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ABV – The Times Best Law Firms 2022
ABV Solicitors are proud to be recognised again by The Times in their Annual Guide to the top 200 UK Law Firms, as best for Financial Crime, Fraud & Regulatory. The link to The Times Annual Guide can be found here.
Read MoreAcquittal
After a 7 day fight, Rasna Loi achieves an acquittal for our client facing a serious wounding with intent allegation, who was also subject to an IPP. Stephan Alfred of Counsel instructed.
Read MoreCase Dropped – Bribery and Corruption
Deepak Vij, Amirah Ajaz and Rohit Sharma, successfully manage to persuade the SFO, following representations, not to bring charges against our client, who was part of the Amec Foster Wheeler bribery and corruption investigation. Mark Heywood QC from 5KBW and Alastair Smith from 2 Bedford Row of Counsel instructed.
Read MoreAcquittal – Terrorist Profiling
Mel Kelemework achieves an acquittal for our client, a highly respected figure in both the public and private sector, alleged to racially abuse individuals through terrorism profiling. This was a high stakes case in which any conviction would have impacted upon our client’s career and led to an enhanced security status. Colin Witcher of Counsel…
Read MoreSuccessful Sentence Reduction
Our Zaki Hashmi successfully persuades the Court of Appeal to reduce our client’s sentence by eight months in relation to a serious robbery offence.
Read MoreAcquittal
Our Claire Anderson successfully persuades the CPS to drop charges of a serious assault allegation against our professional client. Convictions would have seriously impacted his career. Our client is delighted and extremely relieved.
Read MoreCase Dismissed: CPS Reps
Claire Anderson successfully persuades the CPS to drop a charge against our client, relating to serious knife crime. Our client was a vulnerable adult with mental health issues and Claire prepared extensive representations supported by medical evidence, which were eventually accepted by the Crown. Needless to say, her client and his family are both delighted…
Read MoreCash Seized Returned
Robert Borwick secures the return of almost £150,000 of our clients money that was seized by the NCA. As a result of proactive engagement and written submissions to the NCA, the money that was seized and detained last year was returned in full. At an earlier stage, Robert Borwick also represented an individual arrested on…
Read MoreABV Success: UK-US Extradition
Deepak Vij, Director and Amirah Ajaz, Partner of ABV solicitors successfully defend and prevent their client Jabir Siddiq, referred to in court as Jabir Motiwala, from being extradited to the U.S on charges of Narcotics Importation, Extortion and Money Laundering. Read more here.
Read MoreNot Guilty
Rishi Verma secures a verdict of Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity in a complex expert evidence case where our client faced charges of attempted abduction of a 4-year old girl. Ben Brown from Carmelite was instructed as Counsel.
Read MoreExtradition: Success
Rishi Verma, instructing Daniel Sternberg from Temple Gardens successfully argues before the High Court to discharge an Extradition Request to Bulgaria, challenging prison conditions and Article 8 ECHR; assurances given by Bulgaria were insufficient. Judgement
Read MoreCash Detention Prevented
Our Sidra Quadri successfully prevents the detention of substantial cash seized by the Police under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002.
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