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.
Notable Cases
B (2009 Reading Crown Court)
Murder by stabbing in Reading town centre. Unled and without a Junior
J (2010 Southwark Crown Court)
Prosecution by HSE after a worker drowned in River Thames. Case stopped at half-time, and prosecution appeal against ruling not proceeded with
H & ots (2011 Birmingham Crown Court)
Laundering the proceeds of a very large construction industry tax fraud
B (2012 CCC)
Murder and subsequent hiding of body. Leading Junior
K (2013 Birmingham)
Rape allegations against Defendant previously found unfit to stand trial
B (2013-2015 Mold)
Drugs conspiracy. Issues of A-G’s consent to prosecute
C (2014-2017 Southwark)
Insider Trading
S (2015 Birmingham)
Conspiracy to supply firearms
A (2016 – 2018 CCC)
Computer hacking
B (2017 Wolverhampton)
Allegation of supply of drugs by soldier to friend who died
S (2017 Wolverhampton)
Allegation of rape against serving soldier
T (2018-2019 Birmingham)
Conspiracy to import cigarettes and tobacco
L (2018-2019 Isleworth)
Importing rare birds eggs into UK
B (2018-2023 Birmingham)
Investment fraud
A (2020 Warwick)
Assisting offender in murder case
G (2021 Birmingham)
Murder
M (2021 Birmingham)
Conspiracy to murder
F (2021 Warwick)
Misconduct in public office /sexual offences
J (2021 Birmingham)
Importation of firearms
B (2021 Birmingham)
Perverting the course of justice in murder case
B (2022 Nottingham)
People smuggling
Reported Cases
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
