Recent Cases

Hunova-Trans Kft v Revenue & Customs Commissioners (2011) -
the Upper Tribunal (Tax Chamber) ruling upheld the Commissioners' decision not to restore a vehicle seized from an international haulage company for smuggling cigarettes.

R v Islam [2009] UKHL 30 -
landmark case reversing a long line of authority under which the value of drugs in the hands of a defendant must be treated as having no market value.

R v M [2008] EWCA Crim 3110 -
instructed to draft receivership papers, resist D’s appeal against his confiscation order, and resist his application for judicial review of the enforcing magistrates' court's decision to order him to serve the default sentence;

R. v. Ling & another -
Dealing in substantial quantities of counterfeit 'Microsoft' products. Instructed for the defence at trial and subsequent POCA application.

R. v. Luke -
Employment of illegal immigrants. Instructed for the defence at trial and subsequent POCA application.

R. v. Wu and another -
Employment of illegal immigrants. Instructed for the prosecution at trial and subsequent POCA application.