Criminal barrister. Specialises in all areas of criminal law but particularly consumer protection/trading standards, confiscation, health and safety. Accredited mediator in Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR). For more information visit www.2bedfordrow.co.uk.
Regularly leads in serious crime, particularly violence and drugs. Also undertakes police disciplinary work. Extensive experience in acting for young defendants charged with serious offences such as murder and rape. For more information, please see www.2bedfordrow.co.uk.
Queen's Counsel, Barrister (England and Wales) and Attorney at Law (Trinidad and Tobago)
Barrister specialising in crime (including Regulatory and HSE); for more information visit www.2bedfordrow.co.uk.
Barrister specialising in crime; undertakes prosecutions and defences; frequently instructed to lead in cases of murder, manslaughter, robbery, rape, drugs, importations and supply, fraud including revenue fraud and money laundering; cases of note include R v Dixon (drugs importation); R v Gill and Gill (Inland Revenue Fraud); for further information visit www.2bedfordrow.co.uk.
Archangelo’s practice encompasses all areas of serious criminal law. The spectrum ranges from murder, attempted murder, with a particular emphasis on the supply and importation of class A drugs, armed robberies, blackmail, armed forces law through to fraud. Cases include: R v AB, Cambridge Crown Court Murder: only defendant acquitted; R v CS, Manchester Crown Court. Conspiracy to import class A drugs namely half a ton of cocaine; R v Dunkley, Central Criminal Court Murder. The Hoxton Chicken Shop Murder. R v JLM, Central Criminal Court. Murder and two attempted murders; R v El, Kingston Crown Court. Conspiracy to import and in the alternative to supply and then launder the proceeds of £2bn worth of crack cocaine; R v RD, conspiracy to steal. This concerned the theft of 57 commercial premises in the home counties of goods worth some £1m were stolen; R v JD Blackfriars Crown Court. Robbery of massage parlours [only defendant acquitted]; R v SP, Blackfriars Crown Court. Conspiracy to cause violent disorder. 28 antifascists accused of conspiring to cause violent disorder against neo-Nazis. For more information see www.2bedfordrow.co.uk.
A specialist in serious crime, complex fraud, professional discipline, compliance, civil recovery and asset forfeiture. Ashraf has a national defence practice which includes a case load of some of the biggest and most complex criminal cases seen in recent times. His extensive experience of high-profile litigation in this area covers a wide spectrum of cases, including homicide; firearms; serious sexual offences; and large-scale organised crime, involving price fixing, corruption, cartel, trafficking, money laundering and serious fraud. He is often instructed at the earliest stages of major investigations so clients have the benefit of his advice and assistance during what is often a critical stage in a criminal inquiry.Ashraf is permitted by the Bar Council to accept instructions directly from the public under the Public Access Scheme.In September 2016, Ashraf was appointed an Assistant Boundary Commissioner for England by the Secretary of State.
Barrister specialising in health and safety enforcement and business and financial crime. The ‘Buncefield’ disaster,the Tower Bridge case, the Strata Building case, prosecution of a military aerospace manufacturer and of Tata (British) Steel. Many fatality based cases involving motorway accidents, lifts, building demolition, reversing vehicles and construction related deaths. A particularly strong practice in engineering and construction related cases. Appeals to the Administrative Court of statutory enforcement notices including prohibition and improvement notices and enforcement undertakings. Environmental law and environmental enforcement and prosecutions including waste, pollution, and waste transfer stations. Was led in the Operation Vaulter series of cases the largest missing trader cases ever prosecuted, over £1bn in circulation, involving the analysis of hundreds of different bank accounts, computers and telecommunication devices. Evidence was called from many different jurisdictions including Arabia, the Far East, Europe and America, the personal benefit to the principals exceeded £100m. Appeared as leading junior in the Operation Cocoa bean cases a £40m VAT fraud case. VAT tribunals, and professional regulatory tribunals. See www.2bedfordrow.co.uk for further information.
Barrister specialising in crime, including firearms, fraud, drug trafficking and confiscation; extensive experience in terrorist and intelligence-related matters; for further information visit www.2bedfordrow.co.uk.
Brian advises prominent national and multinational corporations at board level in such fields as bribery, corruption, fraud and money laundering, as well as corporate governance, compliance and regulation and other esoteric areas. His practice typically involves advice to business where there is a crossover between the commercial world and the suspicion of criminal wrongdoing. Additionally, he advises and represents high-net-worth individuals and other private clients on a variety of issues, such as phone hacking and unlawfulness by public authorities. His clientele includes the UK government, household name corporations and private individuals, and it has also included a Middle Eastern Royal family. Brian also prosecutes and defends in cases of serious crime, such as homicide, terrorism, money laundering and drugs. The SFO, CMA and FCA have also instructed him, respectively, in blockbuster cases, nationwide cartel and insider dealing investigations. Brian was Treasury Counsel at the Old Bailey for 16 years, two and a half years of which were served as First Senior Treasury Counsel, a role which saw him advise in and prosecute some of the most high-profile cases of the day, such as the abduction and murder of Milly Dowler, the Birmingham suicide bomb plot, and the 1982 Hyde Park bombing. He has appeared in appeal courts up to and including the Supreme Court. In January 2017 Brian was appointed Lead Counsel to the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse, and led as Counsel to the Inquiry in the Rochdale and Cyril Smith investigation hearings in October 2017 and advises in all aspects of the Inquiry. He is also due to lead in the Westminster investigation hearings in March 2019. The role has not affected his exisiting caseload or other professional commitments and he has remained and continues to remain able to accept new instructions. Brian has appeared in the legal directories as a leader in the field for many years, and has been nominated in the past for crime junior and crime silk of the year; and was ‘highly commended’ by The Legal 500 In 2013. Brian is regularly asked to comment for the BBC and other news agencies, by documentary makers to appear on TV programmes and to speak at educational and other events.For further information go to www.2bedfordrow.co.uk and www.brianaltmanqc-barrister.com and/or speak to John Grimmer or Paul Rodgers on 020 7440 8888
Instructed in all types of serious criminal cases, including murder, sexual offences, large scale drug importations, asset forfeiture and confiscation and white-collar fraud. He is increasingly instructed as a leading junior. Regularly chosen to represent the most serious criminals. Instructed in R v Gunn, a case involving the corruption of police officers within the Nottingham Constabulary by a man said by the Crown to be one of the country’s most dangerous criminals. In R v Reed, he successfully defended a family accused of having a shoot out with a rival family through the streets of Coventry. He has appeared as a junior in numerous high-profile gang murders, as well as cases of ‘baby shaking’. He has been involved in a number of large confiscation and forfeiture hearings. Acted as the junior in R v Carmona (the guideline case on recommendations for deportation) which involved significant arguments on European Law and regulations. Recent cases of note include junior in R v AI-Issa, the first ever Film Tax Credit and VAT fraud prosecution; R v Patel, multi-million pound pan-European carbon credit trading fraud; R v McDonald, defendant acquitted of the murder of his ex-partner by strangulation; and R v McLean, large-scale mortgage and money laundering case resulting in the acquittal of the defendant. Significant private client practice in road traffic cases, representing a number of high-profile clients. Direct access barrister. Contact [email protected] via email or on 020 7440 8888. For further information visit www.2bedfordrow.co.uk.
Barrister specialising in serious crime, fraud, money laundering, heavy drugs cases and murders; see www.2bedfordrow.co.uk for further information.
Barrister, specialising in criminal law. Frequently instructed to defend and prosecute in both the Crown and Magistrates' Courts. She has also appeared in the Court of Appeal. Experienced in representing defendants accused of a broad range of criminal offences including offences of violence, possession of drugs with intent to supply, burglary and perverting the course of justice. She regularly represents defendants in the Youth Court who are charged with the most serious offences including robbery and sexual offences.
Christine prosecutes and defends the most serious and complex criminal cases. Her practice covers the full range of criminal work and she has considerable experience in relation to all types of criminal allegations. Christine is also regularly instructed in all types of fraud cases. She has represented a number of defendants concerned in cases concerning bribery and corruption. She has a reputation as being an extremely hard working and able advocate who is exceptionally good with clients and achieves acquittals in the most difficult of circumstances. She is often first choice defence counsel for firms with private clients who demand an incisive and empathic advocate who can instil real confidence in the client. Christine also prosecutes for the Health and Safety Executive and the Environment Agency. She has prosecuted many fatality cases requiring detailed and specialist knowledge in addition to cases involving allegations of corporate manslaughter and gross negligence manslaughter. She also has considerable experience of coroners' inquests and Regulatory Tribunals. Christine is authorised to accept instructions from members of the public in certain circumstances.
Christopher has a very busy private and legal aid Crown Court practice and has, in the 12 months, appeared in a number of in lengthy and serious trials either as a Junior alone or a Led Junior. He also has significant experience of representing military defendants at Court Martials in the UK and Germany. Additionally, Christopher has developed a regular private practice in the Magistrates’ Court in respect of complicated road traffic matters. Christopher is a graded CPS prosecutor and appears regularly for both the CPS and the National Probation Service in the Crown Courts in London and Essex in respect of all manner of hearings and trials. He is also instructed by the CPS to appear in the Court of Appeal and he regularly provides ‘pre-charge’ advice on instruction. Christopher has, over the years, been regularly instructed by the Treasury Solicitors and discrete government departments in relation to complex and confidential public law matters which require the utmost discretion and diligence. Christopher is cetted to Developed Vetting (DV) standard.Outside of crime, Christopher continues to develop his busy regulatory practice and is regularly instructed by the Association of Optometrists to defend their members appearing before the General Optical Council. He is also instructed to appear at Coroner Inquests.Of note, Christopher was instructed as both a barrister and an investigation team leader within a Special Investigation and Prosecution Team (SIPT) for the duration of a three year investigation. The investigation focused on serious allegations of fraud, corruption and bribery and money laundering committed by government officials within the Turks & Caicos Islands. Christopher gained significant experience of compiling complicated production orders and working under the MLAT and LoR processes; in particular with the US Department of Justice. Christopher is qualified to accept direct access instructions and does so on a regular basis.
Ranked in the Legal 500 as a Leading Individual for Fraud. "Very bright and able". Legal 500 2017. Christopher Saad’s practice encompasses white-collar crime, serious crime and regulatory law. In the past year alone Christopher has: Appeared as a led Junior in a multi-million pound conspiracy to defraud trial brought by the e-crime team at National Trading Standards; Appeared as a led Junior in a multi-million pound boiler room fraud case, in which investors were sold “Rare Earth Metals”; Appeared as a junior alone in a conspiracy to supply drugs, in which it is alleged almost half a tonne of cannabis was imported into the country; Represented an optometrist before the General Optical Council, a case in which the optometrist was alleged to have retrospectively amended records after receiving a customer complaint; Represented several high net worth individuals, including a television & radio personality and a member of The Sunday Times Richlist in relation to Road Traffic Offences; Represented a company and its directors in relation to health and safety offences; Provided pre-publication advice on whether an article may attract criminal liability. Other notable cases include: Led Junior in a case of mortgage fraud and cheating the revenue; Led Junior in a conspiracy to supply class A drugs case, likened to the television series “Breaking Bad”; Led Junior in a conspiracy to supply class A drugs case in which tens of kilos of cocaine were imported into the country having been hidden in airplanes flown from Mexico; Numerous other cases in which Chris has appeared as a junior alone including: wounding with intent, kidnap, blackmail, fraud by abuse of position, perverting the course of justice, malicious communications, offences under the Computer Misuse Act 1990 and the Data Protection 1998. In recent years Christopher has been instructed to advise: The Global Financial Crime division of an international bank on money laundering regulation and guidance provided by the Financial Conduct Authority; Media companies in relation to Ofcom investigations; A media company on the merits of a regulatory complaint concerning the supply of English Premier League television rights to foreign broadcasters; A television channel in relation to the prohibition on political advertising and compliance with its licence obligations as to what constitutes “effective control” of a licensed service. Before coming to the Bar, Chris worked as an Associate at the Office of Communications (Ofcom). He specialised in issues of unfair treatment and privacy in radio and television as well as leading several cases in which sanctions were imposed on broadcasters
Barrister specialising in criminal regulatory work, firearms and general crime; cases of note include: R v Fowler (Securitas robbery); R v Stevens (Soham police officer); R v Johnson (leading Court of Appeal authority on criminal trademark infringement); R v Meekey (largest firearms supply trial in UK); R v Joyce (Heathrow robbery); R v McNoy (Michael Michael supergrass trial). Instructed regularly as leading junior counsel. See www.2bedfordrow.co.uk for further information.
Barrister specialising in serious crime, fraud, professional discipline, inquests and judicial review. Recent cases include: led junior representing the former Deputy High Commissioner of the Gambia in tobacco duty fraud (R v Bojang & Ors – Southwark Crown Court, 2014); acting alone, representing defendant charged with ‘trolling’ a prominent female MP on Twitter (R v N – City of London Magistrates’ Court, 2014); led junior in the Mark Duggan Inquest (and judicial review proceedings that followed) on behalf of the SC&O 19 Officers (2013/4); led junior for only acquitted defendant in eight-handed, three month, VAT/CIS fraud trial (R v Harper & Ors – Birmingham Crown Court, 2013); led junior in Supreme Court case resulting in landmark ruling re: application of Article 6 ECHR to extradition proceedings (Lukaszewski and Ors [2012] UKSC 20); acting alone for the Crown, successfully, in a double-handed appeal against conviction (R v McDonagh [2012] EWHC Crim 2013). For more information, please see www.2bedfordrow.co.uk.
Crime; human rights (in the context of criminal cases); courts martial; quasi-criminal cases (including judicial reviews and ASBOs); specialist in road traffic law. For further information visit www.2bedfordrow.co.uk.
Specialises in asset forfeiture, fraud and financial regulatory work and is currently appointed to the Attorney General’s unified prosecution B list. In the field of asset forfeiture she is experienced at dealing with restraint, management receivership, confiscation and enforcement receivership including the drafting and variation of orders. She has acted as junior counsel for the Revenue & Customs Prosecutions Office in proceedings that resulted in the second largest confiscation order ever obtained by RCPO and is familiar with the arguments on calculation of benefit, apportionment and hidden assets. She has experience of multimillion-pound enforcement receivership proceedings. In 2008 she attained a Diploma in Investment Compliance from the Securities and Investments Institute and through this has a thorough knowledge of Financial Services Authority (FSA) regulation and the FSA Handbook. She has experience of accountancy disciplinary cases through undertaking a secondment to the Accountancy and Actuarial Discipline Board during which she worked on the investigation into the conduct of Deloitte & Touche in respect of services provided to MG Rover. Emma has particular experience in MTIC (Missing Trader Intra Community) VAT fraud and spent a number of years working on a series of these trials. She also has experience of duty diversion fraud, international revenue share fraud and money laundering cases. She has been instructed by the SFO Mutual Legal Assistance department to assist with a number of cases, mainly involving overseas corruption. She has acted on behalf of DBIS in relation to Insolvency Act offences. Emma has conducted a number of Legal Professional Privilege reviews, including attending searches as independent counsel and has been instructed by the SFO to conduct a large-scale LPP review. She is experienced in cases involving issues of Public Interest Immunity. She has conducted numerous PII hearings and regularly advises on such matters. See www.2bedfordrow.co.uk for further information.
Leading junior specialising in serious crime and regulatory law. Regularly instructed as lead counsel in cases of murder, fraud and other complex crimes. Regularly instructed to act as legal advisor in complex and sensitive regulatory proceedings. Extensive and successful experience in the Court of Appeal, Criminal and Civil Divisions. Recently appeared for the appellant in R v Sadique (the leading case on s46 of the Serious Crimes Act 2007) and as leading counsel for the father in Re A (an appeal against Judge’s finding of fact in care proceedings). Has extensive links with Sierra Leone and in the sub-region. Consulted by the Director of Intelligence, Investigations and Prosecution of Sierra Leone’s Anti-Corruption Commission, in respect to several high-profile cases between 2008 and 2009, including The State v B (director of Sierra Leone Road Transport Authority) and The State v FG (a barrister and the legal ombudsman). Experience in civil litigation and settlement of disputes in Sierra Leone. Consulted to provide expert advice in respect to mediation for the settlement of a contractual dispute between two international companies operating in Sierra Leone. Recently involved in extensive negotiations about the setting up of alternative dispute resolution centres in Sierra Leone, the Gambia and Cameroon. Invited by the Bar Council to assist in a project designed to help and advise on re-structuring the political economic and legal systems in Sierra Leone and Rwanda. Provides advocacy training domestically and internationally. For further information visit www.2bedfordrow.co.uk.
Hanna Llewellyn-Waters prosecutes and defends allegation of serious crime. She is regularly instructed as leading junior counsel. The Crown Prosecution Service has approved her to prosecute the most serious alleged offences, grade four. She is also on the CPS panel of approved rape advocates and the Attorney-General’s list of prosecution advocates. Her areas of specialism include allegation of serious sexual offences, offences against children, human trafficking, fraud, money laundering, police corruption and multi-handed cases. She has particular experience in sensitive, high-profile cases, involving vulnerable witnesses, abuse of process, severance and complex disclosure issues. For further information visit www.2bedfordrow.co.uk.
Specialises in fraud and financial services, including tax, VAT, insolvency, asset recovery and money laundering. Frequently involved in cases where criminal and civil liabilities overlap. For further information visit www.2bedfordrow.co.uk.
Barrister; specialises in professional discipline and regulation, inquests, fraud. For further information visit www.2bedfordrow.co.uk.
Barrister; prosecutes and defends in London and the South East and has developed a highly successful practice in Essex. As a junior, she has gained considerable experience in dealing with homicide, drugs, fraud and money laundering cases, and is regularly instructed in her own right in serious sex cases, including those involving children or mentally ill witnesses/defendants and allegations of historic sexual abuse. In the last year she successfully defended in a long-running multihanded murder and in a firearms case between two rival gangs. For further information and examples of specific cases in which she has been instructed see www.2bedfordrow.co.uk.
Barrister specialising in fraud, drugs, money laundering, confiscation, health and safety, financial markets fraud; see www.2bedfordrow.co.uk for further information.
Barrister specialising in prosecution and defence of all forms of crime, including sexual offences, historic rape case and war crimes; and sports law, especially doping, match-fixing and corruption cases. In the last year, he acted for David Savic in his match-fixing appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport. Has a background in civil litigation and is competent dealing with regulatory disputes, especially those involving health and safety, misbehaviour of professionals, and the police. See www.2bedfordrow.co.uk for further information.
Barrister specialising in crime. Grade four prosecutor. Specialist fraud panel level four. Prosecuted as leading counsel complex international revenue share conspiracy (Southwark CC). Fraud on Derby County FC (R v Keith and others), £2m fraud (R v Afolabi) £500,000 fraud involving estate agents (R v Green and Shevket), £250,000 fraud involving a council official (R V Allum). Prosecuted the attempted murder of police officers by petrol bombing their homes (R v Debono and others), serious violent offences and complex allegations of child cruelty (R v Predescu and Belinga). Specialist rape prosecutor, prosecuting complex rape cases and serious sexual assaults involving children. For further information visit www.2bedfordrow.co.uk.
Barrister specialising in both prosecution and defence of serious crime; for further information visit www.2bedfordrow.co.uk.
Jonas joined Chambers as a tenant in 2010 following the successful completion of pupillage. He is regularly instructed in both the Magistrates’ and Crown courts, predominantly for the defence. He has undertaken serious and complex work, including cases of robbery, sexual assault, witness intimidation, firearms offences and the supply of class A drugs into a prison. Recently he has been led by senior members of Chambers in cases of attempted murder and perverting the course of justice. In addition, Jonas regularly prosecutes on behalf of the National Probation Service. As well as traditional areas of criminal law, Jonas has a strong interest in civil applications, and has appeared in ASBO hearings and contested cash forfeiture proceedings. For more information please see www.2bedfordrow.co.uk.
Specialist in all areas of crime. For further information visit www.2bedfordrow.co.uk.
Fields: Crime and Regulatory. Louise is trusted in complex, emotive and high profile cases achieving a consistent record of successful results. Particularly respected in vulnerable witness cases. Sexual offences: a kind but firm style repeatedly winning at first instance and on appeal. Operation Clover, a Lord Mayor, a Coronation Street actor, military personnel, sportspeople businessmen and historic abuse cases, where complainants serving police officers. Lead advocacy trainer for SEC for vulnerable witnesses. General crime: Unafraid of challenging cases and good with media: Mick Philpott (Derby Fire Case) 6 children perished, intense national interest. Successful diminished responsibility for plumber who decapitated his wife suffering from alcohol dependency syndrome and a baby deaths (e.g mother cleared of killing her baby, shaken baby syndrome, cut-throat) and numerous acquittals for murder where “gang” motives attributed. Financial crime: Organised and jury friendly. “The Wonga Fraud”, 19000 fraudulent loans netting £6.2m, Operation Mecklenburger, €80m, proceeds of organised crime laundered via London bureau de changes, Operation Elvedon, and Ozakpinar and Others, corruption in public office. Recent boiler room success include sale of diamonds and carbon credits. Louise defends prosecutions by all government agencies, SFO, NCA, Trading Standards, HMRCE and FCA. Current Cases: Baby murder, main witness autistic child. Head Teacher serious sexual offences pupils. Man accused of rape of toddler.Regulatory: Tribunal Judge at MPTS (GMC) Defends in professional misconduct cases. FCA (complaints and asset restraint). Direct Access. Lectures. Posts articles.
Recognised by Chambers UK and The Legal 500 as a leading silk in crime, financial crime, professional discipline and sport. Trial lawyer with extensive experience as advisor and advocate across a wide range of criminal, commercial and regulatory matters. Regularly advises corporate and individual clients nationally and internationally pre and post charge, in criminal as well as quasi-criminal matters, including bribery, corruption, money laundering, restraint, market abuse, insider dealing, match fixing and murder/manslaughter. Substantial regulatory and disciplinary practice before, inter alia, healthcare and financial services regulators. Significant and high profile sports law practice in cases before the disciplinary arms of sport governing bodies. For further information visit www.2bedfordrow.co.uk.
Barrister specialising in crime. Grade four prosecutor. Specialist fraud panel level four. Prosecuted, as leading counsel, complex International Revenue share conspiracy (Southwark CC). Prosecuted fraud on Derby County FC (R v Keith and others), £2m fraud (R v Afolabi), £500,000 fraud involving estate agents (R v Green and Shevket), £250,000 fraud involving a council official (R v Allum). Prosecuted the attempted murder of police officers by petrol bombing their homes (R v Debono and others), serious violent offences and complex allegation of child cruelty. Specialist rape prosecutor, prosecuting complex rape and serious sexual assault offences involving children. For further information visit www.2bedfordrow.co.uk.
Barrister specialising in crime; for more information visit www.2bedfordrow.co.uk.
Senior barrister specialising in serious crime and complex fraud. Michael has an exclusively defence practice which covers a wide spectrum of the most serious cases including murder, serious sexual offences, large-scale organised crime and firearms. He also is instructed in regulatory and disciplinary cases and regularly sits as a legal assessor, motoring and road traffic, inquests, and war crimes. For more information visit www.2bedfordrow.co.uk.
Nick Barraclough is known as criminal defence advocate who has a knack of getting to the heart of a case. In recent years he has been instructed in cases of serious fraud, large-scale multi-handed drugs conspiracies, slavery cases and the most serious sexual offences. He prides himself on offering sensible and straightforward advice, but also being approachable and user-friendly; his experience of defending in some of the largest and most serious criminal cases in recent years enables him to offer a strategic approach to complex cases. Nick is regarded as a trial lawyer; he is very much at home in front of a jury, but is often instructed to advise on a wide variety of cases linked to general crime and financial crime. He also represents high-net worth and celebrity clients. Although best known for his defence work, Nick is a Grade 4 prosecutor. He was instructed pre-charge in the prosecution of the rogue surgeon Ian Paterson who was sentenced to 20 years’ imprisonment for operating unnecessarily on his patients. He has also been instructed to prosecute cases of homicide, multi-handed fraud cases, and was one of the very first rape specialist prosecutors. More information may be found at www.nickbarracloughbarrister.co.uk
Fraud: Peter is a corporate fraud specialist and is regularly instructed to defend in complex and multi-handed fraud and money-laundering cases, frequently with a multi-jurisdictional aspect. High profile cases include successfully defending in what is acknowledged to be the SFO’s costliest failure – “Operation Holbein” in which the SFO alleged that certain leading international pharmaceutical companies and their chief executives had formed a criminal cartel and had conspired to defraud the NHS by fixing the price and restricting the supply of antibiotics used by millions of people in this country. The case ran for three years during its complex interlocutory stages including going to the Court of Appeal on two occasions and also the House of Lords. Has conducted a number of MTIC-VAT fraud trials. Instructed to defend the head of what was said to be an eastern European criminal organisation who removed millions of pounds from online customers of Barclays, HSBC, RBS and Lloyds using an extremely sophisticated “Trojan” virus described by the FBI as “arguably the most dangerous yet”. Instructed in 2012/13 in two of the largest Bureau de Change money laundering/fraud cases at Southwark Crown Court (£131 million and the other £180 million.) Currently instructed in a “high-profile” fraud referred to the Welsh Financial Crime Unit by the Welsh Assembly Government. Crime: defends in a complete cross-section of heavy criminal cases throughout the country. These have included R v J (Newcastle) the notorious PC Sharon Beshenivsky murder trial, R v L and Others (Leeds) which was a double murder “Triad” case, R v T a London terrorist trial before Mrs Justice Rafferty, the four-month Johnson Matthey Gold Bullion Robbery Trial heard at Woolwich, the four-month Essex Contract Killing trial heard at the Central Criminal Court and the “Cobham Body-in-the-Wheelie-bin” murder trial in which the victim’s body had been locked in a freezer for three years; this was again heard at the Central Criminal Court. Very recent cases include a child-killing trial and retrial at Leeds Crown Court and the historical 1981 Windsor “Body-on-the-Towpath” murder trial heard at Reading Crown Court which concluded in December 2013. Sport/regulatory: has advised and represented solicitors investigated and/or charged with misconduct including Re: D, a solicitor who acted in the multi-million pound transfer of an English international between two Premier League clubs who was alleged to have breached his professional regulations. Is a member of the Football Association’s Judicial Panel (including Appeals). For further information visit www.2bedfordrow.co.uk.
Quentin Hunt has a wealth of experience in defending and prosecuting in serious criminal cases involving fraud, general crime and health and safety. He has been instructed on some of the highest profile fraud and criminal cases to take place in the UK. He has a great deal of experience and expertise in bringing private prosecutions. He regularly appears in heavyweight financial crime cases as well as large scale health and safety prosecutions for which he is known to bring a high level of skill and determination. He is on the Attorney General’s A list of specialist prosecutors. Examples of cases he has been briefed in include the UK’s largest pharmaceutical fraud (R v Patino and others) and large-scale MTIC VAT frauds (eg R v Saunders and others £65m+ fraud) as well as significant appellate decisions constituting leading authorities such as TFL v Thames Water [2013] WLR (D) 15 (the duties of statutory undertakers) and R v Cairns and Others [2013] EWCA Crim 467 (basis of plea). He is considered by many to have ‘exceptional ability and an amazing work ethic’ as ‘one of the rising stars of the Criminal Bar’. For more information please see www.bestcriminaldefencebarrister.co.uk and www.2bedfordrow.co.uk.
Barrister specialising in crime, health and safety enforcement, environmental (crime), copyright (crime), fraud (crime) and Trading Standards (crime); see www.2bedfordrow.co.uk for further information.
Sam is a specialist criminal regulatory and sports disciplinary counsel. Practicing in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, Sam is instructed to both defend and prosecute in the most serious and complex cases. Sam in qualified to accept instructions by direct access (please contact his clerks for further information). With specific experience in heavyweight criminal matters in all jurisdictions, Sam is frequently instructed in case murder, complex fraud, terrorism offences, wholesale drug importation and other serious matters. Of note is Sam’s recent successful representation of a defendant charged with murder in a highly publicised football violence case. He was junior counsel for the defendant in the ‘Midsomer Murder’ trial (R v Mark Alexander). Regarded as a powerhouse as junior in fraud cases, Sam represented the principal defendant in the Vantis tax share scheme fraud trial and a director charged in the Torex fraud case. Sam has a wealth of advisory and trial experience in all white-collar issues, including boiler-room fraud, tax fraud, mis-selling and missing trader fraud.
Experienced leading Junior specialising in fraud and serious organised crime. He also has expertise in money laundering, confiscation proceedings, regulatory and disciplinary tribunal work and courts-martial. For further information please visit www.2bedfordrow.co.uk.
Queen’s Counsel specialising in business and regulatory fraud, market abuse, money laundering and serious crime. Recent high profile cases include: Post Office “Horizon” Appeals (representing the Post Office in the appeals and review arising out of the Horizon computer system); LIBOR (representing the head of the Tullett Prebon Yen OBS desk who was acuitted of conspiring to manipulate the LIBOR rate); Operation Hornet (representing the main defendant in the the very high profile HBoS trial charged with fraud and corruption valued at over £250m); iSOFT (representing the CEO of a FTSE250 company acquitted of market manipulation); Operation Picasso (successfully represented company director, as first defendant, acquitted of conspiracy to defraud in a multi-million pound carbon credit “boiler room” fraud); and R v M, C & T [2017] UKSC 58 (successfully representing the corporate defendant and main director in a multi-million pound Trading Standards prosecution stayed as an abuse of process, including in the interlocutory appeal to the Supreme Court on the applicability of s.92 of the Trade Marks Act to the “grey market”) For further information visit www.2bedfordrow.co.uk.
Stan Reiz KC specialises in defending cases of substantial fraud, international money laundering arrangements, murder and large scale drug trafficking. He advises pre-charge in complex financial crime investigations and on appeal in post-conviction cases. Recent cases include defending a man acquitted of the murder by shooting of a property developer in East London; representing a woman acquitted of the murder of a drug dealer in a county lines 'turf war'; defending a male acquitted of the murder of a 16 year old killed in his home as a result of a gang related dispute; successfully appealing the sentence of the Head of Finance at a digital media company who had admitted fraud; acting for a company director and practising doctor charged with a breach of trust fraud on a healthcare company; and appearing for a defendant accused of being the head of a substantial duty evasion conspiracy involving 22 defendants. Mr Reiz KC is also presently instructed to represent the lead defendant in a case which concerns the importation of 1 tonne of class A drugs and firearms; defends one of nine defendants accused of the murder of an 18 year old male in Liverpool; acts for a defendant accused of defrauding Royal Mail of £75 million in a private prosecution and represents an interested party in confiscation proceedings concerning tens of millions of pounds of cryptocurrency. A full profile can be seen at https://www.2bedfordrow.co.uk/barrister/stan-reiz-kc/ Stan Reiz KC sits as a Recorder of the Crown Court.
Target criminals, murder, money laundering offences, large scale drug importations, asset forfeiture and confiscation, serious white collar fraud extending across VAT, tax and mortgage frauds; malicious prosecutions; import duty liability cases. An entirely defence practice. Frequently chosen to represent household names from the worlds of entertainment, sport and organised crime. He defended Terry Adams – alleged by the Crown to be head of one of the most powerful criminal organizations in the UK. The money laundering case of Regina v Adams received sustained and high profile media attention. He has also appeared in a sensitive case in Iraq. Ferguson leads in murder cases. He has a substantial appellate practice which includes professional negligence, headline murders and international drug conspiracies. He advises both individuals and companies in criminal and quasi criminal matters. He has also defended Charles Bronson, Abdullah Baybasin and the England Rugby player, Olly Barkley. For more information please see www.2bedfordrow.co.uk.
Barrister specialising in criminal law, particularly financial crime and the proceeds of crime. Also conducts a variety of regulatory and civil litigation, including sports law and prison law. Predominately defends and specialises in cases involving police powers, but has also been involved in prosecutions brought by the Financial Conduct Authority, the Crown Prosecution Service, the UKBA and HM Revenue and Customs. In 2013 he prosecuted in New Zealand as Pegasus Scholar and has appeared in the High Court, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court in New Zealand as well as the High Court and Court of Appeal in the UK. For more information please see www.2bedfordrow.co.uk
Senior barrister specialising in fraud , market abuse, regulatory/disciplinary tribunals and asset recovery. Fraud (Operations Stockade, Kiln, Novel – VAT carousel, diversion and missing trader frauds, R v Huggett – multi-million pound Inland Revenue fraud, Cheney Pensions fraud); financial services enforcement (investigations, enforcement proceedings and representation before the FSMA tribunal); confiscation (R v Price [2006] EWHC 2751 (Admin), R v Hackett [2007] EWCA crim 2368); money laundering, both advisory and litigation (Operation Antibody, R v Terry Adams & Ors); serious crime (Stephen Lawrence murder, Greenwich Dome robbery); R v Kenneth Noye (representing defendant on Appeal and in the European Court). For further information visit www.2bedfordrow.co.uk.
Specialist Criminal Practitioner - Defence and Prosecution. Defends in serious sex cases, murder, and confiscation cases acting in some of the highest profile cases in the UK. Recent cases include gang murders, representing young gang members using knives and guns. Particular expertise in the ever-developing areas of child sex offending, grooming, and human trafficking. Leading defence counsel in Operations Bullfinch and Sabaton (very high profile, widely reported cases concerning gangs of Asian men grooming and abusing very young girls over a period of many years in Oxford). Bullfinch was the second case of its type. Advocacy trainer for the Inner Temple. Teaches a unique course on how to cross examine very young and vulnerable witnesses. Brought in to lead for the defence in a 2014 case involving 3 year old complainants and significant expert witness evidence. Defended in Match.com rape case. Leading specialist in matters of PII and disclosure. Extensive experience of cases concerning International Security and Government agencies requiring expert knowledge of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000, including the legality of telephone intercept material. Appointed in 2010 as a Special Advocate for the Attorney General. Special Advocate in Operation Lanosity.
Barrister specialising in white-collar fraud, corporate manslaughter/gross negligence manslaughter, health and safety, trade descriptions, international criminal law and European law; also acts in high profile general criminal cases and has wide experience in the Court of Appeal and Administrative Court; chair of CBA working party on Involuntary Manslaughter (2000); member of standing committee of Justice on fraud trials and prepared submissions to the Fraud Trials Committee; has acted in Public Inquiries and appeared before various professional regulatory and disciplinary bodies; frequently advises in cases that do not result in proceedings being instituted, often on behalf of professional clients; has represented and advised international corporations, foreign governments, national companies, trade unions and a wide range of professionals including lawyers, accountants, doctors, engineers, bankers etc; has been instructed in relation to investigations into BA, BAE, Balfour Beatty, Sainsbury’s, LIBOR, and Mabey and Johnson. Please visit www.2bedfordrow.co.uk for further details.
