Anwar Ahmed
LLB (hons)
Solicitor
Anwar represents clients facing the full range of criminal allegations at the Police Station and the Magistrate and Youth Courts. Anwar has considerable experience in preparing serious and complex Crown Court cases including Terrorism, Murder, Fraud and Drugs Conspiracies.
Anwar has represented those being questioned by specialist investigators including the SFO, NCA, Benefits Agency at police stations and interview facilities up and down the country and is highly regarded for his tactically astute approach to his work and his ability to provide the necessary confidence and reassurance to clients who face very testing circumstances with possible long-term consequences.
Noted for his meticulous and incisive approach to a case, Anwar deals on a day to day basis with offences of; Robbery, GBH & ABH, large scale drugs offences, Firearms Offences, Possession of Bladed Articles, Possession with Intent to Supply Drugs, Driving Offences and Domestic Violence at Magistrates’ courts in the Thames Valley area, in particular High Wycombe, Aylesbury, Uxbridge and Slough.
R v S Central Criminal Court
“Jihadi bride” case, 1 count of assisting another to commit terrorist acts contrary to s.5 of the Terrorism Act 2006. Allegation of assisting in the preparation of a terrorist act arose solely from internet communication.
Operation Examine – Woolwich Crown Court
Multi handed high profile Terrorism trial alleging a plot to carryout attacks in greater numbers than 7/7. Knowledge of surveillance and intelligence evidence
Murder Manslaughter
Operation G – Old Bailey
Represented a Defendant in SCD1 investigation into murder which occurred in East London. Multi-handed case in which some defendants have links to high profile celebrities and as a result this case has attracted a great deal of media interest.