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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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| Aron Rollin |
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EDUCATION
MA (Hons) Edinburgh
MSc (Merit) London
CALLED 2004 Middle Temple |
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PRACTICE
Experience in all areas of Criminal Defence and specialisation in appellate work and Judicial Review. Background in international human rights and international criminal work.
Very regularly instructed in all areas of customs and excise cases, especially drug importation and people smuggling cases. Also broad experience defending in violence offences, frauds (especially Social Security and mortgage frauds), regulatory offences, burglaries and counterfeiting and copyright offences.
Extensive experience in Prison Law and have regularly conducted adjudications and parole board hearings. Majority of work in Criminal Defence. Regularly instructed in drug importation cases. Also broad experience defending in violence offences, frauds (especially Social Security frauds), firearms offences, burglaries and counterfeiting and copyright offences.
Extensive experience in Prison Law. Regularly conduct adjudications and parole board hearings. Frequently instructed by Howard League for Penal Reform to represent their clients and provide written advice. Also long standing interest in Inquests and Actions against the Police. Have drafted successful Judicial Review applications and Privy Council Appeals.
NOTABLE CASES
R V Morris, Maidstone CC [2010]
Representing prison officer charged as part of largest ever investigation of smuggling of drugs into British prisons. Case widely reported.
R v Cicic, Canterbury CC [2010] / R v Roddy [2010] etc
Several ongoing cases representing Defendants charged with the importation of Class A drugs (8kg+) into UK.
R v C and Ors, Maidstone CC [2009]
Represented one of a number of soldiers charged with stealing explosives and supplying them to Scottish criminal gangs. Supervised client giving evidence on behalf of Crown and secured 1/3 sentence of other conspirators. Case reported on TV, in national newspapers and online.
R v Johnson, Canterbury CC [2009]
Successful defence of care home workers charged with neglect.
R v. Scott Lee & Ors, Maidstone CC [2008]
Widely reported prosecution of gang using JCBs and other building equipment to remove ATM machines throughout Kent. Considerable mobile phone, cell site and forensic evidence following 4 month observation operation.
R v. McDonald & Ors, Birmingham CC. [2007]
Junior Counsel in largest ever conspiracy to import cannabis into UK; more than 10 tonnes imported using commercial shipping companies. Prosecution relied largely upon transcripts of overseas mobile telephone conversations.
R v. Ali & Ors, Snaresbrook CC. [2007]
Principle conspirator in large scale firearms and heroin supply operation. Junior Counsel in trial, drafted successful appeal and conducted confiscation proceedings.
R v. Heinze & 1 Other, Canterbury CC.
Defendants import legitimate powder and are charged on basis believed substance to be Class A.
R v. Sion Jenkins, CCC.
2nd Junior Counsel on high profile murder retrial.
R v. Price, Maidstone CC.
Kidnapping and false imprisonment trial. Attack on middle-man by gang following an unsuccessful drug deal. 8 hour kidnapping and false imprisonment.
R V Shi, Birmingham CC
Conspiracy to supply counterfeit DVDs
Driving Matters
R v. Orme, Harwich MC.
Speeding allegation. Excluded Crown’s principle eye-witness evidence under S.78
R V Cibati, City of Westminster MC
Successfully demonstrated that intoximeter may have been faulty.
MEMBERSHIP
Former Co-ordinator Amnesty International Children’s’ Rights Network
Member of Human Rights Lawyers Association, Shalom Achshav Organisation
Blackstones Scholar at Middle Temple
Lecturer on Death Penalty in Africa
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