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9 Carmelite Street
London EC4Y 0DR
Tel: 020 7936 6300
Fax: 020 7936 6301
Out of Hours Number:
07760 261 795
Email clerks team
LDE: 226
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| Colin Aylott |
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PRACTICE
Specialist defence advocate with experience in all areas of serious crime and complex fraud. Regularly instructed as leading counsel in serious and complex cases. Substantial experience in cases of complex fraud, international money laundering, revenue offences, murder, kidnapping, terrorism and major drug conspiracies. Financial crime practice encompasses civil restraint proceedings, confiscation and cash seizure proceedings.
He has also appeared regularly before the Privy Council on behalf of the Mauritian Government and before a range of professional disciplinary tribunals.
Extensive experience acting for large companies defending Trading Standards prosecutions.
Current cases include Operation Ghast [16 handed multi-million MTIC and money laundering], Operation Exhort [“Cash for crash” insurance fraud and linked mortgage fraud], Operation Karnak [£45 million conspiracy to supply cannabis] and Operation Leonin. [Conspiracy to supply 300 kilogrammes of cocaine].
2009 CASES INCLUDED
R v S (Southwark) - Operation Sunbird. £20 million fraud on Natwest Bank.
R v T - Gunpoint prison van escape of prisoner being produced at Barking Magistrates Court. Complex cell site analysis.
R v H – Led junior acting for director of accident management company. Allegations of large scale insurance fraud.
R v K – Conspiracy to defraud, three month trial, fraud perpetrated on Barclays Bank and £1.5 million laundered through solicitor’s client account.
R v M – Conspiracy to fraudulently trade, money laundering and Insolvency Act offences. Linked BERR and FPS prosecutions. Acted for company director who was the main defendant.
2008 CASES INCLUDED
R v H (Southwark) - Acted for main defendant. Fraud on RBS and Lombard Finance by directors of London bar chain.
R v D – Operation Chord. Leading junior for main defendant in 13 handed large scale and complex car ringing case.
Elaheebocus v The State of Mauritius – Privy Council. Instructed by the Government of Mauritius. [Reported [2009] UKPC 5]
R v L (CCC) – Murder
R v B (CCC) - Murder
2007 CASES INCLUDED
R v Rahman – Instructed as leading junior. Defendant charged with various offences under the Terrorism legislation including preparation of terrorist acts, possession of an article for a purpose connected with commission of an act of terrorism and dissemination of a terrorist publication. Now reported as leading authority on sentencing in terrorism offences [R v Rahman [2009] 1 Cr.App.R. (S) 70]
R v B - Operation Hobart – Led junior in conspiracy to traffic in cocaine, cannabis and
amphetamine (RIPA and Colombian intercept issues).
R v Khan – Leading junior representing surgeon allegedly involved in large scale conspiracy to supply heroin to undercover police officers. Acquitted after three month trial.
R v C - (CCC) Wealthy property developer acquitted of attempted murder of wife.
R v Dyer - (CCC) Gang related murder. Dispute between rival East London gangs. Defendant alleged to be prime-mover in revenge killing.
R v Miah - (CCC) Allegation of baby shaking.
OTHER ACTIVITIES
Legal and technical adviser to Granada Television on the ITV Drama “The Jury” (script by Peter Morgan “The Last King of Scotland”, “The Queen”) and Company Pictures / Channel 4.
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
Criminal Bar Association
South Eastern Circuit
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