“One of the most talented members of the Junior Bar”: (Senior Partner of one of London’s principal firms of criminal solicitors)
“His attention to detail is second to none – he leaves no stone unturned”: (Founding Partner of a London firm of Solicitors)
Marcus continues to build on that reputation, practising mainly in criminal defence work, but he does prosecute also. He has been instructed in a range of substantial cases, including money laundering, fraud, sexual offences (rape), indecent images, drugs and serious violence. He also has experience of dealing with many private road traffic cases, as well as confiscation and forfeiture proceedings. He is a Grade 3 Advocate for the Crown Prosecution Service.
Marcus is looking to build on the areas of expertise that he gained when working for the regulatory department of a large city law firm before he returned to the Bar, and thus he has a particular interest in white collar crime, all regulatory matters and civil / criminal investigations into corporates and high-net worth individuals charged with tax, money laundering or fraud offences. Marcus also practices in the Prison Law Team and is also keen to expand his practice into the growing area of environmental crime.
Some Current Cases
HMRC v I (First-Tier Tax Tribunal) – acting for Appellant
HMRC v C (First-Tier Tax Tribunal) – acting for Appellant
HMRC v D (Upper-Tier Tax Tribunal) – acting for Appellant
DEFRA v C (Manchester Crown Court) – Animal Welfare Case plus CIR reg’s – 6 week listing
R v O (Croydon CC) – misconduct in a public office (UKBA) – 19 counts – 5 week listing
R v David Higgins (Wolverhampton CC) – fraud – 2 week listing
R v A (Canterbury CC) – conspiracy to import Class A – 6 weeks listing
R v Francis Fallon (Southwark CC) – ongoing confiscation proceedings relating to conspiracy to defraud land registry and probate office case from 2009 (Leading Junior)
Some Recent Cases
HMRC v DCL (First-Tier Tax Tribunal) – acting for Appellant - 2011
R v Terence Nicholson (Blackfriars CC) – Arsenal v Man U champions league riot - 2011
R v Ahmed Aslan (WoodGreen CC) – death by careless driving “second accelerator case” – 2010
R v Kirk Franklin (Central CC) – shooting after a New Years Eve party - attempted murder - 2010
R v Bhagat (Croydon CC) – casino fraud via remote access by computer hackers - 2010
R v Zoe Brown (Maidstone CC) – conspiracy to commit arson - 2010
R v Zaid Khazal (Inner London CC) – stag party stabbing at a Holiday Inn - 2010
R v Tildon Davies (Isleworth CC) – large scale importation of Class C - 2010
R v Carl May (Kingston CC, Southwark CC and Inner London CC) – armed robberies and stabbing in a nightclub - 2010
R v Berry (Blackfrairs CC) - blackmail, false imprisonment - 2010
R v Daniel Menghistab (Luton CC) – robbery - 2010
R v Francis Fallon (Southwark CC) – conspiracy defrauding land registry/probate office - 2009
The Queen (on the application of Yousaf Bektas) v Secretary of State for Justice and the Parole Board (High Court) – prison law – domestic and European jurisprudence on recall of prisoners - 2009
R v Mojeeb Karimi (Southampton CC) – rape - 2009
R v Kaloscai & Others (Inner London CC) – conspiracy to facilitate entry of prostitutes into UK - 2009
R v Mwabe Mule & Others (Blackfriars CC) – stabbing at the Notting Hill Carnival - 2009
R v Mohammed Bari (Snaresbrook CC) – fraud and facilitating illegal entry, involving a sophisticated attack the immigration system of the UK - 2009
R v Mark Hattam (Central CC (CA on appeal - reported)) – vicious high profile group attack on Sainsbury’s staff (GBH) - 2009
R v Warren Richardson (Southwark CC) –possession of indecent images, over 2 million images
R v Arron Morris (Blackfriars CC) – karate kick with studded boot to face in National League game (GBH) - 2009
R v Mohammed Yousaf (Snaresbrook CC) –fraud, involving tiers of transactions, multiple identities & layered accounts - 2008
R v Frederick Ntereba and Others (Preston CC) – accountant charged with false accounting and conspiracy to defraud, as part of a national mortgage fraud - 2008
R v Waldron Rowe (Central CC) – allegation of attack on bailiffs with Samurai swords and mallets – (GBH) – 2008
R v Toukick Seddick (Inner London CC) –allegation involving a factory creating false immigration documents - EU wide - 2008
Lecturing/Authorship
Marcus has lectured on the changes in the money laundering legislation and contributed to the Criminal Investigations chapter for the Butterworths book, Human Rights and Judicial Review.
