R v DK (Kingston CC) Junior Alone. Allegation of rape in domestic context over 22 years. Trial in October 2022

R v AR & Others (Leicester CC) Junior Alone – 12 defendants charged with drugs conspiracy. Trial in October 2022.

R v MB & others (Wolverhampton CC) Junior Alone. 13 defendants split in two trials. Violent disorder & affray. Trial in October 2022

London Borough of Ealing v NSS (Isleworth CC) – Contesting POCA proceedings in amount of approx. £5million. Final Hearing November 2022

R v LL & Others (Isleworth CC) Junior Alone – 6 handed VAT fraud. Trial in November 2022

R v SB & others (Harrow CC) Junior Alone for first defendant. Kidnap, false imprisonment, and use of machetes to commit robbery. Trial in December 2022

R v CSJ & Others (Inner London CC) Junior Alone in 9-handed case. Money laundering. Trial in Jan 2023

R v KS & others (Wood Green CC) Junior Alone for first defendant. Care home abuse. Trial in March 2023

R v PC & others (Wood Green CC) Junior Alone for the first defendant. Royal Mail fraud. Trial in April 2023

R v IR & others (Southwark CC) Junior Alone. GBH and violence against homeowners in Marylebone. Trial in August 2023

R v TM (Isleworth CC) Junior Alone. Historical sexual abuse allegations from 40 years. Trial in September 2023

R v MB & others (Snaresbrook CC) Junior Alone. Firearms and drugs. Trial in October 2023

R v SK & others (Isleworth CC) – Junior Alone for the first defendant. SK charged with conspiracy to facilitate illegal immigration. Cut-throat defence run by SK. Case involved complex legal arguments on expert psychiatric evidence, hearsay and bad character. Over 10,000 pages of telephone evidence served. Trial halted shortly before closing speeches due to Judge’s ill-health. Re-trial in January 2024.

R v DS (Kingston CC) – Junior Alone. DS charged with GBH, caused by attacking the victim with an axe. Prosecution relied on two eyewitnesses. After legal argument, prosecution offered no evidence on first day of trial.

R v MJR (Snaresbrook CC) – Junior Alone. MJR was one of 21 defendants split in to 5 separate trials, all charged with various drugs offences involving county lines drug supply. MJR placed within trial 4. On the second day of his trial, after legal arguments in court and discussions with the prosecution, no evidence was offered against him. MJR was only 2 out of the 21 defendants that had no evidence offered against them

R v ES & others (Inner London CC) – Junior Alone. ES charged with perverting the course of justice. Allegation being that she was engaged in an extra-marital affair and had knowledge her lover was going to shoot & kill her husband, which she later lied about to police. Significant evidence later uncovered of text messages and calls between ES and her lover talking about the shooting. After 6 days of trial, Irfan successfully negotiated a lesser charge of ‘making a false written statement.’ ES received a suspended sentence.

R v IB & others (Exeter CC) – Junior Alone for the first defendant. IB charged with conspiracy to facilitate the illegal immigration of 8 people into the UK via a small boat. The prosecution placed IB in the leading category and did not accept his basis of plea that he had been instructed by others. Irfan instructed after IB had pleaded guilty and sacked his legal team. After further disclosure sought and going through the voluminous phone evidence, Irfan redrafted the basis of plea. At the Newton Hearing the prosecution agreed the new basis of plea and IB sentenced to a ‘significant’ role and received a sentence lesser than his co-defendants.

R v MB (Southwark CC) – Led Junior. MB, a medical professional, was charged with s.18 GBH of transmitting HIV to his partner. Legally and medically complex. Only second prosecution in UK of HIV transfer with intent. Irfan instructed to prepare instruction to HIV expert, conduct research on legal argument to dismiss the s.18 charge, and drafted the defence statement. The prosecution eventually offered no evidence against MB 5 days in to trial. Irfan was led by Sarah Forshaw KC.

R v HA (Aylesbury CC) – Junior Alone. HA charged with a number of serious sexual offences. After taking detailed instructions relating to HA’s upbringing and background and undiagnosed learning difficulties, Irfan identified the need for a forensic psychiatrist with a speciality of dealing with sexual offences. Irfan successfully persuaded the sentencing judge to adopt an exceptional course. HA received suspended sentences for all offences.

R v DR & others (Reading CC) – Led Junior. DR and 4 others charged with murder. Case complicated by the fact all 5 defendants were related to deceased. DR was the nephew. Further complication was the pathologist who could not identify cause of death. Irfan conducted all written and oral advocacy until 2 weeks before trial when the Judge granted leading counsel certificate and Sam Robinson KC joined the defence team. 4 days into trial, Sam & Irfan successfully negotiated with the prosecution and reduced the murder charge for DR to one of violent disorder.

R v EK & others (Cardiff CC) – Junior Alone for first defendant. EK charged with cultivation of cannabis on a farm in Wales. After careful consideration of the evidence, including phone and cell site, Irfan persuaded the prosecution to accept a guilty plea on the limited basis of EK being a gardener. EK released from prison at sentence hearing, having been sentenced to time served.

R v KW & others (Wood Green CC) – Junior Alone. KW, and three of his family members charged with modern slavery offences of holding a polish woman in a garden shed for around 6 years. Case involved developing case law as to what amounts to servitude. KW received lowest sentence.

R v NA & others (Snaresbrook CC) – Junior Alone for the first defendant. NA charged with PWITS class A, kidnap, and violent offences. There were significant number of legal arguments and trial eventually stopped after 4 days because of disclosure issues. Trial was relisted for a few weeks later, however before re-trial the Crown offered no evidence against NA based on addendum defence statement written submissions made by Irfan.

R v PC & others (Bournemouth CC) – Junior Alone for second defendant. PC charged with conspiracy & firearm offences. On first day of trial, disclosure issues raised by all defence team. Trial adjourned until new date. Before re-trial, and after further written submissions, prosecution offered no evidence against all defendants.

R v MS (Luton CC) – Junior Alone. MS raised defence of duress to supplying a significant number of drugs for a well-known drug dealer with whom she was in an intimate relationship. After extensive submissions on medical evidence and a forensic psychiatric examination of client, prosecution offered no evidence.

R v AH (Harrow CC) – Junior Alone for first defendant. AH charged with firearms offences with intent to kill. Using medical evidence, Irfan was able to significantly reduce the final sentence and persuaded HHJ to avoid a dangerousness assessment.

R v MM & others (Reading CC) – Junior Alone. MM charged with cultivation of cannabis in various property in and around London. IA successful resisted the prosecution introducing evidence into the case which had not be served formally. The prosecution accepted MM role as Gardner. At the sentence hearing he was sentenced to time served.

R v FD (Inner London CC) – Junior Alone – obtained a suspended sentence for PWITS of class A after negotiating and drafting acceptable basis of plea. Staring point would not have allowed a suspended sentence otherwise.