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Substantial experience both as leading and junior counsel in all areas of serious and complex criminal and civil trials typically involving allegations of fraud, corporate crime, regulatory breaches and financial misconduct.
Appointed as Defence Counsel to the UN Special Tribunal for Lebanon, he has been retained on the counsel panel since 2010.
A broad range of expertise in all areas of serious and complex litigation both in civil and criminal law. He is able to provide advice and represent individuals and corporations in civil, regulatory and criminal proceedings both in the courts and professional disciplinary tribunals. Tanveer can assist and advise on all aspects of professional disciplinary work, including proceedings before professional tribunals including sports bodies, financial disciplinary panels and heath panels.
Acted on a number of environmental regulatory matters. He is often asked to provide specialist advice on preventative measures to avoid breaching both regulations and legislation. This includes timber regulations, waste management, land, air, noise, river pollution and fly tipping.Tanveer was instructed as defence counsel in the first prosecution contrary to the Transfrontier Waste Shipment Regulations 2007.
Licensed to accept instructions on a direct access and litigation basis.
"Really impressed with Tanveer’s clear advice and effective representation. Tanveer has a great ability to get to the facts and present cogent and clear arguments”. - Y.KModi, CEO of Great Eastern Energy Corporation Limited, the first Indian company to be listed on the London Stock Exchange.
Memberships:
The Fraud Lawyers Association
Association of Regulatory & Disciplinary lawyers
UK Environment Law Association
Financial Services Lawyers Association
Criminal Bar Association
Professional Regulatory and Disciplinary Proceedings
Recent sample cases:
General Dental Council v Butt- defending a dentist accused of failing to keep patient records safe and secure
General Dental Council v Sukari – dentist charged with misconduct based on allegations of sexual harassment
General Medical Council v M – Laser surgeon in Harley Street charged with misconduct
General Medical Council v Akhtar – GP alleged to have plagiarised application during training process
General Medical Council v CF – acted for a consultant who was alleged to have committed fraud as a result of undertaking private practice during NHS hours
General Medical Council v Sultan – GP was struck of failing to keep patient records safe when moving offices, acted in the High Court on appeal
General Medical Council v Winehouse- Surgeon suspended for misconduct
General Pharmacy Council v Jones – acted for a Boots pharmacist who admitted fraud – avoided erasure – suspended
Health Care Professional Council v Quinn – acted for an audiologist charged with misconduct – acquitted
Health Care Professional Council v Madar – acted for a nurse charged with sexual misconduct – allowed to continue practice
Health Care Professional Council v Cronin – acted for biomedical scientist in relation to a registration allegations
Article 14 (4) applications:
General Medical Council v Bulusa – surgery
General Medical Council v Bungash – psychiatry
General Medical Council v Akhtar – Cardiology
General Medical Council v Doud – O & G
Fraud and Financial Crime
Recent sample cases:
MHRA v Pennington – Lead counsel in a multi million pound and substantial international conspiracy concerning the distribution of fake viagra
R -v- Pemberton – on-going, multimillion pound mortgage fraud
R v Dada – HSBC fraud. Large scale conspiracy between bank employees and organised criminal gang to access internal bank accounts
R v Mahmood, banking fraud involving international money laundering
R v Emu – Match.com, users of match.com were deceived into handing over hundreds of thousands of pounds by other users using false aliases
R v Ajibola – lead counsel in fraud involving the Gumtree and Harrods website, conspirators used malware to access bank accounts
R v Davies - large scale fraud on the official receiver during bankruptcy proceedings
R v Jabber - match.com fraud similar to R v Emu in which users of match.com were deceived into handing over hundreds of thousands of pounds by other users using false aliases
Virgin Media private prosecution involving fraudulent use of set top boxes
R v Abraham- multi-million mortgage fraud, mortgage brokers falsified applications for mortgages in order to obtain funds
R v Rahman – Large scale immigration fraud in which solicitors and immigration advisors falsified application to facilitate entry to the UK
Instructed by the Dubai office of Norton Rose to example potentially fraudulent breaches arising from an Islamic finance loan agreement
ENVIRONMENTAL LAW
Recent sample cases:
- Acted for a CEO of large recycling company in a prosecution which as the first ever prosecution contrary to the EU Transfrontier Shipping Regulations
- Acted for a director in relation to a prosecution concerning his company’s failure to identify the presence of asbestos
- Acted for directors of a company as a result of the company’s failure to comply with an enforcement notice for its landfill site
- Advised companies on the effect of the Timber Regulations 2013
- R v P, Director alleged to have breached his SIA licence
- Breach of HM licences
TERRORISM
Instructed in a variety of high profile terrorist cases and other organised crime prosecutions. Recent sample cases:
R v Jaman – dissemination of terrorist publication over twitter concerned with encouraging people to travel to Syria and support ISIS
R v Brooks – first ever prosecution contrary to Counter Terrorist Act 2008
R v Essay – similar case as above: concerned with encouraging people to travel to Syria and support ISIS
R v Ali – Syrian Aid convey / fraud allegations – on-going
R v Benares – D charged with S.58 offences, FIRST EVER successful submission that publication known as 39 ways does not fall within ambit of s.58
R v Fadi – D charged with S.58 allegation concerned with the inspire publication – acquitted of two counts
R v Raham, conspiracy to bomb stock exchange – terrorist conspiracy
R v Malik – D charged with s.57 and s.58 allegations – convictions quashed on appeal
R v Brooks – prosecution concerning fundraising for a terrorist puposes, when monies were raised to arm insurgents in Fullajah, Iraq
R v Chowdhury – public order matters concerning Danish Cartoon
ORGANISED CRIME
Recent sample cases:
R v ING, large scale conspiracy to steal high value motor vehicles and then use parts to repair salvage vehicles – defendant was the only one to be acquitted
R v YASEEN, largest ever seizure of class A drugs in South Wales, conspiracy to supply class A drugs
R v KHAN, conspiracy to steal and ring high performance vehicle, defendant acquitted of lesser conspiracy
R v KULA, conspiracy to supply class A drugs and possession of firearms offences, lead counsel, defendant acquitted
R V BROWN, defendant acquitted, following defence of duress in relation to firearm offences
R V PICKARD, defendant acquitted of a conspiracy to clamp vehicles illegally and SIA breaches
R V FOSTOCK (on-going) – defendant charged with money laundering arsing from local authority fraud
R V ZHU, lead counsel, defendant acquitted of conspiracy to kidnap, alleged to be part of an international criminal gang.
R v HALPIN, championship boxer, facing allegations of class A drugs supply
R v HUSSAIN, million pound cash back / credit card fraud
ROAD TRAFFIC ACT OFFENCES:
Recent sample cases include:
R v GLENN: Fatal Road Traffic Accidents involving neurological deterioration and Alzheimer’s.
R v ROSE: Defending a disabled driver acquitted of causing the death of two motorcyclists.
R v TAVERNER: Defending motorist prosecuted for a crash into school children at a crossing outside primary school.
R v CHARLES: Defending Bus Driver involved in fatal collision with a pedestrian.
R v GRIMES: Defending lorry driver acquitted of causing the death of a pedestrian in a fatal road traffic Accident.
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