Overview
Regularly instructed in cases of gravity including allegations of violence, drug importations, sexual offences, arson, fraud, money laundering, armed robbery, aggravated burglary, large scale public disorder, including football related incidents, and firearms.
- Undertakes appellate work, disciplinary proceedings, judicial review and prison law matters
- In 2002 was one of 30 people who were selected for and completed a course on immigration and human rights.
- Undertakes criminal cases with an immigration aspect or which involve immigration offences
- He prides himself on hard work, thorough preparation and good client care. He adopts a modern approach, using information technology. Including laptop, portable printer and electronic resources, at court
- Takes instructions on a direct access basis, having completed the approved Bar Council Course
- Represents private clients in road traffic, including those which have resulted in fatalities, and other matters
- Has a special interest in Proceeds of Crime and lectures to students on the Manchester Metropolitan University Bar Vocational Course
- Regularly gives lectures to solicitors on various topics including prison law and criminal law
- Advises and assists at the Manchester University law clinic
He is recommended as leading junior in the latest edition of the Legal 500 within the Northern Circuit for Criminal law. Prison Law He represents prisoners charged with offences against prison discipline, He also appears at parole and lifer panel hearings.
Public Law He has advised on judicial review in matters relating to criminal law and prison law. R v Mercer involved a challenge to the decision of a Magistrates' Court to commit a youth for trial.
Recent Cases He has been instructed in many voluminous, complex and significant cases, in his own right and as junior counsel, including the following:
Appeals
- R v Norman Scarth - succesful appeal against sentence for contempt of court. The appellant was an 85 year old decorated Second World War veteran. The case generated substantial media interest.
Drugs cases
- R v Kenny, Bolton Crown Court - Operation Perryville. Class A drug conspiracy. Twenty six defendants. Case severed into several trials.
- R v Orrell, Liverpool Crown Court - Operation Windle, thirteen handed drug case.
- R v Fernhead, Manchester Minshull St Crown Court - Operation Marengo, eighteen defendants, class A drug conspiracy.
- R v Sindhu, Manchester Crown Court - Led junior in 5 handed European Drug importation.
- R v Partington, Liverpool Crown Court - conspiracy to supply cocaine. Resulted in a lengthy proceeds of crime application.
Financial crime
- R v Ball, Plymouth Crown Court - Led Junior in conspiracy to commit fraud with a value in excess of £1 million.
- R v Abbas, Bolton Crown Court - Led Junior in conspiracy to commit fraud, Bolton Crown Court.
- R v Maqsood Ahmed, Luton Crown Court - Operation Movement. Led junior in conspiracy to steel and money laundering. 14 handed case, split into several lengthy trials. Involved the theft of high performance vehicles and their onward shipment to Africa. Described by the sentencing Judge as the largest case of its kind ever in the UK. The prosecution sought a confiscation order in excess of £2m. An order of £1,500 was negotiated.
Serious/ Organised Crime
- R v Thompson, Manchester Crown Court - Successful application to stay the indictment as an abuse of process. Firearms case.
- R v Bourke, Liverpool Crown Court - Firearms case in which exceptional circumstances were found to justify departing from the 5 year minimum sentence. 9 months imposed.
- R v Gow, Leeds Crown Court - 13 handed conspiracy to burgle. Due to leader''s absence conducted substantial parts of the case alone.
- R v Nudds, Bradford Crown Court - Led junior in a multi-handed conspiracy to burgle.
- R v Higgs, Preston crown Court - Led junior in a trial and retrial for privately funded case of dangerous driving. The case involved serious and permanent personal injury to the complainant. Defendant acquitted following retrial.
- R v Bradshaw, Leeds Crown Court - Led Junior in a 4 week trial defending man charged with 40 counts of arson.
- R v Ayub, Minshull Street Crown court - Led junior in 11 week trial involving 7 defendants on charges of conspiracy to kidnap and false imprisonment.
- R v Michael Hayes, Liverpool Crown Court conspiracy to rob and armed robbery.
- R v Maude, Bradford Crown Court 8 handed conspiracy to commit burglary and money laundering.
Ongoing cases
- R v Bertenshaw - Manchester Minshull Street Crown court - Operation Zeus - Largescale police undercover operation into the supply of class A drugs. 30 defendants.
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Year of Call
2001
Education
Sheffield LLB (Hons)
Email Address
a.waldman@doughtystreet.co.uk
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