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Client cleared from SOCA money laundering investigation

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We were asked to represent an Indian national being investigated for large-scale money-laundering allegations by SOCA (Serious Organised Crime Agency). He had come under SOCA’s radar as a result of covert surveillance from London to the Midlands...

Undercover law enforcement officer in alleged international drugs smuggling ring

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MPR have been retained to defend a foreign national accused of participating in an international drug importation gang with links to South America and Africa. The case involves an undercover police officer who infiltrated the gang and may have acted as an...

Defending large-scale conspiracies and Organised Crime by Seema Parikh, Partner in the Complex Crime Team at MPR Solicitors

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Clients often do not really understand the meaning of “Conspiracy” but one can see the panic on their faces when the “C” word is used at charge at the police station and the automatic assumption that their case is far worse and more...

Acquittal secured by MPR barrister in "honour" kidnap and torture case

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We were instructed to represent a Defendant charged with kidnap, indecent assault, blackmail, s18 GBH (Grievous Bodily Harm) and false imprisonment in a trial which lasted over 8 weeks. Our client was one of 6 defendants in the trial, all charged with...

Attempted murder: MPR instructed to defend

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We have been instructed to represent a man charged with an attempted murder. The case attracted media coverage and the trial will take place next year. We anticipate complex forensic and medical issues to play a large part in this case. MPR’s serious...

Acquittal secured by MPR in conspiracy to commit armed robberies at Kingston Crown Court

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(See our News Archive 8 November 2010 for first reporting of this case) Today, we secured a unanimous not guilty verdict at Kingston Crown Court for our client who stood trial for several conspiracies to commit armed robberies across London and the South...

MPR success in conspiracy to defraud case

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The client was charged with conspiracy to defraud a local authority in the 1980s in connection with housing building grants. After the Crown Prosecution Service delayed in the service of outstanding case papers, we decided to instruct our own expert and also...

MPR secures only acquittal in students riots case

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(See our News Archive for 5 May 2011 for first reporting of this case) On 5 October 2011, a 16 year old schoolboy walked free from a central London Criminal Court after being found not guilty of one charge of violent disorder. This is the first and only...

MPR Solicitors defend a second person in Ealing Riots murder case

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We have been instructed to represent a second defendant in the Ealing Riots murder case. This Defendant faces a charge of perverting the course of justice and the case has been joined to the murder trial. MPR’s serious and complex crime team and...

MPR Solicitors and the London Riots murder: Richard Mannington Bowes

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We have been instructed to defend and represent the 16 year old youth charged with the murder of Richard Mannington Bowes during the Ealing riots this month. Our client is likely to face a trial sometime next year at the Central Criminal Court (Old Bailey)....

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