Jonathan Rose

Year of Call: 1986 LLB (LSE)
Affiliations: Criminal Bar Association, South Eastern Circuit, Regulatory & Disciplinary Assn, Public Access Bar Assn, Financial Services Law Assn
Specialist Areas: General Crime, Serious Crime, Homicide, Serious Violent Offences, Large Drugs Related Offences, Terrorism, Sexual Offences, Confiscation, Restraint & Asset Recovery Proceedings, Serious Fraud & White Collar Crime, MTIC Fraud , Commercial Crime, Money Laundering, DTI Offences, Local Government Crime & Enforcement, Social Security Offences, Regulatory & Compliance Work, Health & Safety, VAT & Tax Tribunals, Extradition, Courts Martial, Appellate Work

Biography Practice Profile Cases

I have a broad civil commercial background with a speciality in criminal work. I am regularly instructed in substantial  trials both as leading junior and as junior counsel. I have an ability to apply my experience to a number of niche areas including extradition,  a range of  regulatory work and other  quasi crime including health and safety/ fire regulations. Regularly instructed in significant revenue evasion and fraud cases as well as main stream crime and confiscation.

Experienced in dealing with civil matters including malicious prosecution, landlord and tenant and advising on the extension of long leases and the purchase of freeholds.

Interests: Sailing, skiing, travel.

Considerable experience in drug cases; money laundering; revenue fraud and a specialisation in confiscation proceedings.

He has appeared before the Privy Council in a number of pro bono death row appeals from the Caribbean.

Notable Cases
Sheldon Culmer v Queen
Successfully represented the petitioner on an appeal to the Privy Council from the Court of Appeal Bahamas. Capital case dealing with the interpretation of Bahamian Criminal Code and Constitution.

Martin v Watson
Represented the petitioner in the House of Lords , successfully argued that a private individual who made a false report of a crime to the police was nonetheless had civil liability for the prosecution even though it was technically prosecuted by the police.


Recent Significant Cases

R v Sami  Defence counsel in a significant revenue/tax fraud.

R v Edet-Expo Acted for a solicitor charged with fraud, dealt successfully with difficult issues of fitness to plead.

R v Dixon Acted as leading counsel for the defence of a deputy commissioner of police charged with corruption. A case in the Cayman Islands.

R v Santharatnam Junior counsel in a multi handed murder trial.

R v Osbourne Junior counsel in a multi handed murder alleging the execution of a rival gang member.

R v Athwal Leading junior counsel for the defence in an “honour killing” both at trial and in the Court of Appeal.

R v Ming  Instructed  as leading counsel for the defence in the Cayman Islands

USA v Crook Represented in extradition proceedings an executive charged in the USA with being party to a $4 billion corporate fraud, the  case involved principles common to the case of the “Nat West 3”.

R v Singh Leading counsel for the defence in a 7 week revenue fraud.

R v Robbins Leading counsel for  defendant indicted with 11 others in a significant conspiracy to supply/ import drugs.

R v Hallet Leading counsel for the defence, defendant charged with historic rapes.

R v Newton Leading counsel for the defence, a fraud culminating in a 12 day confiscation proceedings.

R v Elfes Leading counsel for defence, a contract killing which  involved the firing of an AK47 in public for only the second time in the UK.

R v Samuel Leading counsel for the defence in a money laundering , conspiracy to defraud alleging the theft of $5m .

R v Radford Junior counsel for the defence,  money laundering case involving solicitors.

R v Wedgewood Leading counsel for the defence, case involving laundering of drugs money.