Peter Guest

Cases

Asset Forfeiture & Confiscation

R v S [2019] ongoing – contested application for appointment of an enforcement receiver and increase in available amount.

R v Nadarajah – leading counsel in lengthy confiscation hearing (not trial counsel).

R v Nicolas – 2 week confiscation hearing in an international fraud (not trial counsel)

R v MN – confiscation appeal.

R v JG

R v GM

Criminal Defence

Murder and Serious Violence

R v J [2019] ongoing – assisting an offender, following shooting of a youth.

R v Ball [2018] – manslaughter.

R v Ibrahim [2018] – GBH (reduced from original charge of murder).

R v G [2017] – encouraging his 8 year old son to commit acts of terrorism.

R v Shilling [2016] – principal defendant in conspiracy to import automatic weapons – “largest ever seizure”.

R v Lotts – murder.

R v Sulkaj – murder.

R v Tasker – appeal against a murder conviction.

R v JN – murder.

R v Johnson – leading counsel in contract shooting.

R v Dalzell – attempted murder.

R v Ali – Riot.

Drugs Offences

R v Gould [2019] – principal defendant in conspiracy to deal Class A drugs on South Coast.

R v O’Neil [2018] – importing and selling counterfeit Viagra.

R v Smith [2018] – cocaine supply.

R v Ruckledge [2017] – conspiracy to import and supply huge quantities of cocaine and cannabis, hidden in chicken carcasses.

R v Stanton [2017] – supply of 100+ kg Class A – Operation Rodrigo.

R v Parish [2016] – importation of 200kg cocaine.

R v Samad – leading counsel for principal defendant dealing in multi-kilo transactions across county borders.

R v Redfern – leading counsel acting for a corrupt police officer, dealing in drugs.

R v Simmons – multi-kilo heroin dealing.

R v Poole – multi-kilo cocaine dealing.

R v Slowey – leading counsel in multi-kilo heroin dealing.

R v Stanton – appeal resulting from conviction following importation of 300+ kg cocaine.

R v McDonald – multi-kilo cocaine dealing.

R v Scott – multi-kilo cocaine dealing.

R v Bullici – leading counsel in multi-kilo heroin dealing.

Serious Crime

R v T [2020] ongoing – conspiracy to commit armed robbery of security vans.

R v Nguyen [2019] – leading counsel for organiser of people trafficking from Asia.

R v Lloyd – leading counsel for armed robber of security vans.

R v AS – armed robbery of a jeweller by a youth.

R v Nicolov – professional safe cracker.

R v Gadzijeva – leading counsel in trial for people trafficking, slavery and prostitution.

R v Coombs – leading counsel in professional armed kidnap.

R v Briah – kidnap, blackmail and false imprisonment.

R v Hoque – rape.

R v Baker – perverting the course of justice.

Fraud & Financial Crime

R v M [2018 & 2020] ongoing – leading counsel in fraud and handling trial; successfully led the defence argument resisting a prosecution appeal against earlier terminating rulings.

R v T [2020] ongoing – money laundering.

R v Solanki – leading counsel for principal of a money service business, which sent millions of pounds of criminal money to India.

R v Zhang [2019] – principal defendant in £1.6m money laundering.

R v Granger [2019] – leading counsel for principal defendant in conspiracy to launder the proceeds of stolen plant and machinery.

R v Francis [2018] – leading counsel for defendant, who laundered the proceeds of a housing benefit fraud.

R v Gill [2018] – money laundering.

R v Zhu [2018] – money laundering £400k.

R v Hassini [2018] – TOWIE star in boiler room fraud selling coloured diamonds.

R v Skarbalius [2016] – fraudulent gang master activity and property frauds.

R v Say [2016 & 2017] – leading counsel in pension fraud, involving investments in the Bahamas.

R v Dyszko [2016] – cash for crash.

R v Andrews [2015 & 2016] – leading counsel for principal defendant in mortgage frauds.

R v Illingworth [2015 & 2016] – leading counsel for defendant charged with building frauds.

R v Hughes [2015] – leading counsel for principal defendant engaged in the fraudulent importation of alcohol.

R v Shah – Leading counsel for barrister accused of mortgage fraud.

R v Simmons – boiler room fraud.

R v Magon – diversion fraud.

R v Saoussi-Tafroutti – leading counsel in duty fraud.

R v Khatab – leading counsel in investment fraud.

R v Fletcher – accountant charged with VAT fraud.

R v Qazi – mortgage fraud.

R v Beard – leading counsel in VAT fraud.

R v Morgan – leading counsel in duty fraud.

R v Roberts – leading counsel in duty fraud.

R v Gulyas – leading counsel in duty fraud.

R v Brown – money laundering.

R v Barkalov – money laundering.

R v Dennard – leading counsel in duty fraud.

R v Gell – leading counsel in duty fraud (Operations Fajita and Stockade).

Operation Methuselah – leading counsel in duty fraud appeal.

R v Duckney – leading counsel in duty fraud.

R v Bajwa – leading counsel in duty fraud.

R v Saini – insider dealing (FSA prosecution).

R v MG – cheating the revenue.

R v NB – money laundering.

R v DC – MTIC fraud and money laundering.

R v Richmond – leading counsel in MTIC and VAT fraud.

R v SA – MTIC fraud.

R v BR – duty fraud.

R v EJ – insurance and revenue fraud.

Regulatory Law

R v C [2019] ongoing – Environment Agency prosecution following events which led to a massive factory fire.

Representation of a mortgage broker in FCA proceedings in the Upper Tribunal.

Representation of a rugby union county manager before a RFU disciplinary tribunal.

R v Jones – polluted South Wales’ main water reserve.