Case Study

R v RB – Bristol Crown Court Perhaps one of the more striking illustrations of disciplined courtroom advocacy, this trial concerned allegations of murder involving alleged organised criminal groups, with the entire confrontation recorded on CCTV and accompanied by extensive…

R v RS – Southwark Crown Court This eight-week trial involved allegations of multi-million-pound money laundering connected to an elaborate duty-evasion fraud. Despite extensive surveillance footage, voluminous bank material, and significant expert evidence, Mr Ashiq secured an acquittal for his…

R v FR – Central Criminal Court (Old Bailey) In a murder trial involving a fatal shooting, substantial forensic analysis, and a complex factual matrix, Mr Ashiq secured a full acquittal.Conducted in one of the country’s most demanding criminal courts,…

R v SC – Southwark Crown Court This international prosecution alleged money laundering in excess of £50 million, with purported links to a foreign criminal organisation. The Crown relied on extensive surveillance, international correspondence, and investigatory material of considerable complexity.Through…

R (Windsor & Ors) v Bristol Crown Court [2011] EWHC 842 Arising out of a large-scale HMRC investigation into alleged alcohol diversion fraud involving over sixty million pounds, this matter involved a challenge to search warrants. Upon review, the High…

Gojra & Anor [2010] EWCA Crim 1939 Before the Court of Appeal, Riz succeeded in overturning a serious criminal conviction rooted in breaches of Code D identification procedures.The court accepted that such procedural deficiencies can contaminate not only identification evidence,…

R (Hare & Ors) v CPS [2011] EWHC 842 (Admin) This case involved a broad restraint order imposed during a complex and high-value fraud investigation. Riz demonstrated that the order was unsustainable on the evidence, leading to its discharge. The…

Eastenders, Hare, Windsor v Bristol Crown Court [2011] EWHC 1899 (Admin) In another multi-million-pound fraud inquiry marked by considerable sophistication, Riz again succeeded in exposing fatal defects in search warrants obtained by HMRC.The High Court refused HMRC’s attempt to vary…

Cheema & Ors v Nottingham and Newark Magistrates’ Court [2013] EWHC 4022 (Admin) This judicial review concerned a substantial fraud investigation in which the issuing and execution of a search warrant lay at the heart of the prosecution’s endeavour. Under…

Eastenders, Hare, Windsor & Ors v CPS [2011] EWCA Crim 143 This case, branded by the CPS as “the most complex restraint and receivership case ever managed”, involved draconian measures imposed upon a major retail company at the peak of…