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Tom Little successfully prosecutes cyber jihadi at the Old Bailey

On 2nd May 2017 Samata Ullah was sentenced to 8 years’ imprisonment with an extended licence of 5 years at the Old Bailey for various terrorism offences including professing to be a member of ISIS, terrorist training and preparation of acts of…

9 years imprisonment for Britain’s biggest education fraudster

James Thacker secures 9 years imprisionment for Britain’s biggest Education Fraud.

£3.1million company fraudster sentenced in biggest ever loss suffered by HSBC Invoice Finance (UK) Limited

James Thacker prosecuted Baljit Brad, director of Lister Pharmaceuticals Limited, who was today sentenced at Southwark Crown Court to 3 years 8 months’ imprisonment. The defendant operated a company with a turnover in excess of £30million specialising in healthcare products. The business…

Tom Little prosecutes two students convicted of plotting to kill police / soldiers in a terrorist shooting

Tom Little, led by Brian Altman QC, prosecuted Operation Exactness at the Old Bailey. Two young men, Tarik Hassane and Suhaib Majeed, in their early twenties have been convicted of both conspiracy to murder and acts in preparation of terrorism. The Islamic…

New s10A POCA guidance created in Libor case

James Byrne represented the SFO at a Confiscation of Assets hearing in relation to the jailed former trader Tom Hayes yesterday.
The court ruled that Mr Hayes wife Miss Tighe’s application to be heard at the confiscation stage failed, because the…

Claire Harden-Frost successfully prosecutes two defendants of fraud charges

Claire Harden-Frost has successfully prosecuted two defendants of fraud charges in relation to evasion of excise duty payable on tobacco products.  The defendants were found guilty at Isleworth Crown Court on 11 March.  The Judge adjourned sentencing until 22 April 2016.

Claire Harden-Frost secures conviction of foster father of sexual assault

Claire Harden-Frost secured the conviction of a man of sexual assault of an 8 year old girl who was in his foster care. The man was convicted at a trial at Croydon Crown Court in front of Recorder James Lewis QC.

Crime team successful at the latest CPS Panel Upgrade

9 Gough Chambers is pleased to announce that the following members of our Crime team were successful in their application to improve their CPS Panel grading:

Claire Harden-Frost is now a Grade 4 advocate
Eleanor Mawrey is now a Grade 4…

77 year old grandfather sentenced to 5 years’ imprisonment for abusing his two granddaughters aged between 8 and 10 years

Between 4th and 18th January 2016 James Thacker prosecuted a 77 year old grandfather for taking indecent images of his granddaughters, forcing them to watch pornographic films and sexual assault.
The jury unanimously convicted the defendant of 8 counts involving three…

Claire Harden-Frost secures conviction of offender in armed robbery and sexual assault trial

Nicussor Ion was convicted of attempted knife point robbery and attempted sexual assault on 9 August 2015 and attempted robbery and attempted sexual assault on 12 August 2015 at Isleworth crown court on 28 January 2016.  Claire Harden-Frost prosecuted.
Ion is…

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