Notable Cases
R v H (2020) – The defendant, a drug dealer was charged with murder. Following a trial at Birmingham Crown Court he was acquitted.
R v L (2019) – Multi defendant modern day slavery case of a Romanian family.
R v B (2018) – Attempted murder heard at Canterbury Crown Court. Charged with 7 counts of attempted murder on account of driving into a crowd of people standing outside of a pub.
R v P (2018) – Defendant initially charged on a 22-count indictment which was later reduced. Threatening letters and articles sent to leading politicians including the Prime Minister. Heard at the Central Criminal Court and investigated by the Anti-Terrorism unit.
R v H & Others (2017) – Fraud case heard at Leeds Crown Court featuring two brothers with prominent positions in the Metropolitan Police.
R v A (2015) – Multi handed grooming case featuring 9 men accused of raping underage girls. Liverpool Crown Court.
Drugs
R v B – Gang smuggling extensive amounts of cocaine.
R v W – Substantial production of amphetamines resulting in a £10 million confiscation.
R v L – Country wide cannabis production and money laundering. Reported as the highest value cannabis production in the UK.
Sexual Offences
R v S – West Yorkshire grooming gang groomed and abused girls as young as 12 years old. Very high-profile case reported by the news media nationally.
R v W – The rape and abuse of young children by their parents.
R v C – Eastern Europe human trafficking, victim was abused, raped, and forced into prostitution.
Robbery & Burglary
R v S – The defendant was charged with multiple armed robberies of banks and building societies.
R v B – Aggravated burglary of exceptionally high value properties. Defendant was labelled by the media as the “first million-pound burglar”.
Financial Crime
R v D – Extensive counterfeit of designer jewellery.
R v G – Expansive tax scheme related to the avoidance of paying tax by licensed doormen country wide.
R v O – Comprehensive money laundering and mortgage fraud.
International Crime
R v B & Others – A vast international drugs conspiracy spanning South America, North America and Europe.
R v H & Others – A high profile case where several defendants were charged with the hijacking of a passenger airline which ultimately landed in the UK travelling from Cyprus.
R v R – International conspiracy mutually implicating immigrants and gang members as well as a customs officer in respect of the granting of illegal visas.
International Crime (Financial)
R v Y – Large scale fraud relating to the production of counterfeit pharmaceuticals produced in China and smuggled into Europe and the UK.
R v N & Others – Extensive international cybercrime involving many countries and nationals in relation to the trading of card details over the internet.
R v B – Fraud relating to the production of cheque cards produced in China via the use of skimming machines.
