Rehman Chishti MP

Call: 2001*
Practice
Rehman is currently the Member of Parliament for Gillingham and Rainham in Kent.

Prior to entering parliament Rehman practised at the criminal bar both Prosecution and Defence.

Notable Cases

R v R (Prosecution Application under s 58 CJA 2003) November 2007
[2007] All ER (D) 245 (Nov) (Court of Appeal) (The Times Law Reports 3 January 2008)
Appeared on behalf of the Crown Prosecution Service. Law on Offensive weapons. Successful appeal against the decision of a Crown court Judge ruling.

R v May (Attorney General's Reference No 20 of 2005)
June 2005 Court of Appeal [2005] All ER (D) 359 (Jun)
Appeared on behalf of the offender, Court of Appeal upheld the sentence of two years community punishment and rehabilitation order

Other Experience

Former Special Adviser to Benazir Bhutto, Late Former Prime Minister of Pakistan
Former Special Adviser to Rt Hon Francis Maude MP (when Chairman of the Conservative Party)
Former Cabinet Member, Community Safety Enforcement, Medway Council.
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