Anthony has a criminal defence practice including serious fraud of all descriptions, drugs conspiracies, firearms, money laundering, murder, rape and large scale disorder, as well as trading standards and other regulatory offences, and offences in connection with EncroChat phones. He is familiar with the forfeiture, confiscation and civil recovery provisions of POCA. He regularly represents people with serious mental health issues. His cases are prosecuted by all the principle prosecuting authorities. He acts as a Junior and as a Leading Junior. He works mainly in London and the Midlands.
He is married with three grown up children but still finds the time occasionally to watch Portsmouth FC, notwithstanding having recently relocated to Birmingham.
Anthony has a criminal defence practice including serious fraud of all descriptions, drugs conspiracies, firearms, money laundering, murder, rape and large scale disorder, as well as trading standards and other regulatory offences.
He is familiar with the forfeiture, confiscation and civil recovery provisions of POCA. He regularly represents people with serious mental health issues. His cases are prosecuted by all the principle prosecuting authorities. He acts as a Junior and as a Leading Junior. He works mainly in London and the Midlands.
He is married with three grown up children but still finds the time occasionally to watch Portsmouth FC, notwithstanding having recently relocated to Birmingham.
Additional charge for Perverting the course of justice not always necessary
Duress – withdrawing defence from Jury
Need for separate count alleging possession of firearm in Robbery Indictment when in issue
Confiscation – delay, apportionment
CCRC reference re pre-Waya confiscation order
Murder by stabbing in Reading town centre. Unled and without a Junior
Prosecution by HSE after a worker drowned in River Thames. Case stopped at half-time, and prosecution appeal against ruling not proceeded with
Laundering the proceeds of a very large construction industry tax fraud
Murder and subsequent hiding of body. Leading Junior
Insider Trading
Conspiracy to supply firearms
Allegation of supply of drugs by soldier to friend who died
Allegation of rape against serving soldier
Importing rare birds eggs into UK
Investment fraud
Assisting offender in murder case
Murder
Conspiracy to murder
Misconduct in public office / sexual offences
Importation of firearms
Perverting the course of justice in murder case
People smuggling
Section 18 on baby daughter
Possession of firearms – exceptional circumstances
Ponzi-style fraud and money laundering
County lines drugs conspiracy
Historic sex offences
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Choudhury [1996] 2 Cr.App.R 484
VAT Act 1983 section 39(3) / drafting of Indictment
Sookoo The Times, April 10, 2002
Additional charge for Perverting the course of justice not always necessary
Bianco [2002] EWCA Crim 2516
Duress – withdrawing defence from Jury
Eubank [2002] 1 Cr.App.R.(S) 4
Need for separate count alleging possession of firearm in Robbery Indictment when in issue
Sagoo [2014] 2 W.L.R. 233
Confiscation – delay, apportionment
Neuberg (Karen) (No 2) [2017] 4 W.L.R. 58
CCRC reference re pre-Waya confiscation order
Karen Otmani, 42, from Forest Hill, is facing a life sentence for the murder of her boyfriend. Otnami, also known as Tammy Cameron and Karen…