Notable Cases
R v Goodman - Court of Appeal
Appeal against conviction by defendant alleging that her solicitor has conspired with her husband to suppress her true evidence.
Chahal v DWP - Administrative Court 2010 [EWHC 439]
Ruling confirming that forgetfulness combined with evidence of previous lawful use may amount to a defence of reasonable excuse when carrying a blade or knife.
R v Beyioku, Nzoghe & Morille - Snaresbrook Crown Court
Multi-million pound insider frauds by civil servants falsifying benefit claims resulting in 6 year sentences.
R v Shaban Hida - Lewes Crown Court
Professionally organised bulk importation of cocaine.
R v Futoshi Mori - Ipswich Crown Court
Unusual importation of heroin disguised as high value jewellery by Japanese national.
R v Attard & Wood - St Albans Crown Court
Large scale benefit fraud filmed by BBC TV "On the fiddle".
R v Bernard - Croydon Crown Court
Organised insider fraud of a major building society.
R v Martin, Taylor & Arnold - Peterborough Crown Court
Organised large scale conspiracy to supply class A drugs.
R v Garford & Burger - Croydon Crown Court
Conspiracy to defraud American parent firm by directors of UK subsidiary.
R v Aves - Ipswich Crown Court
Confidence fraud of UK and overseas farmers trading in high value agricultural machinery.
R v Fang & Wong - Wood Green Crown Court
Industrial scale DVD counterfeiting operation.