and participated in two robberies and other offences with weapons. The Court of Appeal agreed with Lisa’s submissions that the sentencing judge had neither communicated the starting point nor applied his intended discount to that defendant's sentence; a lesser sentence was imposed.
R v Kevin Marlon Dillon [2013] EWCA Crim 122 - Conviction for affray overturned due to defective good character direction by trial Judge.

Homicide and Serious Violence

R v Sundjata Keita & Another (Murder - Central Criminal Court) - Led Junior defending in murder trial where the victim was fatally stabbed through the heart by a drill artist in a gang dispute. Both defendants had been released without charge years earlier for the murder, when they were children, but were rearrested as adults after new forensic evidence came to light. DNA evidence was found on the deceased’s palm print, as well as on a knife sheath nearby, and the incident was fully captured on shop CCTV. Trial included legal arguments on the admissibility of drill music “confession” evidence, gang “ride-outs” and possession of gang memorabilia.
R v Shandies Rose & Another (Murder – Luton Crown Court) - Led junior defending mother accused of murdering her 8-month-old baby, together with her husband. Their baby suffered catastrophic injuries before he died, including 76 fractured ribs and a severe stomach rupture. The case included complex odontology “bite mark” evidence, as well as legal arguments over Reporting Restrictions and the Contempt of Court Act regarding the naming of another child. Lisa’s client was acquitted of murder but convicted of manslaughter. The co-defendant was convicted of murder. Led by Melanie Simpson KC and tried by Farbey J.
Operation Wageplay (Murder – Central Criminal Court) – Led junior defending teenager convicted of fatally stabbing a 16-year-old to death in Highbury Park, after committing a spate of robberies. Cut-throat trial lasting over four months. Tried alongside six other young defendants, who implicated him as the stabber.
R v Shariq Khan & Others (Murder – Central Criminal Court) – Led junior defending one of five teenagers convicted of stabbing the victim to death in “a planned and sophisticated ambush”. Led by Stephen Moses KC.
R v Nicholas Ward (Murder - Lincoln Crown Court) – Led Junior defending in murder trial arising from an argument between the defendant and his best friend, which ended with the defendant stabbing and torturing the victim. Loss of Control defence raised after the defendant admitted stabbing the victim 51 times. Led by Laurie-Anne Power KC.
R v Ife & Others (Manslaughter - Central Criminal Court) - Defendant acquitted of all counts, including manslaughter and false imprisonment in highly publicised “exorcism” trial; the defendant’s brother died after being restrained by his family in the belief that he was possessed by evil spirits.
R v Robert Shorter (Central Criminal Court) – Junior alone defending in Perverting the Course of Justice trial, arising from the disposal of a body following a homicide. Prosecuted by two silks. The body of the 38-year-old victim was found dumped in a suitcase in a rubbish bin in a communal area in a London housing estate in November 2019. The defendant was charged with conspiring with the killers to strip the deceased’s body, dispose of his clothing and phones and with disposing of his body. A criminal solicitor was jointly charged and was accused of using her legal expertise to conceal the killing. Lisa’s client was mentally unfit to be tried at the same time as the five defendants charged with murder, so stood trial separately once he was mentally fit. The evidence included police surveillance, cell site material, ANPR readings, telephone traffic, financial evidence, as well as the close analysis of the defendant’s purported alibi evidence. Legal arguments included the admissibility of the linked defendant’s convictions as well as of his own mental state.
R v Patterson (Murder - Reading Crown Court) - Historic murder by machine gun shooting, of leaders of a drug dealer gang. Defendant fled to America using a stolen identity. He was extradited 20 years later. Complex issues surrounding the historic nature of the offences, including telecommunications, the different disclosure regimes, policing and forensic tactics and voice recognition. Ballistics and trajectory expert evidence called at trial.
R v Siyad Mohmud & Another (Murder - Central Criminal Court) - Led junior defending in gangland murder of a 16-year-old on the streets of London in 2019. A number of defendants had already been convicted but Mr Mohamud and another fled to Kenya after the killing and were only recently extradited back to the UK. Trial involved legal arguments on the admissibility of drill music videos and alleged gang tit-for-tat kills over the last several years.
R v Afrah & Others (Murder - Central Criminal Court) - A “small army” of men fatally stabbed a 17-year old in the heart at a 16th birthday party and repeatedly stabbed another after rival groups found out about the party after it was advertised on social media. Defendant was unanimously acquitted of Murder, Manslaughter, Grievous Bodily Harm with Intent and Conspiracy to cause Grievous Bodily Harm with Intent, after a 2-month trial in the Old Bailey.
R v Benitez (Attempted Murder - Central Criminal Court) - Junior alone defending in attempted murder. Brutal knife-point attack upon partner’s parents, following a custody dispute. Injuries so severe the first victim was left in a medically-induced coma. Complex case involving consideration of family proceedings, complicated medical evidence and dangerousness provisions. After detailed assessment of the limitations of the medical evidence, Crown were persuaded to accept pleas to grievous and actual bodily harm and not to proceed with the attempted murder charge.
R v Patterson (Attempted Murder and Firearms – Harrow Crown Court) – Junior alone. Acquitted of all counts.
R v Bodrul Alam (Attempted Murder – Central Criminal Court) - Led Junior defending in Attempted Murder trial. The defendant repeatedly stabbed his wife with a kitchen knife in front of their young children, kicking her to the floor and stabbing her multiple times all over her body, chest and neck. The knife used to inflict the wounds broke in half, prompting him to flee, leaving their children to contact emergency services and perform lifesaving care to their mother. He fled the country. After being identified, the defendant was extradited back to the UK and his children were key witnesses, requiring sensitive and delicate handling. Convicted and sentenced to 25 years’ imprisonment. Led by Paul Kelleher KC.
Operation Jabrun – (Manslaughter - Central Criminal Court and Court of Appeal): Novel ‘manslaughter by flight’ trial, in which the deceased jumped to his death from an upstairs window following a violent assault downstairs. First conviction quashed after trial Judge refused to direct the jury on foreseeability. Lisa was junior alone in the Court of Appeal. Case involved complex blood spatter analysis and pathology experts.
R v DV & Others (Southwark Crown Court) - Defendant charged with torturing and falsely imprisoning her autistic boyfriend in the presence of their children over several days, including sexually assaulting him with a broom after he revealed he was homosexual.
R v UM (Wolverhampton Crown Court) - Unanimously acquitted after trial of grievous bodily harm with intent after being accused of a machete attack whilst shouting ‘Jihad’ because the victim “went to the wrong Mosque”.
R v BK & Others (Isleworth Crown Court)- Successfully defended in a multi handed conspiracy to commit grievous bodily harm with intent & violent disorder, in a case involving a fatal stabbing between rival religious gangs at a funfair in Southall.
R v Mark Weston (Double Jeopardy Murder - Oxford Crown Court) – Highly publicised ‘Double jeopardy’ murder of Vicky Thompson in 1995. The defendant was the first person to face a second murder trial following the discovery of new forensic evidence. Lisa appeared on behalf of the defendant in lengthy legal arguments on media restrictions and successful bail application.

Drugs and Organised Crime

R v Hazar Koz & Others – Led Junior defending one of ten defendants charged with conspiring to smuggle 600 kilograms of cocaine on a yacht in a transatlantic sailing race and importing half a tonne of cannabis secreted inside lemons. The investigation formed part of NCA-led law Operation Venetic. The Organised Crime Group communicated using EncroChat and the case involved hundreds of hours of secret surveillance recordings. Mr Koz’s defence involved an Abuse of Process argument as he was already serving a significant prison sentence for importing cannabis inside broccoli. He was one of three defendants to be acquitted by the jury after a 4-month trial.
R v RL (Isleworth CC) - Leading Junior in large conspiracy to supply cocaine trial, prosecuted by a Silk and junior. The defendants were accused of “supplying the suppliers” throughout the UK, with the heart of the criminal enterprise taking place from inside prison. The evidence included police surveillance, cell site material, ANPR readings, prison calls, financial evidence, as well as the discovery of commercial amounts of cocaine. Legal arguments centred on the admissibility of previous drug convictions, psychological evidence and the addition of money laundering charges to the Indictment. Lisa’s client was the only defendant to be acquitted of both counts after Trial.
R v Geoffrey Allen & Others (Operation Hendaid, Inner London CC) - Tulse Hill County Lines Drug Gang. Crown agreed to drop count alleging that the defendant was ‘Participating in Operating in Organised Crime Group’ against him alone following defence representations.
R v Danish Khan (Maidstone CC) - Unanimously acquitted of all counts - Heroin and Crack cocaine County Lines and money laundering enterprise.
R v JH (Wood Green CC) - North London Class A Drug dealing operation. Defendant acquitted after calling well known Drill Artist as a defence witness to rebut Prosecution Expert evidence.
R v NT & Others (Winchester CC)- Defended in a multi-handed drug conspiracy in which cocaine and heroin had been transported from London to Hampshire in kinder eggs. Unanimously acquitted after trial, in the face of overwhelming evidence.
R v Amie Lynn & Others (Maidstone CC) - Large-scale drugs and money laundering offences. Described in the press as a “prison drug-smuggling scheme”. Sophisticated undercover police operation in which “coded” telephone calls between Lynn and her incarcerated boyfriend were monitored for months by police.
R v Lee Jackson & Others (Blackfriars CC) - Represented the ringleader in a conspiracy to commit a number of ‘smash and grab’ robberies of high-end jewellery stores. After months of covert surveillance, the police arrested them and found them with stolen mopeds, cloned number plates, metal baseball bats, sledgehammers, axes, power tools and a machete to carry out the robberies

Serious Sexual Offences

R v JE (Wolverhampton CC) – VHCC Trial. Junior alone defending mentally unfit grandmother in one of the largest child sex grooming gang cases, prosecuted by a team of two silks and junior and 21 defendants convicted. Contested unfitness hearing, involving the calling and cross examination of consultant psychiatrists and dementia experts over a number of days. Client found unfit to plead and received a supervision order after a 5-month actus reas trial.
R v LC (Aylesbury CC) – Junior alone defending in “Stranger Rape” trial. The defendant saw the Complainant, who is paralysed, in the High Street, took hold of her wheelchair and began a campaign of rape against her. Trial required sensitive cross examination of the complainant, who had a panic attack part way through and could not continue. The defendant suffers a number of physical and mental health disorders and required an intermediary and other special measures throughout trial. Lisa successfully resisted the prosecution application to adduce the defendant’s previous conviction for sexually assaulting an unconscious woman in similar circumstances. Convicted by jury and sentenced under the dangerousness provisions.
R v DS (Kingston CC) - Junior alone defending in multiple historic offences involving the sexual exploitation of a child. Defendant also charged with making indecent images of the same child and with intimidating her after his arrest for the initial allegations. Legally complex and highly emotional case, in which the complainant, who has autism, was cross examined pursuant to the section 28 procedure owing to her vulnerabilities.
R v Sakhidad Ahadi (Croydon CC) Junior alone defending adult asylum-seeker accused of twice raping a vulnerable 12-year-old refugee inside a Home Office-funded hotel. Trial involved close analysis of the medical evidence, including anal lacerations, as well as expert evidence on the defendant’s age. Complicated further by the requirement for different interpreters for numerous witnesses. Case gave rise to consideration of the interview techniques employed by police when questioning child complainants and in cases where the age of the accused is disputed. Case prosecuted by King’s Counsel and aroused adverse press attention and public hostility due to the circumstances of the defendant.
R v Jair Klein (Harrow CC) - Junior alone defending in multiple historic sexual abuse trial of young boys. International investigation identified offences in the USA, France, Israel, as well as the UK. Defendant had a previous conviction from Israel in 2014 for a similar offence involving another young boy. Cultural elements of the evidence led to the cross examination of an internationally renowned Jewish Rabbi, based in Beverley Hills. Legally complex and highly emotional case, in which the complainants became suicidal during the course of trial.
R v DH – Father accused of historic child sexual offences against his two daughters. Acquitted of 16 counts.
R v SN (Basildon CC) - Represented a man charged with several counts of sexual assault against child under 13 (the daughter of the defendant’s best friend). Child was cross examined on the basis that her father (who had subsequently committed suicide) was the culprit.
R v JN (Wood Green CC) - Multiple historic indecent assaults of younger sister spanning the 1970’s and 1980’s, beginning when she was aged 11. Parents and siblings split between prosecution and defence as witnesses. ‘False Memory’ experts called on behalf of the defence and Prosecution.
R v EC - Led junior in a “black taxi rape” retrial.

Mental Health Cases

R v DP – Defendant charged with stabbing his sister in a frenzied attack during a psychotic breakdown. Expert evidence obtained from Consultant psychiatrists, resulting in the prosecution agreeing they could not prove specific intent. Hospital order received.
R v Ahmed Fatah - Defended young defendant originally charged with the joint enterprise murder of an 18-year-old in a ‘tit for tat’ stabbing. Defendant originally accused of being the knife man. Extensive examination of the CCTV led to the prosecution reviewing their case and accepting a plea to manslaughter on the basis that another defendant was the one seen wielding the knife. Sentence delayed after D suffered a psychiatric breakdown in prison. Lisa conducted the complex medical hearings for nearly a year. In light of the expert evidence obtained, D received a Hospital Order.
R v Dean Pryce - Junior alone defending in Kidnapping and Indecent Exposure trial, involving a 6-year-old complainant. Defendant has Paranoid Schizophrenia and was mentally unfit to plead for a year. Upon regaining fitness, the defendant stood trial but was accompanied by mental health nurses throughout. Case involved complex Psychiatric evidence, with the defence of insanity applying to the Exposure count but not to the Kidnapping. Case raised important considerations of fitness to plead, fitness to stand trial, special measures for vulnerable defendants, and the ambit and scope of the defence of Insanity. Complete acquittal by jury of both counts.
R v LE - Mentally unwell youth defendant charged with armed robbery and GBH. Lengthy negotiation and legal argument, eventually resulting in limited basis of plea to an affray. Defendant avoided prison – sentenced to a hospital order.
R v ZV - Young defendant suffering from autism charged after running around the streets in full combat gear armed with imitation firearms. Found unfit after lengthy fitness to plead hearings involving several consultant psychologists and psychiatrists, and eventually had the charges thrown out at half time in the trial of the act.
R v JH - Defendant charged with assault with intent to rob after repeatedly smashing the cashier’s head against the till in an unprovoked attack. Jury unanimously acquitted defendant on the basis that he could not have formed the intent due to his illness at the time of the offence. Psychiatric evidence called at trial.

Miscellaneous Cases

R v Ryan Harvey (Inner London CC) - Defendant acquitted of Dangerous Driving after relying upon ‘Modern Slavery / Human Trafficking’s. 45 defence.
R v Gardyneck - ‘Sham Marriage’ conspiracy involving Indian husbands for polish brides. Case thrown out at half-time after two-day argument concerning the legal intricacies of umbrella conspiracies and wheel conspiracies. Prosecution application to amend the indictment also unsuccessful following submissions on the proper interpretation of s.5 Indictments Act 1915.

R v Misba Ilyas & Others (St Albans CC) - Leading junior in £1.2 million ‘crash for cash’ conspiracy. Defence included duress and Stockholm’s Syndrome.
R v Nguyen (Op Unveil) (Southwark CC) - £850,000 Money Laundering Conspiracy involving people smuggling, drug trafficking and sham marriages. Instructed to take over role as leading counsel during trial at request of lay client.
R v Iliyia Ali (Bradford CC) – Junior alone defending Finance Director who admitted stealing more than £600,000, donating the majority of it to a “romance fraudster” to whom she had herself fallen victim. She stole the funds over an 11 month period from Information Security Forum Ltd, who were described as the “world’s leading authority on cyber, information security and risk management.
R v Shayad Miah & Others (Southwark CC) - Defendant acquitted of £34 million cheat on the public revenue. Led Junior.
R v Jon Howard & Others - Led Junior defending a ‘smart better’ who borrowed the identities of other people to open more than 1,000 fraudulent online betting accounts. The defendant was the centre of the gambling syndicate and profited up to £300,000 from the betting bonuses. Complex trial focussing on the ¬legal meaning of ‘dishonesty’, within the context of the terms of gambling organisations, the government’s Gambling Act review, and the anti-money-laundering requirements of the UK Gambling Commission. Convicted after trial of Fraud against bet365 and Santander Bank but acquitted of money laundering.
R v Lambert - Led Junior in 18-handed case involving multiple mortgage frauds amounting to millions of pounds. Represented facilitating broker with issues involving mobile phone evidence, fraudulent document and money laundering. Also instructed in the resulting confiscation proceedings which involved an initial benefit figure of over half a million pounds.
R v Aweys, Banks & Another - Represented the lead defendant in what was described by police as one of the countries’ largest ever false identity document factories. Complex case running to thousands of pages of exhibits. Case made more complicated by fitness to plead issues, involving a battle between 4 psychiatrists.
R v Bates (Operation Spike) - Defendants were charged with Network Rail theft conspiracy and money laundering. Trial collapsed after 3 days of legal argument regarding deficiencies in evidence and anonymous hearsay provisions.
R v Daniel - Led junior for the defence in a complex confiscation and forfeiture of assets (including hidden assets) resulting from a significant conspiracy to defraud and use of false ID docs in a sophisticated international crime enterprise. The offence was described as a “sustained and sophisticated attack on the UK benefits systems”. The evidence included covert surveillance and substantial quantities of financial and mortgage papers.
R v C - Defended (led junior) in a large-scale conspiracy to defraud HMRC. The case collapsed after the prosecution offered no evidence in response to a successful defence application to exclude highly incriminating evidence.