Stunning Acquittal

Jeffrey Lewis and Keith Wood represented the director of a company who had been indicted for a large and serious fraud. He was sucessfully acquitted after trial.

New Instruction on Murder Case

Jeffrey Lewis and Sam Corcoran represent an individual charged with a murder which occurred fifteen years ago.

The client was extradicted from Spain and awaits trial.

Another Drugs Conspiracy Success

A client who was facing an allegation of conspiracy to supply 80kgs of heroin had his case discontinued after representations were made.

Siobhain Egan dealt with this case.

Lewis Nedas to Attend UK-China Trade Mission

Lewis Nedas & Co are to attend a prestigious UK-China Trade Mission organised by the Law Society. The event, which takes place between 22 and 24 March 2010, spans three days in London and in Birmingham. We intend to build upon our existing Chinese client base and promote our services (i.e. property, business advice / dispute resolution, business immigration, and tax/VAT investigations) to private Chinese clients investing/working in the UK.

Major Prosecution Dropped by Judge

Chantelle Peters-Augustine represented an individual facing serious proceedings whose case was dropped by HHJ King because the CPS decided to serve many thousands of pages of evidence upon which they wanted to rely on the first day of trial, leaving the defence in an impossible position. The application to dismiss the case was superbly argued by James Onalaja of counsel (2 Pump Court).

Please see press report: http://lewisnedas.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/5ea9c7e8-4fb6-4acd-9a14-a5cf4796b938.pdf

Teacher Escapes Imprisonment

Siobhain Egan recently represented a teacher who had misrepresented his qualifications to his employers (breach of trust). The local authority sought repayment of his salary (£50,000) as compensation. He was superbly represented by Martin Lewis of counsel (Castle Chambers) who put forward detailed mitigation upon the client’s behalf, and the client was sentenced to a suspended term of imprisonment. The Court refused to make a compensation order.

Another Drugs Conspiracy Supply Success

Leila Abdul-Rasool, working with Unan Choudhury, represented an individual who, along with two co-defendants, faced an allegation of conspiring to supply ½ kilo of class A drugs (100% purity). The client was acquitted, both of his co-defendants convicted and he was brilliantly represented by David Burgess of counsel (9 Bedford Row). Our client was delighted.

New Consultant for Lewis Nedas

We are delighted to announce that Giovanni Lombardo has agreed to become a consultant with this practice. He is a property and probate specialist, is the official lawyer in the UK for the Italian Consulate, and is dually qualified both here and in Italy. He will be an additional asset to both our property and probate departments.

City Of London Fraud Squad Arrests

In a blaze of publicity, City of London Police have arrested numerous individuals suspected of involvement in a £20 million ‘boiler room fraud’, an alleged share scam involving European and Scandinavian countries.

If you are suspected of such an offence it is vital to instruct fraud specialists with a long established record of success. Last year alone Miles Herman successfully defended an individual who was acquitted of such an offence after a lengthy trial, and towards the end of last year Jeffrey Lewis and Siobhain Egan advised and represented an individual arrested in a very similar position. They were able to make representations to the Police which were sufficient to persuade them to discontinue proceedings.

Contact enquiries or Jeffrey Lewis.

Excellent Sentencing Result in Fraud / Breach of Trust Case

Another stunning result for Leila Abdul-Rasool, whose client was given a suspended sentence with supervision at Southwark Crown Court on 4 January 2010 for false accounting.

There was a breach of trust as she was a secretary at a West End law firm, tasked with clearing the balances on a number of files that needed to be deaded. The allegation was that she drew up a number of cheque requests to pay disbursements i.e. counsel’s fees, yet the payees were not counsel but her boyfriend and a relative of her elderly neighbour. There were also other neighbours to whom money was paid.

The Crown accepted a plea on a limited basis. The amount stolen was in excess of £90,000.00 however she pleaded to false accounting of approximately £70,000.00.

The client was originally arrested about four years ago and was released on bail for a year and a half before being charged. She was made subject to a restraint order upon the application of her previous employers.

Counsel was Neelam Sharma of 187 Fleet Street.

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