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MPR’s Private Client Department was instructed to represent an individual charged with possession of a substantial amount of MDMA (Class A drugs). Unusually, the client had been charged with simple possession rather than possession with intent to...
Seema Parikh, Head of Private Client at MPR Solicitors and specialist pre-charge advice criminal defence solicitor was instructed to take over the representation of a Financier and HNW individual being investigated for serious allegations of rape. The...
MPR solicitors Private Client Team were retained to provide pre-charge advice to a City professional who was originally arrested for allegations of cyberstalking and controlling and coercive behaviour on an ex-partner. We were instructed by our client after...
The MPR Private Client Department headed by Partner Seema Parikh have been instructed to provide pre-charge advice to a City Banker for allegations of stalking which are being investigated by police. Our client is a senior Banker at one of the top Private...
Seema Parikh, Partner at MPR solicitors has been retained to advise and represent a professional boxer charged with a racially aggravated Public Order Offence which allegedly occurred at a well-known Shopping Centre in Central London. Our Private Client...
We acted for an amateur boxer charged with attempted murder of his sparring partner in Surrey. The trial took place at Guildford Crown Court under Covid19 restrictions and lasted 2 weeks. The incident arose from an unofficial sparring match in a local...
By Seema Parikh , Partner at MPR solicitors – Complex and Serious Crime Team and Head of Private Client The New Year ushered in silently the arrival of 8 new guidelines for sentencing offenders convicted of firearms offences from the unlawful...
We were instructed on a private retainer to advise and represent a university undergraduate at a prestigious Russell Group university who had been charged with a conspiracy to supply class A drugs including cocaine, ecstasy and LSD along with 9 others. The...
MPR solicitors secure basis of plea for undergraduate on drugs charges to avoid custodial sentence Our client was charged with possession with intent to supply cannabis. The police stopped a vehicle with 3 occupants and a rucksack containing drugs was found...
Seema Parikh, Partner in the Private Client Department at MPR solicitors has been retained to advise and represent a senior teaching professional at a prestigious public school in respect of allegations of sexual assault at the pre-charge stage. The case...
MPR solicitors Private Client Defence Team were instructed by a HNW client to crisis manage and advise in a blackmail case. Our client had used the services of a well known international dating site for typically wealthy older men. He became the...
Seema Parikh, Partner specialising in Serious and Complex Crime from the Private Client Team at MPR solicitors has been instructed by a senior diplomat to advise and represent their interests and provide strategic pre-charge advice. Pre-charge advice,...
Our client was duped into importing several kilos of Class A drugs professionally concealed in what has been described by U.K. Border Force as a “ sophisticated concealment bearing all the hallmarks of a professional organised crime group”....
Up to £3.5 billion may have been paid out to companies and individuals for fraudulent claims in relation to the government's coronavirus job retention scheme and other coronavirus financial support schemes such as bounce back loans and grants....
Following the recent successful hack by the NCA (National Crime Agency) acting together with other world wide law enforcement agencies MPR Solicitors have been instructed to act in a case for one of the defendants charged with a conspiracy to money...
Seema Parikh from the Private Client Team at MPR solicitors was instructed to deal with crisis management on behalf of a business owner of a successful PR company and to make written representations to the police and CPS not to pursue a criminal...
MPR have been instructed to design and help implement Anti-Money Laundering (AML) procedures within a large multi-national company that will deal with their regulatory and compliance concerns. This involves an in depth analysis of each stage of...
We have been instructed to defend one of several suspects in connection with the murder of the Bury based boxer Cole Kershaw in what the police are describing as a targeted hit. On 12 th August 2020 Greater Manchester Police attended the scene of a shooting...
We have been instructed to advise and represent a foreign national being extradited to the U.K. for a professional hit on a target in Manchester. The case is a complex conspiracy to commit murder and money laundering linked to organised crime...
At MPR Solicitors we have the expertise to be able to make representations on your behalf to the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS). This will normally be the case if you have been sent a Minded To Bar letter for referral to be included in a...
Our client was unanimously found Not Guilty by a jury at Isleworth Crown Court this month following a 2 week trial which took place under the new Covid-19 protocols for jury trials. We were one of the first murder cases in the country to be heard under the...
Our client is a young adult ( just turned 18 this year) charged with one count of attempted murder which allegedly took place in a park in Woking and involved a weapon. The case is complex and serious in nature. The stakes are high due to the nature...
We have been instructed to represent and advise a youth who has been charged along with 6 others with wounding with intent involving a stabbing on a joint enterprise basis. The incident took part in a busy part of West London and involves hours of CCTV. ...
Our client who is a youth was charged along with 5 other adults of attempted murder (using an unlawful firearm ) and with conspiracy to commit grievous bodily harm. The case involved a stabbing and a shooting and was gang-related in Isleworth. The case...
We have been instructed to represent a vulnerable individual charged with murder of another in Weybridge, Surrey. The case has received local and national media coverage. The firm was selected for its highly personalised and professional approach towards...
The firm was contacted by the family of a man arrested on suspicion of murder – the Capital’s 142 nd murder in 2019 to defend and represent his interests at the police station. Seema Parikh, Partner in the Serious and Complex Crime Team at MPR...
Our professional client faced attempted murder and s18 Grievous Bodily Harm with intent following an argument outside a famous venue which resulted in our client driving a vehicle at the victim and causing life threatening and changing injuries. The case...
MPR solicitors have been instructed to represent one out of 14 Defendants charged with drugs supply and money laundering offences spanning county lines in the Home Counties. The case is ongoing and the trial will be fixed for an early date in 2020. At MPR...
MPR solicitors has developed an envious position as a niche firm for professional clients who are facing criminal allegations. The types of offences can range from motoring offences all the way to murder including domestic violence. There are many different...
Abdullah Al-Yunusi of MPR Solicitors has been retained by an Indian Steel company to advise and recover funds paid to overseas companies in sham transactions for plant and machinery. At MPR we can act for companies and individuals all over the...
Our client’s mother has instructed our firm’s Serious and Complex Crime Team to represent and advise her son in relation to serious charges of attempted murder and conspiracy to commit Grievous Bodily Harm. The investigation has culminated...
Our client had been wanted since the beginning of 2017 by the UK authorities in relation to serious outstanding charges that he faced under the jurisdiction of England and Wales. A European Arrest Warrant had been executed and Interpol Red Flags assigned. He...
We have been instructed to defend a young client charged with another with murder which allegedly took place on Valentine’s Day 14.02.2018. The case has been widely reported in the media (please see links below) and the case is being investigated by...
Our client was charged with a section 18 Grievous Bodily Harm involving co-defendants. The charge is essentially one level down from a murder in the hierarchy of assault offences (common assault being the lowest to murder being the highest). The...
The firm was instructed for its expertise in Firearms Law and defending Firearms Offences which can in itself be a complex minefield incorporating various pieces of legislation and schedules and regulations. Our client was an avid collector of antiques and...
We were instructed to represent a young motorist who was charged with Driving whilst above the prescribed alcohol limit. In this particular case, he was 4 times over the legal limit, had collided with a stationary vehicle and was facing an immediate...
MPR’s Business Crime Team have been instructed to represent and advise a professional in the oil and gas industry in relation to charges of Conspiracy to make corrupt payments contrary to section 1 Prevention of Corruption Act 1906 and section 1 of the...
We have been asked to provide pre-charge advice and representation at the investigative stage by a senior professional in Procurement who has been asked to attend an interview by the SFO (Serious Fraud Office). The defence team is headed by Abdullah...
Unusually, our client was a female accused of stabbing her partner in a domestic related incident involving him and in the presence of their small child. Our client was acquitted and was able to restore some normality to her life and maintain a working...
The end of the festive period heralds one of the busiest weeks of the New Year for Family Law and Divorce enquiries. Coupled with this is the increase of allegations of domestic violence or domestic related abusive or controlling behaviour. We have seen a...
The firm has been instructed to represent one of 8 defendants who face trial on allegations of conspiracy to supply class A and class B drugs together with money laundering the alleged proceeds of criminal activity spanning over a 12 month period in London...
Operation Trident was the Met Police Specialist Unit originally set up to tackle gun crime in London’s Afro-Caribbean communities following several fatal shootings. By 2012 the Unit dealt with all non-fatal shootings and the new Trident Gang Crime...
We have been asked to advise at the pre-charge stage in a large-scale money laundering investigation being conducted by the National Crime Agency (NCA) formerly known as the Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA). The investigation involves the alleged...
Our client is a professional Accountant whose firm had acted for a food franchise business with cash takings who was being accused of dishonest VAT suppression for a large 7 figure sum. Following a VAT inspection HMRC found clear evidence of the VAT...
The firm’s Serious and Complex Crime Team were instructed to advise and represent an individual being investigated for election fraud in the local council elections in the Thames Valley Home Counties area. These were serious allegations that carry...
MPR’s Dispute Resolution team headed by Senior Partner Abdullah Al-Yunusi has been instructed by the Ministry of Justice in Iraq to defend a High Court claim in an on-going complex case involving one of its State Owned banks. The team was chosen...
MPR’s senior partner Abdullah Al-Yunusi who is a barrister with over 20 years’ experience in defending serious litigation, has been instructed by the Iraqi State owned Rafidain Bank in complex litigation at the High Court. Abdullah is acting for...
Our client, a law abiding citizen with no previous convictions was charged with sexually abusing his nieces when they were minors over 15 years ago. The case was investigated and prosecuted by the specialist Sexual Abuse and Exploitation Crimes Directorate...
We were instructed to provide pre-charge advice and representation at the police stage of the investigation into the alleged fraud committed on the estate of the deceased by a family member and beneficiary under the will. This was a complex investigation...
MPR’s Serious and Complex Crime Team have been instructed to defend a large-scale multi-defendant conspiracy to supply class A drugs cases, one of the largest undercover police operations targeting Serious Organised Crime in the Thames Valley area. ...
The Firm’s HNW department secured an acquittal in the Crown Court in a complex sexual assault allegation on board a transatlantic flight from the US to the UK. The case involved serious and complex issues of section 34 adverse inferences,...
MPR solicitors have been instructed this month to vigorously defend in a large-scale conspiracy to manage and run brothels in West London as part of the Met’s Serious Crime Group’s investigation into an alleged highly sophisticated crime network...
Our firm has been selected to represent in complex criminal cases involving large-scale drugs conspiracies in the West Midlands area due to our expertise and bespoke legal services in defending serious criminal cases in drugs, money laundering and fraud....
The firm has seen a rise in its pre-charge and second opinion advice in criminal cases from clients referred to the Firm through recommendation and its ability to offer no nonsense pragmatic advice. It is not uncommon for individuals particularly...
The Firm has been instructed to defend a youth charged with murder and attempted murder and the case will involve complex issues of joint enterprise and forensic evidence including pathological, toxicology and cell site evidence. MPR solicitors has vast...
Our professional client was arrested in a dawn raid on suspicious of fraud by abuse of position and money laundering over 6 months ago. The case involved a complex myriad of transactions and historical factual issues spanning 15 years. We were chosen for...
Our client was arrested at an awards ceremony in London in respect of allegations of sexual assault. Whilst at the police station he requested the services of MPR solicitors and we were able to provide our client with immediate legal advice and...
We have been retained by a former company director to defend in fraud proceedings involving the Met Police Force and the complex law of Procurement. The case is being investigated and prosecuted by the specialist Economic Crime Team at the CPS and involves...
MPR solicitors LLP were instructed to represent a professional client charged with several counts of conspiracy to defraud with 5 others in the largest Access to Work fraud prosecuted by the CPS Specialist Fraud Unit for the DWP- Operation Aguilar. The case...
Last month MPR were instructed to instigate a private prosecution in connection with a corporate fraud. We are pleased to announce that the dossier has now been handed to the authorities with a view to taking over the prosecution. Increasingly corporate and...
MPR solicitors were instructed to represent a British national who had been charged with possession of a forged identity document with intent contrary to section 4 of the Identity Documents Act 2010. He had made admissions in the police station interview to...
Today saw the arrest of 4 police officers by Surrey police into allegations of conspiracy to defraud and money laundering. The investigation is being conducted by the Serious and Organised Crime Team and also involves other agencies as the suspects involved...
Our client was accused of raping a fellow Cambridge University student in her halls of residence following a drunken night out in November 2014. He was found not guilty by a jury at Cambridge Crown Court yesterday following a two week trial. The issue in the...
Seema Parikh, Solicitor and Managing Partner of criminal defence specialists firm MPR solicitors in London takes a look at this much awaited Supreme Court ruling and why the law on joint enterprise (murder law) was so controversial and in many cases...
Last month the Court of Appeal ruled that the detention of David Miranda for 9 hours under the Terrorism Act 2000 was lawful however it also ruled that Schedule 7 of the Act was incompatible with the European Convention on Human Rights. Miranda had been...
Dawn raid by police caused the arrest of our client on allegations of being involved in the murder of a man in Hayes. Our client was one of several arrested for the murder. Due to the seriousness of the case, one of our Specialist Criminal Defence...
The Insurance Fraud Taskforce has conducted a yearlong review of what the major factors are behind insurance fraud and has come up with a series of recommendations for the legal sector. A list of conclusions includes: The SRA along with accident claims...
Seema Parikh trained to be a solicitor in London but between her professional studies, her passion for Art took her to Italy and Russia for 12 months where she was able to combine her legal knowledge with issues such as authenticity and art in crime such as...
The firm has been retained by the CEO and board of directors to advise on a variety of legal issues from disposal of shares, waiver of shareholder dividends, raising equity finance, waiver of pre-emption rights, employment issues, Regulatory advice, IP,...
The Firm’s Serious and Complex Crime team headed by Abdullah Al-Yunusi was instructed in a gangland style murder trial at Nottingham Crown Court. The client preferred a London firm of specialist criminal defence solicitors rather than the local Duty...
The Firm has been retained by the Board of Trustees to advise a prominent Mosque in the North of England on a variety of legal issues including a police investigation into the activities of a mosque official. Our solicitors are able to advise on a range of...
An eminent cardiologist was cleared last week of tax evasion. The jury took just two hours to return a unanimous Not Guilty verdict. Our client had been charged with cheating the public revenue and was being prosecuted by the specialist tax division of...
Abdullah Al-Yunusi has been instructed to a advise a leading professional in the energy sector in a ongoing bribery and corruption investigation involving some of the largest international companies in the oil and gas markets. Abdullah is recognised as...
Our client was charged and pleaded guilty to 30 charges of fraud by false representation. She was expecting a prison sentence. However, MPR solicitors were instructed to fully advise, represent and secure a non-custodial sentence if possible. The case on...
Specialist Metropolitan Police Task Force raided our client’s home address under a drugs warrant. Unbeknown to our client, a large amount of drugs were found and seized from an outbuilding on the 100 acre estate used by workers. The client’s...
MPR Solicitors are increasingly being asked to give second opinions in cases where clients or their family members are less than confident with their current legal team or have doubts which they would like explored by specialist criminal defence solicitors. ...
The firm’s Business Crime Team has been instructed to defend a Company Director in a prosecution being brought by Trading Standards into an alleged car-ringing fraud. The trial has been fixed for 2016. At MPR solicitors, we cover all types of Trading...
MPR solicitors were instructed to defend a Company Director being prosecuted by the Companies Investigation Branch (CIB). He faced director disqualification and hefty financial penalties. Prior to the court hearing, we fully analysed the CIB’s case...
Following proceedings lasting for over 3 years our client was finally cleared of all charges in relation to a massive VAT Fraud and Conspiracy to Cheat Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs being prosecuted by the Specialist Fraud Division of the CPS under...
Today heralds some dramatic changes to the Proceeds of Crime Act with the introduction of the Serious Crime Act 2015. Whilst POCA is well known as one of the most draconian pieces of legislation, the bad news is that it has just got even harder for those...
We were able to secure a 2.5 year sentence at Southwark Crown Court in one of the largest bribery and corruption investigations by the SFO and the City of London Police. It involved contracts in Egypt, The Russian Federation and Singapore valued at over...
Another success for the in-house advocacy team at MPR Solicitors in a drugs conspiracy case. Our client was from the North of England and selected us for our no nonsense approach and pro-active defence work. The case was litigated by an MPR solicitor from...
Following a 3 month trial with 10 defendants all charged with various conspiracies to commit murder, GHB and conspiracy to supply class A and B drugs, our client was unanimously acquitted of the conspiracy to commit murder. The case was being litigated by...
In 2008 the Specialist Crime Directorate of the Metropolitan Police raided 3 safety deposit centres in London and seized around 7000 boxes containing it is believed £14m in cash and millions of pounds worth of jewellery and art. They also found guns,...
MPR’s Extradition Team has been instructed in an on-going case in the Philippines involving a British fugitive wanted by the SFO (Serious Fraud Office) in a multi-million pound Corruption and Bribery case. A Red Notice was issued and...
Our corporate fraud team at MPR solicitors has seen a rise in instructions from entities and company directors in the areas of asset recovery, business crime, corporate fraud, reputation damage, cash seizures and HSE prosecutions. We also act in VAT...
Our client was charged with kidnap and false imprisonment and faced trial in the Crown Court. This was a serious case in which the consequences would have been substantial if our client had been convicted. We put together a cohesive defence team and...
A serious domestic violence case was dropped at Derby Crown Court by the CPS following our involvement in the case on behalf of our client. We were sought out by our client for our experience in defending professionals charged with domestic violence...
Our client a paramedic escapes a jail sentence for a failure of his duty after the death of a man who collapsed outside a hospital. The victim in this case was left to die from a heart attack after suffering from chest pains outside Walsall Manor Hospital in...
MPR solicitors represents another client in a football case. Our client admitted throwing a tangerine at rival Fulham fans and whilst he escaped being sent to prison he was given a 3 year ban from attending football matches. We are considering an appeal on...
In a prosecution bought by the Health and Safety Executive MPR were acting on behalf of a company director who faced charges including gross negligence manslaughter arising from a tragic accident in a factory in North London which left an employee dead....
MPR solicitors were chosen for their expertise in defending complex and serious crime and in particular complicated conspiracy cases. Our client is a local man from Portsmouth having been previously represented by a local law firm at the investigative...
MPR solicitors is a niche practice specialising in all aspects of serious and complex crime and professional discipline. We were chosen for our highly rated client focused approach and Partner-led solutions. We have specialist multi-disciplinary solicitors...
MPR solicitors were instructed to advise and represent a high-profile IT professional in a computer hacking case in London. The client was accused of hacking into personal accounts and stealing funds. The case involved complex cyber-crime issues and...
The Firm’s Managing Partner Seema Parikh has been included in the London 2014 Super Lawyers List as a recognised expert in Fraud and Criminal Law. No more than 5% of solicitors practising in London can be selected by the Thomson Reuters...
We were instructed by our client after he had been messed about by a previous firm in relation to a charge of domestic violence. Our client was a person of good character and there had been no history of previous violence between the parties. If our client...
Our client was the landlord of a large residential detached premises in a leafy upmarket suburb of London where the average house price in that street is in excess of £1 million. Police raided the premises after neighbours complained of strange goings...
MPR criminal defence solicitors have been instructed to represent an individual charged with witness intimidation and perverting the course of justice in the Thames Valley area. The case is linked to a serious multi-defendant trial at Aylesbury Crown...
The firm was chosen for its experience in successfully defending cases involving serious violence. Following a long trial, our client was unanimously acquitted of stabbing a man. The case involved complex forensic and medical issues. The solicitor with...
The Firm has been instructed to defend one individual in this cash for crash case in which gangs induce collisions with innocent third parties. The cars are then repaired by Accident Claims Companies requesting thousands of pounds in fraudulent repair work...
