Other Serious Crime

Overview

Members of Doughty Street continue to be instructed in other serious crime such as allegations of serious sexual offences, armed robbery, Class A importation and Proceeds of Crime offences.

Cases

R v Powell - blackmail and firearms offences against the QPR football chairman, Gianni Paladini.


R v Gordon - running of gun factory. Complex legal issue relating to identification and police disclosure.

R v Britton - conspiracy to pervert the course of justice involving allegations of police corruption in Essex.

R v Dimen - Million pound conspiracy to supply heroin.


R v Knaggs - Conspiracy to supply 5 tonnes of cocaine.

R v DSJ -one of the largest importations f ecstasy and amphetamine in recent years.

R v Gatsinzi & Ors - described by the BBC as "the UK's biggest ever stolen car racket".


R v DC - prison inmate charged with wounding with intent-allegations by defence of systematic torture by prison staff at HMP Frankland.

Sex cases

• R v Worboys - Black cab driver - serial sex offender.
  
  
• R v S - teenage Afghan refugee charged with multiple rapes of his foster carer.
  
  
• R v Jaramillo Aguilar Rape and sexual assault of neighbours 5-7 year old girls.
  
  
• R v Kamwa & Ors - trial of woman for trafficking and exploitation of young woman from Cameroon.
  
  
• R v M - rape allegations by 8 year old complainant.
  
  
• R. v G - rape allegation against city banker.
  
  
• R v X - child pornographic allegations against a well-known pop star.
  
  
• R v W - special needs teacher charged with multiple counts of cruelty against a severely disabled child.