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Barnaby Jameson |
Call: 1993
Practice
Barnaby Jameson specialises in terrorist offences, international money laundering, drugs and duty offences, corruption, fraud, aviation and nuclear security offences and breaches of official secrecy.
He has a particularly detailed knowledge of terrorism law. His expertise covers all legal aspects of terrorism, including the practical application of the Terrorism Acts (2000, 2005, and 2006) and the Anti-terrorism Crime and Security Act 2001 – in particular the arrest and detention of terrorist suspects, Code H interviews and disclosure in terrorist cases.
Terrorist work is undertaken at the most serious level including conspiracy to murder and conspiracy to cause explosions with intent to endanger life.
Publications: “A Practitioner’s Guide to Terrorist Trials” (2007).
Lectures: ‘Defence Issues in Terrorist Cases’ (18 Red Lion Court International Conference on Terrorism Law).
Panels: A-list, A-G’s Panel of Advocates.
Recent Cases
Terrorism
Ibrahim and others: defence counsel, ‘21/7’ London Bombing Case: conspiracy to bomb tubes and buses on the London Transport network.
Money laundering
El-Kurd and others: laundering of £80 million through a London bureau-de-change (pre-POCA 2002).
Frolovs and others: complex money laundering and duty evasion case involving the removal of monies to Latvia, Poland and Russia through a network of 20 genuine and false bank accounts (POCA 2002).
Drugs
Jones: Atlantic shipment of £80 million-worth cocaine concealed in a UK-registered schooner
Duty evasion
Kelesides and others: conspiracy to smuggle 168 million contraband cigarettes into the U.K.
Fraud/corruption
Patel and Hofferer: ‘inside man’ conspiracy to defraud Camden Council of £1.7 million of housing benefit. Patel used his position as claims assessor in Camden’s housing benefits department to set up and clear hundreds of false payments. Hofferer posed as the landlord of properties and Patel used his unique password to enter false information, creating and approving false claims by “ghost “tenants “ and to create a series of direct payments into Hofferer’s account. Both were convicted of conspiracy to defraud.
Career
Called 1993, Middle Temple
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