Practice Profile
EducationLLB (Hons) Kingston University
Clients say...
“An
exceptionally bright barrister. He makes excellent tactical decisions and has
great judgment. Clients really respond well to him”
Susheel
Gil, Greens Solicitors
“Far
in excess of our expectations and would be pleased to recommend at any time”
Gerry
Hall – Managing Director – International
Procurement Services (Overseas) Ltd.
"Thorough,
conscientious and highly approachable in so far as acting in the best interests
of the client is concerned and generally"
Hannah
Venn-Munns, Dowse & Co.
“A real class act. Imran never disappoints”
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Crime
Imran is an
extremely experienced senior Barrister who specialises in Criminal defence
work. He deals in serious cases and is especially known for his expertise in
Murder and serious violence
Fraud of all kind including money laundering and
confiscation
Serious sexual offences including historic
offending
As well as
conducting jury trials as leading counsel and as counsel acting on his own,
Imran has also built up a considerable following in advisory work. He advises
on all aspects of criminal law and procedure and can be instructed privately to
advise on and pursue cases to appeal. Imran is regularly instructed to appear
in the Court of Appeal and is happy to assist clients who have had unsuccessful
outcomes in the lower court.
Imran prides
himself on delivering excellence whenever instructed. He is often praised for
his approachability and his ability to put clients at their ease whatever their
situation. He has a reputation as a fearless and seasoned advocate with first
class cross-examination skills.
Imran regularly represents both residential and commercial landlords and tenants in the civil and criminal courts. He has particular interest in HMOs and is routinely instructed to deal with contested HMO cases in the Magistrates Court and on Appeal to the Crown Court where detailed and specialist knowledge is required. His thorough knowledge of and total confidence in criminal and civil jurisdictions make him an ideal choice for cases of this sort.
Civil
For over 20
years Imran has practised in a wide range of civil work and has expertise in:
Civil Fraud
Actions against the police, including malicious
prosecution, false imprisonment, assault and battery
Torts, including personal injury and professional
negligence
Contracts
Trusts
Employment
Imran has
particular skill and ability in advisory and drafting work. In cases of urgency
he is able to draft pleadings within an extremely short turn around time
(usually within hours of being instructed). Imran is an experienced civil
advocate remarked on for the hard advocacy skills he is able to bring across
from his criminal practice. As well as being routinely instructed in
multi-track cases in the County Court he also appears in trials in the High
Court.
Some Notable cases
Crime
- R v C & others: Murder - Defendant acquitted of murder. This case
raised interesting questions of causation where psychiatric evidence
confirmed that the deceased had died after having withdrawn from taking
nutrition as a direct result of a series of attacks in his own home. The
case involved detailed analysis of cell-site data and call traffic as well
as blood spatter and contested DNA evidence
- R v DP & others: Murder – Defendant
acquitted of murder in a gang-land shooting. The case involved extremely
detailed and voluminous cell-site data and experts on both sides. Also
involved experts in facial-mapping, CCTV, call data, ballistics, firearm
discharge residue
- R v S & 1 other: Murder - Joint-enterprise
murder with psycho-sexual elements
- R v JJH: Complex, multi-handed
cross-jurisdictional money laundering case. Represented main Defendant.
Case involved the transmission of hundreds of £millions into the Chinese
corridor. Issues included: breaches of Money Laundering Regulations,
satellite civil litigation involving the appointment of interim receivers,
satellite criminal litigation and laundering of the proceeds of organised
crime including human trafficking, civil restraint proceedings, tax fraud,
piercing corporate veil, trusts and confiscation amongst others. Defendant
had created and interleaved hundreds of corporate vehicles in order to
mask high value and long-running frauds.
- R v JJH: In confiscation – successfully reduced
claimed confiscation from £465million to just £1.7m
- R v H: Historic familial sex abuse described
by trial judge as “the most serious case that (he) had ever come across at
the Bar or on the Bench”. Issues included admissibility of bad character
(sexual abuse against another daughter) admissibility of victim’s attempts
on the lives of her children in consequence of the trauma resulting from
the sexual abuse, admissibility of ‘confession’ type evidence where
defendant had made admissions to psychiatrist following the intervention
of the Official Solicitor in Wardship proceedings, admissibility of
confession in interview where confession was based on earlier admissions
to psychiatrist.
- R v M: Historic familial sex abuse spanning
over 40 years. This case involved a number of complainants each of whom
made allegations against the defendant and one who made allegations
against the defendant with the connivance and participation of his wife
- H v R: Court of Appeal – represented appellant
after his conviction for 6 counts of sexual offences. The appellant’s
trial counsel had advised against an appeal and client instructed us on a
direct access basis. Appealed out of time and secured quashing of all
convictions on the grounds of a serious misdirection in law
Civil
- S v Police: Civil action against police. Claimant
arrested for sexual assault. Alleged assault and battery in the course of
arrest and false imprisonment. Claimed aggravated and exemplary damages.
Claimant suffered serious relapse of long-standing serious psychiatric
condition that he claimed was triggered by the assaults and false
imprisonment.
- PR v B: Civil Fraud. Multi £million High Court
Civil litigation following the Claimant’s acquittal in the Crown court for
fraud and money laundering
- Licensed for Direct Access
- Approved Pupil Supervisor
- Advocacy Trainer