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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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| Peter Binder |
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EDUCATION
B.A. (Honours) in Law, Durham University.
CALLED TO THE BAR IN 1991
Previously a Partner at Messrs. Hughmans, Solicitors in Central London, specialising in high-profile and complex criminal cases.
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Recommended by Chambers & Partners as a Leading Junior in Crime: 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 & 2010.
PRACTICE
Has extensive experience in all areas of serious and major crime, with a deliberate emphasis in recent years on defending prosecutions brought by the Serious Fraud Office, HM Revenue & Customs, and the Serious Casework Unit of the Crown Prosecution Service, in particular proceedings concerning:
Corporate and Commercial fraud, Diversion fraud, Missing Trader Intra Community (‘MTIC’) fraud, VAT fraud, Banking and Credit Card fraud, Insurance fraud, Corruption, Drug Trafficking and Confiscation.
Also experienced in Civil Recovery, as well as proceedings brought under the Companies and Insolvency Acts relating to Directors’ liabilities and disqualification, insolvency and fraudulent trading.
NOTABLE CASES
Rafiq, Central Criminal Court
Appeared for trainee patent attorney charged with 'one punch' manslaughter, deceased having been struck in course of damaging defendant's father's car. Defendant acquitted on basis force used was not unreasonable in defence of his father's property.
Sagoo, Southwark Crown Court
Represented property developer described as 'millionaire conman' in widely reported case involving series of deceptions and money laundering charges at Southwark Crown Court in May 2010.
Dudhwala, Preston Crown Court
Appeared for company director charged with conspiracy to defraud Virgin Media through the marketing and sale of digital receivers ('set top boxes') adapted to bypass the broadcaster's encryption safeguards. Tried at Preston Crown Court in May 2010.
Pollock, Birmingham Crown Court
Appeared for the defence in 'Operation Downpour' - multi-handed drugs importation conspiracy tried at Birmingham Crown Court in April 2010 and involving 18 months surveillance operation by SOCA and Dutch Police.
Baigent
Currently acting for one of the principal defendants in the 'Operation Euripus' sequence of trials (highest value ‘MTIC’ fraud prosecuted to date) at Southwark Crown Court in 2009. Confiscation proceedings in progress.
Surenthiran
Acted as leading counsel for defendant in ‘Operation Savanna’, a RCPO duty-evasion prosecution concluded at Leeds Crown Court in February 2010.
Gordon
Acted as leading counsel in 6 weeks kidnapping, blackmail and torture trial at Croydon Crown Court in 2009.
Life
Acted for director of group of telecommunications companies acquitted of fraudulent trading charges brought by the SFO at Southwark Crown Court in 2008.
Appleby Walker
Acted for company accountant acquitted of alleged £15 million fraud on IKEA and associated corruption charges in SFO prosecution at Birmingham Crown Court in 2007.
Blandford
Has represented the Marquess in a number of cases, ranging from his acquittal at his trial for theft at Middlesex Guildhall in 2001 to his appearance at Oxford Crown Court in 2007 on dangerous driving charges.
Curzon
Secured suspended sentence for old-Etonian law student convicted of £120,000 cheque forgery (Kingston Crown Court, 2006).
Lang
Leading Counsel for the defence of Guildford Police officer charged with on-duty rape of crime victim (Winchester 2005). Client acquitted after re-trial.
Blackburn
Acted for husband charged with murder of terminally ill wife; case resulted in suspended sentence on basis of failed suicide pact (Central Criminal Court, 2005).
Johnson
Acted for businessman charged with attempting to murder wife with axe while gardening at their home. Suspended sentence imposed (Maidstone Crown Court, 2004).
Threapleton
Acted for company director charged with bribery offences in connection with widespread allegations of fraud within Doncaster Council (‘Donnygate’). (Hull Crown Court, 2003).
Massar
Acted for one of principal defendants in multi-million pound money-laundering case, halted for abuse of process towards end of prosecution case lasting over eight months (Kingston Crown Court, 2003).
Millman
Acted for principal defendant in the “Dome Robbery’ case until his death shortly before trial (Central Criminal Court, 2003).
Van Hoogstraten
Appeared as Junior Counsel for the well-known property magnate at his trial on charges of murder and conspiracy to murder (Central Criminal Court, 2002).
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
Criminal Bar Association.
South Eastern Circuit.
Central Criminal Court Bar Mess.
Proceeds Of Crime Lawyers Association.
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