AREAS OF PRACTICEMartin is instructed in the most substantial and complex cases of fraud, drugs, terrorism, murder and other serious cases. He takes leading and Junior work but in recent years he has more commonly led in cases such as fraud, corruption, money laundering and drugs cases. Martin has extensive experience of Serious Fraud (including SFO/MTIC work) and related Confiscation proceedings. He has advised and appeared in complex contested cases in the Crown Court, the High Court and the Court of Appeal. He is used to working with substantial amounts of paperwork and is computer literate. Martin is experienced in cases involving experts, particularly in cell site, computers, telephone and other such evidence. In the last few years Martin has developed a niche practice in appeals against costs decisions and has been reported in decisions of costs Judges, the High Court and the VHCC appeals committee where he has been unusually successful in taking points of principle. Martin has substantial experience of VHCC cases and is adept at completing the necessary VHCC task plans and work logs. Martin is now a member of the LSC VHCC appeals committee. NOTABLE CASESMartin has been instructed in a number of serious cases in recent years but as a guide, the following cases reflect the type of work Martin undertakes:- Stone – led junior – SFO – shareholder fraud. Durojaiye (Leading junior – Local Authority planning officer Corruption and related confiscation). Lee (leading junior – Mortgage fraud – contested confiscation proceedings). Elliott (Gang juvenile Murder – led by QC). Choudhury (Gang Murder – led by QC). Scamp (Murder – led by QC). Tyler (Money laundering – confiscation). Syed – Led junior – SFO – Cheney Pension fraud resulting in inquiry into how pension schemes should be run. Karim – led junior – MTIC fraud of £35million. Leonard (Confiscation of many £millions including applying for and being granted a certificate of inadequacy while running collateral arguments for a stay of proceedings in the enforcing Magistrates Court). Bari (Leading junior – Fake documents for Immigration). Malone (Murder – alleged homophobic attack– led by QC). Pham (leading junior – Money laundering the profits of a cannabis cultivation business). Holtom (Manslaughter in Health & Safety context).
In 2010/11, Martin has been involved in the following cases:- R v A – sole junior in lengthy Old Bailey trial of a large number of juveniles charged with serious gang related violence. R v Adeyemi – Leading junior – £140 million multi-handed MTIC fraud. R v Chambers – Leading junior – largest ever flying squad investigation into high value jewellery smash and grabs. Led for one of the principal defendants in the main trial leading to successful defence. R v Dawodu – leading junior in a mortgage fraud involving solicitors and accountants defrauding various Welsh lenders. After an initial first trial being halted part way through for lack of disclosure, the re-trial was stayed as an abuse of process on the primary ground that the Crown had failed in it's disclosure obligations. R v H – leading junior – large scale drug importations- acting for one of the principal defendants – stayed at re-trial for abuse of process as a result of the failures in disclosure – A terminatory ruling appeal to the Court of Appeal has recently been allowed. A third re-trial is pending. R v Percival – Robbery & kidnap trial based almost exclusively on CCTV/facial imagery expert evidence and telephone/cell site evidence. R v B - Murder/Manslaugher - provocation issues - led by QC. R v JM – multiple handed large scale operation involving money bureau proceeds of crime proceedings – Related confiscation & restraint proceedings. R v H - substantial VHCC confiscation cases - contested trial due to last 3 weeks in 2012. Martin is currently acting in a number of substantial fraud, money laundering and drug importation cases. He is due to start the defence of one of the few contested riot cases in January 2012. He is also retained to advise in several high value confiscation cases (including VHCC), enforcement applications and applications for certificates of inadequacy. Martin is happy to give advice in private cases and can accomodate conferences at short notice in London and elsewhere. REPORTED CASESR v Smith (Henry Lee) [2007] Crim.L.R 325 (Archbold 2011 Para 4-40 & 13-29) Lord Chancellor v Purnell QC & McCarthy [2010] Costs L.R. 81, QBD Lord Chancellor v AJ Solicitors & McCarthy [2011] EWHC 2113 (QB) Smith v CPS [2005] EWHC 3506 (Admin) MO, & Others, R [2011] EWCA Crim 2854 (8 Dec 2011) MEMBERSHIPSMember of Criminal Bar Association Member of South Eastern Circuit Member of the Proceeds of Crime Lawyers Association Member of the LSC VHCC appeals committee. OTHER INFORMATIONRegistered pupil supervisor Martin is Licensed to take Direct Access work. CONTACT DETAILSThis e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it |
