Practice Profile

Mohammed Khamisa's practice is focused upon serious crime, including fraud (where he is highly regarded), murder, kidnapping and corruption. In the last five years he has been instructed in a number of Fraud cases (VAT, Duty Evasion, Carousel Fraud, Copyright Fraud, Cyber crime, Company/Insolvency Act Fraud, Directors Disqualification Act Offences). With increasing frequency he is requested to appear as a Special Advocate in Control Order Cases in the Admin Court and Court of Appeal.
He regularly appears both for the Prosecution and Defence in the Crown Court, Administrative Court and Court of Appeal (Civil and Criminal Divisions).
He has been praised by solicitors for his meticulous preparation, hard work and easy manner with clients. Regarded as “cautious” and “a safe pair of hands”.
He was previously listed in the legal 500 a leading junior in criminal work.



Associated Work:
Recorder
President of the Mental Health Review Tribunal.
Special Advocate (Leaders' List) of the Security Immigration and Asylum Commission (SIAC)
Standing Counsel to the Department of Trade and Industry
Bar Council's Disciplinary Summary Procedure Panel
Appointed Legal Assessor to the General Medical Council (2007). He is currently involved in lengthy hearing for the GMC.

Cases

Reported cases

October 2008: Secretary of State For the Home Department -and-AF,AM, and AN -and between AE and SSHD [2008] EWCA Civ 1148
Subject: Control Orders-Prevention of Terrorism-Human Rights-Article 6 ECHR-CPR Part 76-Deprivation of Liberty

The principal issue in all these appeals was what principles govern the question whether, in the light of the decision of the House of Lords in SSHD v MB and AF [2007] UKHL 46, [2008] AC 1 AC 440, the controlee has had a fair hearing compatible with article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights (‘the Convention’) of the issue whether there are reasonable grounds for suspecting that he is or has been involved in terrorism-related activity.

Rideh v Secretary of State for the Home Department Queen's Bench Division (Administrative Court), 15 August 2008 Control orders; Modification; Necessity; Proportionality; Restrictions [2008] EWHC 2019 (Admin).

Secretary of State for the Home Department v Rideh Queen's Bench Division (Administrative Court), 8 August 2008 Closed material; Control orders; Disclosure
[2008] EWHC 1993 (Admin).

ZZ v Secretary State for the Home Department (Special Immigration Appeal Commission) 30th July 2008 SC/63/2007/355/08; Immigration(European Economic Area) Regulations 2006; Restrictions on Free movement; Expulsions from UK o grounds of National Security; Standard of Proof; Article 6.

R. v Mehta Court of Appeal (Criminal Division), 15 July 2008 Subject: Sentencing
Carousel fraud; Money laundering; Sentence length
[2008] EWCA Crim 1491

R. v Saleem (Zafran Akhtar) Court of Appeal (Criminal Division), 27 July 2007Subject: Criminal evidence; Admissibility; Grievous bodily harm; Joint enterprise; Jury directions; Presence; Rebuttal evidence
[2007] EWCA Crim 1923;

R. v S Court of Appeal (Criminal Division), 19 December 2005Subject: Sentencing; Cross examination; Extended sentences; Extension periods; Pre sentence reports; Psychiatric evidence; Statutory interpretation
Where Reported: [2005] EWCA Crim 3616; [2006] 2 Cr. App. R. (S.) 35; (2006) 170 J.P. 145; [2006] Crim. L.R. 459; (2006) 170 J.P.N. 234; Times, December 30, 2005

R v. Khalid Mahmood [2003] EWCA Crim 3457
R v. H (Brian Ernest) [2001] EWCA Crim 509
R v. Mohammed Shafat 12/07/2000
R v. Alan Patrick Dingwall 04/02/1999
R v. Patrick Joseph McEnhill 31/07/1998
R v. Chute TLR 13/2/2003
R v. Gabbidon and Bramble (1997) 2 Cr App R (s) 19-
DPP v. Hunt (1990) DC ILR 14.5.90
R v. Carrington 99 Cr App R 376

Other notable cases
R v Khalisadar and 7 others (Conspiracy to Pervert the Course of Public Justice) (2008)
Secretary of State for the Home Dept v AM (2008) Prevention of Terrorism Act (Control Order) Admin Court
Secretary of State for the Home Dept v AR (2008) Prevention of Terrorism Act (Control Order) Admin Court
Secretary of State for the Home Department v AE, AF, AM, and other Prevention of Terrorism Act(Control Order) Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Secretary of State for the Home Department v ZZ (Exclusion Order on Grounds of National Security) Special Immigration Appeals Commission(SIAC) (2008)
R v Mattu and 5 others (2008) (Conspiracy to import and supply Drugs)
R v Mehta and 4 others (2008) (Confiscation Proceedings (£10m))
R v. Jaggs (2007) Murder, ("The Harrow School Murder") (defence)
R v. Ghuman and others international human trafficking 2007
R v. Mahmood and Gill (2007) Insolvency Act Offences
R v. Chandler and others (2007) Conspiracy to supply drugs
Dti v Hill and Robinson (2007) Fraudulent Trading under the “Buy to let Scheme”
HMRC v Parekh (2007) Forfeiture Proceedings (Civil)
R v. Benham and others (2006) £5million Robbery from Heathrow Airport (defence).
R v. Fox and others (2005), £33million Gold Bullion Robbery from Heathrow Airport (defence)
R v. S and 8 others (2005) CACD conjoined Appeal under the CJA 2003. Represented the Attorney General in all 9 appeals.
R v. Mann, 2004/2005, a large scale fraud on the postal system (defence)
R v. Singh (2004) fraud on HMCE;
R v. Alibhai and others (2002), a ten-handed £50m conspiracy to defraud the Microsoft Corporation (defence)
R v. Sahota and others (2002), a seven-handed £7m conspiracy to handle, robbery, and theft case (defence of first defendant).
R v. Rafiq and others (2002), a three month multi-handed murder trial at the Central Criminal Court (defence).
R v. Bailey (2002), a murder involving a mercy killing case (prosecution).
R v. Patterson and others (2003), an attempted murder by three defendants "the thirty penalty kicks" case, heard at the Central Criminal Court (leading prosecution counsel).
R v. Rena Salmon (2003) high profile murder (shooting by a wife of husband's lover in a hairdresser's salon) (defence).
R v. Fabregas and others (2003), a four-handed £2m "investor fraud" and subsequent confiscation proceedings (prosecution).
R v. Shah, corruption case involving CPS lawyer (prosecution).
R v. Legha and others (2003), a two month multi-handed conspiracy to kidnap and GBH defending at the Central Criminal Court;
R v. Victor Guppy (2003), attempted murder of former girlfriend and national cycling champion (prosecution).
R v. Hodge and others (2003), a multi-handed "contract killing" case (defence).

In addition, previously advised and represented the Attorney General in the Court of Appeal on Unduly Lenient Sentences.


In addition, previously advised and represented the Attorney General in the Court of Appeal on Unduly Lenient Sentences.

Publications

Papers
Bar Council’s Race Equality and Diversity Plan 2007-2008 Response on behalf of the SEC 2008

Sentencing Guidelines Council’s Guidance in Corporate Manslaughter Cases-Response on behalf of the CBA 2008

Sentencing Guidelines Council’s Guidance in Attempted Murder Cases-Response on behalf of the CBA 2007
Judicial Powers to Manage Conflict of Interest & Capacity Issues in Very High Cost Cases - Response to the Department for Constitutional Affairs consultation on judicial powers in very high cost cases 2006 42Kb


Lectures
Criminal Evidence and Procedure: Recent Developments 2008