James Thacker has concluded a 5 year landmark fraud case. Operation Crystal was the first access to work fraud to be charged and prosecuted in the Criminal courts. 11 defendants (of which 10 were deaf) were convicted over the course of two trials in 2014 and 2015. Shahab Reza, the main perpetrator of the fraud was sentenced to 7 ½ years’ imprisonment on a plea of guilty.
Initially instructed for restraint applications in 2011, James secured sizeable confiscation orders following a 4 day hearing at Southwark Crown Court. Shahab Reza’s benefit was deemed to be in excess of £1million. Shehnaz Reza’s benefit was deemed to be in excess of £900,000. Confiscation orders were made in both cases in excess of £700,000.
Edward Lamb KC spoke to The Bar Council of England and Wales about how his pro bono week helped him in his application to take Silk: Edward Lamb KC’s practice includes the most important private children cases with complex cross jurisdictional issues, inflicted non-accidental catastrophic…
We are pleased to be event partners at the ABTA Travel Regulations Conference, taking place in London on 18th November 2024. The one-day conference provides a comprehensive day of essential updates on the key regulatory challenges in the travel industry. As the industry faces a new…
For this edition of the Personal Injury Briefing we are wrapping up warm, pouring a hot chocolate, passing around the treacle toffee and embracing all things Bonfire Night. Whilst we hope that all our readers enjoy the seasonal celebrations safely, we look at some of…
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