Inquest of Armanih Lewis-Daniel
Armanih Lewis-Daniel died at the age of 24 from fatal injuries sustained after falling from her flat on the seventh floor in Hatch Grove,...
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Inquest into the death of Justin barrett
PRESS RELEASE: We acted for the family of Justin Barrett, who was aged 45 when he tragically took his own life on 25 September 2019 as an...
- Nov 17
- 1 min
Prison officer convicted of Misconduct in Public Office
Imran Khan and Partners act for the family of Mesut Olgun who tragically died in HMP Hewell in June 2018. Following an extensive...
- Oct 11
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Successful outcome for Interested Party
James O’Hara represented WS, an interested party in confiscation proceedings before Portsmouth Crown Court. The prosecution’s position...
- Oct 2
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Inquest into death of Leighton Dickens
The inquest into the death of Leighton Dickens was heard before a jury and HM Assistant Coroner, Mr David Regan, at the South Wales...
- Sep 21
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Account Freezing Order Success
Our James O’Hara was successful in satisfying an applicant who obtained an Account Freezing Order, that the funds in the account did not...
- Aug 2
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Louis De Zoysa sentenced to life for the murder of Sergeant Ratana
Louis De Zoysa was born on the 17th July 1997. He was aged 13 years and 11 months when he was formally diagnosed with autism. On the 25th...
- Jul 6
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PRESS STATEMENT BY BARONESS DOREEN LAWRENCE OBE
This statement is made by Baroness Lawrence in her personal capacity, in response to the Crown Prosecution Service’s decision made on the...
- Jun 29
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Release of UCPI Interim Report & Statement of Baroness Lawrence
The Chair of the Undercover Policing Inquiry, Sir John Mitting, has today (29 June 2023) published the Inquiry’s Tranche 1 interim...
- Jun 28
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IKP support INQUEST’s No More Deaths Campaign
Imran Khan and Partners is supporting the charity INQUEST new campaign - No More Deaths - which seeks to challenge the lack of...
- Jun 26
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PRESS STATEMENT BY BARONESS DOREEN LAWRENCE OBE
This statement is made by Baroness Lawrence in her personal capacity, in response to the BBC special investigation into the Stephen...
- Jun 22
- 3 min
CONCLUSION OF THE INQUEST INTO THE DEATH OF BABY ASIAH NAVEAH KUDI
A five day inquest which examined the death of 20 month-old Asiah Kudi, known affectionately by the family as ‘Naveah’, has concluded at...
- Jun 13
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Inquest touching upon the death of Soldier Jayne Hill
Imran Khan and Partners Solicitors acted for Ms Julie Hill in Inquest proceedings at the Reading Coroner’s Court on 08-09 June 2023,...
- Jun 12
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Start of Baby Asiah Inquest
Imran Khan and Partners currently acts for the grandparents of Asiah Kudi, a 20 month old baby who died in December 2019 whilst residing...
- Jun 1
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Success in confiscation proceedings
James O’Hara acted in confiscation proceedings in which the prosecution contended the defendant had 100% of the equity in a property...
- May 2
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Confiscation Order Success for Interested party
James O’Hara represented DD, an Interested Party in confiscation proceedings. Following the service of evidence agreement was reached...
- Apr 26
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Birmingham Wall disaster sentencing hearing on 27 & 28 April
Following the conviction of the company and two directors of metal recycling firm, Hawkeswood Metal Recycling and Shredmet, now known as...
- Apr 26
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Family of woman Levi Bellfield claims to have murdered say Met failed them
Imran Khan and Partners support the family of Elizabeth Chau who disappeared in 1999. The family have accused the Metropolitan police of...
- Apr 21
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Police reform failure - an article by imran khan
Imran Khan writes for The Guardian on the police's failure to reform: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/apr/19/stephen-lawre...
- Mar 21
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PRESS STATEMENT BY BARONESS DOREEN LAWRENCE OBE
This statement is made by Baroness Lawrence in her personal capacity, in response to the Report of Baroness Louise Casey into policing....
- Mar 17
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NAZIR AHMED WINS APPEAL AGAINST SENTENCE IN LANDMARK JUDGMENT
Imran Khan KC of IK&P and Chloe Gardner of Nexus Chambers led arguments in the landmark judgment of R v Nazir Ahmed & Others in which...
- Mar 16
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Account Freezing Order application successfully opposed
James O'Hara acted on behalf of a company whose bank account was subject to an application by HMRC for an Account Freezing Order. The...
- Mar 13
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Procedural Failings in Account Freezing Order application
James O’Hara was instructed to oppose an application by HMRC for an Account Freezing Order over a company bank account. HMRC made an...
- Mar 8
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Major Settlement and Reform of Kent Police following tragic death of Matthew Mackell
Our client, Mr Michael Bond, has reached a major settlement with Kent Police as well as securing a range of important reforms of the...
- Mar 1
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Section 23 PoCA Application Success
James O’Hara acted for IK in an application pursuant to Section 23 PoCA 2002 (formerly known as a certificate of inadequacy application)....
- Feb 16
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Cold Case Forensics on ITV features Stephen Lawrence Murder
A three-part documentary series on ITV called Cold Case Forensics looks at the work carried out by forensic scientist Dr Angela Gallop...
- Feb 16
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Grenfell: System Failure – Scenes from the Inquiry
A new play about the Grenfell Tower Fire and the Inquiry into it will be at The Playground Theatre, The Tabernacle and Marylebone Theatre...
- Feb 3
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Joshua Ball: Inquest to open into death following restraint by Staffordshire Police
Joshua Ball, 26, died after being restrained by Staffordshire Police on 28 May 2018. Now, an inquest will open on 6 February 2023 to...
- Feb 3
- 2 min
Press Release: Brandon Duffus
We act for Brandon Duffus who, like far too many young Black males, suffered injury as a result of contact with the Metropolitan police....
- Jan 26
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Imran Khan KC interview in India: The Modi Question
Partner and Kings Counsel Imran Khan appears in BBC programme which was aired in two episodes. It is available to watch on iPlayer:...
- Jan 16
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Memorial event for Kunil Nur
17 January 2023 from 11am – 2pm Wigan Arrival Project, Pension Street, Wigan, WN1 2LP Please join us and Kunil’s family at the Wigan...
- Nov 25, 2022
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OPERATION ELABORATE LEAVES 100'S IN NEED OF SPECIALIST REPRESENTATION
More than 100 people have been arrested in the UK’s biggest ever fraud sting, it has been revealed yesterday. Operation Elaborate brought...
- Nov 22, 2022
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Statement of the families of workers killed following Birmingham wall collapse
Statement of the families of Mr Ousmane Kaba Diaby, Mr Saibo Sumbundu Sillah, Mr Bangally Tunkara Dukuray, Mr Almamo Kinteh Jammeh, Mr...
- Nov 18, 2022
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Not Guilty in manslaughter trial
Our James O’Hara acted for BA, who was charged with Manslaughter, Possession of a Firearm, and Perverting the Course of Public Justice. ...
- Nov 16, 2022
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Statement on behalf of the Grandparents of child ‘Delta’
The Child Safeguarding Practice Review released today shows that Brighton & Hove City Council Child Social Care (‘BHCC CSC’) could have...
- Nov 14, 2022
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Gangs and Murders
As of the 2nd of November 2022, there have been a recorded 90 homicides in London alone, and 127 in 2021. The majority of these were the...
- Nov 4, 2022
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INQUEST FINDS LEE BRADLEY BROWN DEATH AS A RESULT OF NEGLECT
Press Statement: The 5 day Inquest into the death of Lee Bradley Brown concluded today, 4th November 2022, over 11 years after he passed...
- Nov 3, 2022
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Statement of family of Yassar Yaqub
After 5 long years, the Inquest has concluded today at Leeds Crown Court. Mohammed Yaqub, Yassar’s father, said: “We have not been able...
- Oct 25, 2022
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Death in Dubai Police Custody – Inquest begins on 31 October
Imran Khan and Partners act for the family of Lee Bradley Brown who died in police custody in Dubai in 2011. The Inquest will begin on 31...
- Oct 21, 2022
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James O’Hara secures release of £250k for client from an Account Freezing Order
Our James O’Hara, instructing Sarah Wood of 5 St. Andrews Hill, secured the discharge of an Account Freezing Order (AFO) obtained by Her...
- Oct 21, 2022
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IICSA publishes final report
Today the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) released its final report. It contains 20 recommendations to the government...
- Oct 4, 2022
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Economic Crime Bill - Powers to Seize Cryptoassets
Law enforcement agencies are set to receive extended powers to seize, freeze and recover cryptoassets used to launder the proceeds of...
- Sep 29, 2022
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Criminal trial into Birmingham wall deaths begins on 4 October 2022
Almamo Kinteh Jammeh, Ousmane Kaba Diaby, Bangally Tunkara Dukuray, Saibo Sumbundu Sillah and Mahamadou Jagana were all fatally crushed...
- Sep 22, 2022
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Account Freezing and Account Forfeiture Orders
The relevant provisions appear at Chapter 3B of PoCA 2002 titled ‘Forfeiture of Money Held in Certain Accounts’. The test to be applied...
- Sep 22, 2022
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Assumptions: PoCA 2002
The relevant provisions appear at s.10 PoCA 2002, titled ‘Assumptions to be made in case of criminal lifestyle’. The vast majority of...
- Sep 22, 2022
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Confiscation: Third Party Interests
Sections 10A and 18A of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (‘PoCA’) provide the framework for Crown Court Judges to determine property...
- Sep 22, 2022
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Confiscation: ‘Obtaining’
The purpose of confiscation proceedings, which is clearly stated in the explanatory notes to PoCA 2002, is to “recover the financial...
- Sep 22, 2022
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Confiscation v Liquidation and/or Bankruptcy
The key provisions of PoCA relating to Liquidation and/or Bankruptcy are s.84(2)(d) which provides that “references to property held by a...
- Sep 22, 2022
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S.23 PoCA v Appeal
S.23 of PoCA gives a Defendant an opportunity to persuade the Crown Court that their available amount is inadequate for payment of any...
- Sep 22, 2022
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Hidden Assets
The term ‘Hidden Assets’ is familiar to all who have experience of confiscation proceedings in the Crown Courts in England and Wales....
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