Neelam Sharma

Cases

Criminal Defence

• R v Rastogi & others – Second junior in one of the largest multi million pound global frauds to be prosecuted in the UK. She was heavily involved in preparing the cross examination and drafting the legal arguments
• R v Rigden & others – Junior counsel in complicated ‘phoenix’ fraud.
• R v Fensham & others – Junior counsel in carousel fraud.
• R v Naeem & others – Instructed in her own capacity in £2million banking fraud.
• R v M (2005) – Instructed in her own capacity in a case of stranger rape/indecent assault on a disabled complainant.
• R v H (2005) – Instructed in her own capacity where the defendant was charged with nine counts of rape where the prosecution were given leave to call evidence of seven previous allegations of rape by a previous complainant.
• R v H (2006); R v K (2007); R v W (2008) – Instructed in her own capacity as defence advocate in historical rape allegations, ‘date’ rape and allegations involving child complainants.