Lewis Nedas Defends Large Scale Customs & Excise Evasion Prosecution

Unan Choudhury has been instructed to defend an individual facing a very large scale Customs & Excise evasion prosecution in Birmingham.

Lewis Nedas Instructed in Large Scale Heroin Importation Case

Siobhain Egan is representing one of five individuals facing trial at Snaresbrook Crown Court involving the importation of 100kg of high quality heroin which was smuggled into the UK amongst a delivery of carpet tiles.

Fantastic Result in Revenue Investigation

Jeffrey Lewis and Siobhain Egan represented an individual who faced a rigorous and lengthy investigation by the Revenue after the contents of his safety deposit box was seized by the Metropolitan Police during Operation Rize.

After lengthy ‘eyeball to eyeball’ negotiations with the Revenue, the investigation was finally settled to the delight of our client, and on a very advantageous basis for him too.

New Instruction In Vast “After the Event” Insurance Fraud

Siobhain Egan has been instructed to represent an individual who along with 29 others faces allegations concerning a multi million pound insurance fraud. Most of the defendants are professionals facing what has been described by City Of London Fraud as a “ground breaking prosecution”.

Huge SOCA Prosecution

Siobhain Egan has been instructed to represent an individual who, along with 24 others, faces trial in Liverpool Crown Court concerning allegations focusing upon importations of large seizures of class A drugs (500kgs of cocaine/heroin) and money laundering.

Was This Really In The Interests Of The Child?

Nick Wragg recently represented a mother whose child, with psychological problems, refused to attend school.

Westminster Council insisted upon prosecuting our client; she was refused legal aid for us to represent her as it was decided that the Court Clerk could assist her! This, despite the fact that this is a strict liability offence with serious consequences for her should she be convicted! Eventually, after many appeals, legal aid was granted but funding to instruct an expert paediatric psychiatrist to assess the child was refused. After another appeal that funding was eventually granted.

This eventually resulted in the case against our client being dropped on the first day of trial. The Court held that her prosecution was unreasonable and a full costs order was made in our client’s favour and against Westminster Council.

Congratulations to Nick Wragg whose sheer determination, tenacity and advocacy won the day.

The overwhelming principle in any case concerning children is what is in the best interests of the child – something which obviously both Westminster Council and the Legal Services Commission overlooked, ignored, or simply refused to consider in this case.

Lewis Nedas Once Again Ranked by Chambers 2011

Congratulations to Jeffrey Lewis, Miles Herman, Keith Wood and Siobhain Egan who have each been individually ranked this year in Chambers UK 2011.

Chambers UK 2011 have also increased the firm’s ranking by 1 tier this year.

Another Stunning Success for Lewis Nedas and Great James Street Chambers

Nicholas Wragg, working with Gerry Mohabir (leading counsel) and Abigail Bache of Great James Street Chambers, secured a stunning success in the Court of Appeal on 1 November 2010, resulting in the overturning of our client’s conviction and nine year sentence of imprisonment.

Our client was charged following a complicated surveillance and RIPA operation concerning the alleged supply of firearms in London. He had always strenuously denied any involvement.

Following detailed and complicated submissions concerning the law of criminal conspiracy, which were brilliantly argued by Gerry Mohabir, the Court of Appeal agreed that his conviction was unsafe and he was released immediately.