Practice Profile

A wide range of criminal cases, notably drugs, extortion and blackmail.

Cases

R. v. Etem Gezen (Junior Counsel) Mafia-style criminal organisation, known as the Baybasin Cartel, which had expanded from drug trafficking to extortion and protection rackets in North London's Turkish/Kurdish community. Although the gang’s activities covered a wide range of criminal activities, their principal business was blackmail and this formed the subject matter of the main indictment.

R v. O'Neill & Orrs (Leading Junior) Conspiracy to supply crack cocaine. Prosecution a result of three separate police operations.