Daisy Monahan

Cases

Asset Forfeiture & Confiscation

Daisy has defended in POCA hearings and has written an advice in the matter of R v DT concerning the recoverability of £500,000.

Crime

Daisy has defended and prosecuted in a wide range of cases covering sexual assault, violent crime, drugs, burglary, robbery, public order and road traffic matters.  She was recently led junior counsel in a multi-handed drugs matter at Harrow Crown Court.

R v M and ors – Led by Brian Reece. Defendant accused of participating in a conspiracy to supply drugs with a street value over £100,000.

R v S – A long-term, repeat offender given an ATR after pleading guilty to a burglary.

R v P – Obstruct police. Crown offered no evidence after conceding non-defendant’s bad character and hearsay applications relating to the conduct of police officer witnesses.

R v S – Acquittal after trial in an assault matter featuring two corroborative prosecution witnesses.

R v B – Suspended sentence in an ABH matter involving an elderly complainant where the client at the relevant time was having a hypoglycaemic episode.

R v C – Successful submission of no case to answer in a high-value criminal damage matter.

R v D – Allegation of theft made against a youth. Charge was dismissed following successful s78 argument in respect of ID evidence obtained in breach of PACE.

R v M – Successful bail application where client charged with Section 18 assault.

Fraud & Financial Crime

Daisy was instructed by the SFO as disclosure counsel on the Euribor benchmark rigging case (R v Bittar and ors), which resulted in four convictions.

Tax Appeals

Daisy has worked on three civil VAT fraud cases for HMRC, assisting with marshalling the evidence and drafting statements of case, opening notes and schedules. She appeared as led junior counsel in the First Tier Tribunal in HMRC v ATML.

Public Law

Daisy is currently working on the Inquiry into Undercover Policing.