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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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| Adrian Kayne |
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EDUCATION
LLB (Hons)
CALLED 1989 Inner Temple |
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PRACTICE
Substantial criminal Defence practice. Acts as a leading junior with a special interest in serious fraud, National Crime Squad and Customs and Excise Prosecutions, rape, indecent assault, homicide, attempted murder, major drug and other conspiracies, armed robbery and firearms offences.
COMPLETED CASES
R v Frigieri & Others, Woolwich Crown Court
Operation Eaglewood. Instructed as junior counsel in this conspiracy to launder the proceeds of crime (principally class A drug trafficking) on a massive scale. The prosecution alleged that approximately £100million of criminal property had been laundered through the defendant’s Bureau de Change in central London. The trial lasted 5 months.
R v Dao & Others, Kings Lynn Crown Court
Conspiracy to cultivate cannabis and conspiracy to money launder. Leading junior counsel in large cannabis factory conspiracy. The defendant was at the hub of this conspiracy which involved the discovery of 7 operational and professionally equipped cannabis factories in London, Norfolk and Lincolnshire. The criminal proceeds were laundered through the purchase and sale of domestic properties and commercial nail bars.
R v Dixon & Others, Liverpool Crown Court
Conspiracy to supply class A drugs. This was a major class A drugs distribution network operating in Liverpool and the North West and investigated by the Serious Organised Crime Agency. Instructed as junior counsel alone.
R v Gosling & Others, Newcastle Crown Court
Conspiracy to defraud. Instructed as junior counsel in a massive buy-to-let investor fraud, which was prosecuted by the Serious Fraud Office. The trial time estimate was in the region of 6 months. It was estimated that the total financial loss to private and institutional investors probably exceeded £80million.
NOTABLE CASES
R v Jones & Others, Liverpool Crown Court.
Operation Divert. Largest MTIC carousel fraud successfully prosecuted to date. Trial lasted 5 months. In excess of £400million worth of fraudulent trade culminating in a loss to the Revenue of over £85million.
R v B & Others, Southwark Crown Court
Operation Mazurka. Money laudering proceeds of large scale MTIC fraud. Underlying MTIC fraud involved over £200million worth of fraudulent trade culminating in a loss to the Revenue of over £30million. Leading Junior.
R v R & Others, Woolwich Crown Court
Major conspiracy to supply cocaine & possessing an arsenal of firearms & ammunition. Acted as junior counsel for one member of an alleged major North London crime family who were reported to have close links to the Adams crime syndicate.
R v H & Another, Croydon Crown Court.
Double male rape involving two assailants each charged with multiple counts of rape which took place in the street and involved a man they had only just met.
R v Hughes & Others, Manchester Crown Court.
Multi-million pound duty & Vat evasion conspiracy, ultimately stayed for abuse of process, leading defence counsel.
R v Leary & Others, Bournemouth Crown Court.
Multi-million pound conspiracy to defraud the DfES, leading defence counsel.
R v Goodall & Others, Maidstone Crown Court.
Conspiracy to commit armed robbery, leading defence counsel.
R v Wilkes & Others, Kingston Crown Court.
Conspiracy to import controlled drugs of class A, leading defence counsel.
R v Fusari & Others, Harrow Crown Court.
Police corruption conspiracy, leading defence counsel.
R v Saeed Chaudhary & Others, Southwark Crown Court.
Multi-million pound conspiracy to launder the proceeds of crime.
R v Javaid Chaudhary, Southwark Crown Court.
Multi-million pound conspiracy to launder the proceeds of crime.
R v J & Others.
Multi-million pound MTIC carousel fraud, largest such case prosecuted to date.
R v. Chan & Others, Southwark CC.
Multi million pound VAT fraud, leading defence counsel.
R v. Graceson & Others, Maidstone CC.
Major firearms manufacturing and distribution conspiracy, leading defence counsel.
R v. Thomas & Others, Nottingham CC.
Substantial conspiracy to import and distribute controlled drugs of class A, junior counsel acting alone.
R v. Sanchez & Others, Northampton CC.
National Crime Squad class A drug conspiracy involving largest seizure of cocaine in the history of the National Crime Squad at the time.
R v. Newman & Others. Middlesex CC.
Police officer charged with conspiracy to defraud
R v. M.H., Chelmsford CC.
14 yr old defendant accused of multiple rape and indecent assault upon a 9 yr old victim, junior acting alone.
R v. C., Snaresbrook CC.
Historic allegations of multiple rape and indecent assault, junior acting alone.
R v. G., Snaresbrook CC.
Rape and indecent assault allegations upon a number of complainants with learning difficulties, junior acting alone.
R v. Kennedy, Southwark CC.
Solicitor accused of fraud, junior counsel acting alone.
SUBSTANTIAL CASES OF NOTE PENDING TRIAL
R v C & Others, Croydon Crown Court
Currently instructed as leading junior counsel in a conspiracy to cheat HM Revenue & Customs. This is an MTIC fraud which is said to involve losses of approximately £100million; it is due to be tried early next year (2011) and the time estimate is currently 3 months.
R v K & Others, Bradford Crown Court
Currently instructed as junior counsel alone in a multi-handed conspiracy to supply class A drugs and associated money laundering counts. This is due for trial later this year; the time estimate for trial is 3 months.
R v D & Others, Kingston Crown Court
Currently instructed as junior counsel alone in a multi-handed conspiracy to rob. This is due for trial in the autumn and the trial time estimate is at least 2 months.
REPORTED CASES
R v. A.B.E
Calculation of notional determinate sentence and specified period in case of mandatory life sentence for multiple offences of rape.
R v. Kevin Barry Hogan
Admissibility of an entry on a property sheet attached to a custody record as a business record for the purposes of section 24 of the Criminal Justice Act 1988.
R v. Tabore Avbunudge
Restriction orders under section 41 of the Mental Health Act 1983.
R v. A.T.
Cross-examination of complainant in a rape case under section 41 of the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999.
R(DPP) v. Camberwell Youth Court
R(H) v. Camberwell Youth Court
Challenging jurisdiction of Youth Court.
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
Criminal Bar Association (CBA)
CBA working party member preparing written submissions to the Auld Commission on Criminal Justice
CBA working party member preparing a response to the Home Secretary's Consultation paper, 'Making Punishments Work' (the Halliday Review on Sentencing.)
LANGUAGES
Conversant in French, Spanish and German |
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