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Dec 5, 20234 min read

Inquest of Armanih Lewis-Daniel

Armanih Lewis-Daniel died at the age of 24 from fatal injuries sustained after falling from her flat on the seventh floor in Hatch Grove,...

Dec 5, 20232 min read

Inquest into the death of Justin barrett

PRESS RELEASE: We acted for the family of Justin Barrett, who was aged 45 when he tragically took his own life on 25 September 2019 as an...

Nov 17, 20231 min read

Prison officer convicted of Misconduct in Public Office

Imran Khan and Partners act for the family of Mesut Olgun who tragically died in HMP Hewell in June 2018. Following an extensive...

Oct 11, 20231 min read

Successful outcome for Interested Party

James O’Hara represented WS, an interested party in confiscation proceedings before Portsmouth Crown Court. The prosecution’s position...

Oct 2, 20234 min read

Inquest into death of Leighton Dickens

The inquest into the death of Leighton Dickens was heard before a jury and HM Assistant Coroner, Mr David Regan, at the South Wales...

Sep 21, 20231 min read

Account Freezing Order Success

Our James O’Hara was successful in satisfying an applicant who obtained an Account Freezing Order, that the funds in the account did not...

Aug 2, 20234 min read

Louis De Zoysa sentenced to life for the murder of Sergeant Ratana

Louis De Zoysa was born on the 17th July 1997. He was aged 13 years and 11 months when he was formally diagnosed with autism. On the 25th...

Jul 6, 20232 min read

PRESS STATEMENT BY BARONESS DOREEN LAWRENCE OBE

This statement is made by Baroness Lawrence in her personal capacity, in response to the Crown Prosecution Service’s decision made on the...

Jun 29, 20232 min read

Release of UCPI Interim Report & Statement of Baroness Lawrence

The Chair of the Undercover Policing Inquiry, Sir John Mitting, has today (29 June 2023) published the Inquiry’s Tranche 1 interim report...

Jun 28, 20231 min read

IKP support INQUEST’s No More Deaths Campaign

Imran Khan and Partners is supporting the charity INQUEST new campaign - No More Deaths - which seeks to challenge the lack of...

Jun 26, 20232 min read

PRESS STATEMENT BY BARONESS DOREEN LAWRENCE OBE

This statement is made by Baroness Lawrence in her personal capacity, in response to the BBC special investigation into the Stephen...

Jun 22, 20233 min read

CONCLUSION OF THE INQUEST INTO THE DEATH OF BABY ASIAH NAVEAH KUDI

A five day inquest which examined the death of 20 month-old Asiah Kudi, known affectionately by the family as ‘Naveah’, has concluded at...

Jun 13, 20231 min read

Inquest touching upon the death of Soldier Jayne Hill

Imran Khan and Partners Solicitors acted for Ms Julie Hill in Inquest proceedings at the Reading Coroner’s Court on 08-09 June 2023,...

Jun 12, 20231 min read

Start of Baby Asiah Inquest

Imran Khan and Partners currently acts for the grandparents of Asiah Kudi, a 20 month old baby who died in December 2019 whilst residing...

Jun 1, 20231 min read

Success in confiscation proceedings

James O’Hara acted in confiscation proceedings in which the prosecution contended the defendant had 100% of the equity in a property...

May 2, 20231 min read

Confiscation Order Success for Interested party

James O’Hara represented DD, an Interested Party in confiscation proceedings. Following the service of evidence agreement was reached...

Apr 26, 20231 min read

Birmingham Wall disaster sentencing hearing on 27 & 28 April

Following the conviction of the company and two directors of metal recycling firm, Hawkeswood Metal Recycling and Shredmet, now known as...

Apr 26, 20231 min read

Family of woman Levi Bellfield claims to have murdered say Met failed them

Imran Khan and Partners support the family of Elizabeth Chau who disappeared in 1999. The family have accused the Metropolitan police of...

Apr 21, 20231 min read

Police reform failure - an article by imran khan

Imran Khan writes for The Guardian on the police's failure to reform: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/apr/19/stephen-lawre...

Mar 21, 20232 min read

PRESS STATEMENT BY BARONESS DOREEN LAWRENCE OBE

This statement is made by Baroness Lawrence in her personal capacity, in response to the Report of Baroness Louise Casey into policing....

Mar 17, 20231 min read

NAZIR AHMED WINS APPEAL AGAINST SENTENCE IN LANDMARK JUDGMENT

Imran Khan KC of IK&P and Chloe Gardner of Nexus Chambers led arguments in the landmark judgment of R v Nazir Ahmed & Others in which...

Mar 16, 20231 min read

Account Freezing Order application successfully opposed

James O'Hara acted on behalf of a company whose bank account was subject to an application by HMRC for an Account Freezing Order. The...

Mar 13, 20231 min read

Procedural Failings in Account Freezing Order application

James O’Hara was instructed to oppose an application by HMRC for an Account Freezing Order over a company bank account. HMRC made an...

Mar 8, 20232 min read

Major Settlement and Reform of Kent Police following tragic death of Matthew Mackell

Our client, Mr Michael Bond, has reached a major settlement with Kent Police as well as securing a range of important reforms of the...

Mar 1, 20231 min read

Section 23 PoCA Application Success

James O’Hara acted for IK in an application pursuant to Section 23 PoCA 2002 (formerly known as a certificate of inadequacy application)....

Feb 16, 20234 min read

Cold Case Forensics on ITV features Stephen Lawrence Murder

A three-part documentary series on ITV called Cold Case Forensics looks at the work carried out by forensic scientist Dr Angela Gallop...

Feb 16, 20231 min read

Grenfell: System Failure – Scenes from the Inquiry

A new play about the Grenfell Tower Fire and the Inquiry into it will be at The Playground Theatre, The Tabernacle and Marylebone Theatre...

Feb 3, 20232 min read

Joshua Ball: Inquest to open into death following restraint by Staffordshire Police

Joshua Ball, 26, died after being restrained by Staffordshire Police on 28 May 2018. Now, an inquest will open on 6 February 2023 to...

Feb 3, 20232 min read

Press Release: Brandon Duffus

We act for Brandon Duffus who, like far too many young Black males, suffered injury as a result of contact with the Metropolitan police....

Jan 26, 20231 min read

Imran Khan KC interview in India: The Modi Question

Partner and Kings Counsel Imran Khan appears in BBC programme which was aired in two episodes. It is available to watch on iPlayer:...

Jan 16, 20232 min read

Memorial event for Kunil Nur

17 January 2023 from 11am – 2pm Wigan Arrival Project, Pension Street, Wigan, WN1 2LP Please join us and Kunil’s family at the Wigan...

Nov 25, 20222 min read

OPERATION ELABORATE LEAVES 100'S IN NEED OF SPECIALIST REPRESENTATION

More than 100 people have been arrested in the UK’s biggest ever fraud sting, it has been revealed yesterday. Operation Elaborate brought...

Nov 22, 20222 min read

Statement of the families of workers killed following Birmingham wall collapse

Statement of the families of Mr Ousmane Kaba Diaby, Mr Saibo Sumbundu Sillah, Mr Bangally Tunkara Dukuray, Mr Almamo Kinteh Jammeh, Mr...

Nov 18, 20221 min read

Not Guilty in manslaughter trial

Our James O’Hara acted for BA, who was charged with Manslaughter, Possession of a Firearm, and Perverting the Course of Public Justice. ...

Nov 16, 20221 min read

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Statement on behalf of the Grandparents of child ‘Delta’

The Child Safeguarding Practice Review released today shows that Brighton & Hove City Council Child Social Care (‘BHCC CSC’) could have...

Nov 14, 20222 min read

Gangs and Murders

As of the 2nd of November 2022, there have been a recorded 90 homicides in London alone, and 127 in 2021. The majority of these were the...

Nov 4, 20222 min read

INQUEST FINDS LEE BRADLEY BROWN DEATH AS A RESULT OF NEGLECT

Press Statement: The 5 day Inquest into the death of Lee Bradley Brown concluded today, 4th November 2022, over 11 years after he passed...

Nov 3, 20223 min read

Statement of family of Yassar Yaqub

After 5 long years, the Inquest has concluded today at Leeds Crown Court. Mohammed Yaqub, Yassar’s father, said: “We have not been able...

Oct 25, 20221 min read

Death in Dubai Police Custody – Inquest begins on 31 October

Imran Khan and Partners act for the family of Lee Bradley Brown who died in police custody in Dubai in 2011. The Inquest will begin on 31...

Oct 21, 20221 min read

James O’Hara secures release of £250k for client from an Account Freezing Order

Our James O’Hara, instructing Sarah Wood of 5 St. Andrews Hill, secured the discharge of an Account Freezing Order (AFO) obtained by Her...

Oct 21, 20221 min read

IICSA publishes final report

Today the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) released its final report. It contains 20 recommendations to the government...

Oct 4, 20223 min read

Economic Crime Bill - Powers to Seize Cryptoassets

Law enforcement agencies are set to receive extended powers to seize, freeze and recover cryptoassets used to launder the proceeds of...

Sep 29, 20221 min read

Criminal trial into Birmingham wall deaths begins on 4 October 2022

Almamo Kinteh Jammeh, Ousmane Kaba Diaby, Bangally Tunkara Dukuray, Saibo Sumbundu Sillah and Mahamadou Jagana were all fatally crushed...

Sep 22, 20222 min read

Account Freezing and Account Forfeiture Orders

The relevant provisions appear at Chapter 3B of PoCA 2002 titled ‘Forfeiture of Money Held in Certain Accounts’. The test to be applied...

Sep 22, 20222 min read

Assumptions: PoCA 2002

The relevant provisions appear at s.10 PoCA 2002, titled ‘Assumptions to be made in case of criminal lifestyle’. The vast majority of...

Sep 22, 20222 min read

Confiscation: Third Party Interests

Sections 10A and 18A of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (‘PoCA’) provide the framework for Crown Court Judges to determine property...

Sep 22, 20222 min read

Confiscation: ‘Obtaining’

The purpose of confiscation proceedings, which is clearly stated in the explanatory notes to PoCA 2002, is to “recover the financial...

Sep 22, 20222 min read

Confiscation v Liquidation and/or Bankruptcy

The key provisions of PoCA relating to Liquidation and/or Bankruptcy are s.84(2)(d) which provides that “references to property held by a...

Sep 22, 20222 min read

S.23 PoCA v Appeal

S.23 of PoCA gives a Defendant an opportunity to persuade the Crown Court that their available amount is inadequate for payment of any...

Sep 22, 20222 min read

Hidden Assets

The term ‘Hidden Assets’ is familiar to all who have experience of confiscation proceedings in the Crown Courts in England and Wales....

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