Sailesh Mehta prosecutes and defends in some of the most complex and high-profile cases in the Crown Courts and Appellate Court. He sits as a Recorder (part-time Crown Court Judge). He has been described in legal directories as a heavyweight and charismatic advocate who commands the respect of Judges and opponents. He is known for providing strategic and robust advice which is often decisive in a case.
Although Sailesh specialises in Regulatory & Professional Disciplinary, his recent high-profile cases include:
Terrorism (British soldier charged with disseminating State secrets to enemies)
Murder & Manslaughter (county lines drugs feud)
Human Trafficking (part of a drugs conspiracy)
Stalking (involving a well-known political figure)
Malicious Communications (a senior navy officer who allegedly made a bomb hoax call to a nuclear submarine site).
Sailesh represents private clients, including companies and directors on a range of matters including serious Fraud and Money Laundering & Proceeds of Crime and Regulatory & Professional Disciplinary cases.
Called: 1986 (Lincolns Inn)
Crown Court Recorder: 2009
Publications:
Problem solving in Courts and environmental law (2017) Commonwealth Magistrates’ and Judges’ Conference, Tanzania
Law Society Gazette 11 Aug 2017 – article on “The Laws the Grenfell Inquiry must tackle” Article
The Prosecution of Complex Cases (2017) Seminar for the Environment Agency’s Senior Lawyers and Officers
Prosecuting complex environmental cases: the export of waste from Europe to Africa (2014) the European Prosecutors’ Network, Segovia, Spain
Bar Human Rights Committee (founding member)
Society of Asian Lawyers (founding member)
Health and Safety Lawyers’ Association (HSLA)
Elected Member of the Bar Council (2010–2013)
CBA Executive Committee (2010–2013)
Chair of the Trustees of the BLD Foundation (2015–2016)
Trustee of Civitas Maxima (United Kingdom) Trust (2017) a UK charity which assists victims of torture, war crimes and crimes against humanity by gathering evidence which will assist in bringing the perpetrators of such crimes to justice
LLB (Hons) in Law: Manchester University