Shakeel Jamil
-Head of Chambers-
Call 1999
Overview
Called in 1999, Shakeel has over 25 years experience working in crime. He has worked on a variety of cases for the Serious Fraud Office and HMRC.
His work has also included:
Money Laundering
Murder
Armed Robbery
High Value Theft
Assisting an Offender
Handling Stolen Goods
He is very familiar with offences involving Conspiracy and Joint Enterprise
His work has also included:
Money Laundering
Murder
Armed Robbery
High Value Theft
Assisting an Offender
Handling Stolen Goods
He is very familiar with offences involving Conspiracy and Joint Enterprise
Current Cases
Case 1
R -V- Pickard, Greenaway, Laver
Instructed by the Serious Fraud Office as Tier 2 Disclosure Counsel in a multi-handed fraud involving the collapse of a company engaged in the purchase of trees in Costa Rica funded largely by pension funds transferred into mini-bonds. The indictment includes conspiracy to commit fraud by false representation and fraudulent trading.
Case 2
(Awaiting Charge)
Multi-handed fraud where suspects are accused of marketing and administrating mini-bonds making a series of false promises to investors as to the safety and use of their funds. The suspects' companies collapsed owing millions of pounds to thousands of investors, leading to an Independent Government Investigation, The Gloser Report.
Previous Case
R -V- Balli Group PLC, Balli Steel, Balli Trading LTD, Balli Holdings LTD, Balli Investments, Balli Steel Czech, Balli Middle East FZE, Balli GMBH, Trans Ocean navigation & Employees
Instructed by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) to carry out a thorough disclosure review of hundreds of thousands of pages of evidence, both digital and hard copy. The fraud involved a highly complex system involving falsification of documents, cash-pooling, misrepresentations of forfeities, multiple pledging of stocks, and Ponzi schemes.
The disclosure investigation lasted over 3 years, eventually leading to multiple convictions. The team responsible for disclosure was acknowledged for their remarkable thoroughness and professionalism. R -v Balli case is now used by the SFO as the gold standard in how to carry out the disclosure review excercise highlighting the need for experienced counsel and the necessity to check and dip-sample past disclosure reviews.
HMRC: Conducted as Disclosure Counsel to work on a multiple-handed tax evasion case involving undercover surveillance, thousands of pages of emails, text mesages, and CCTV evidence.
The disclosure investigation lasted over 3 years, eventually leading to multiple convictions. The team responsible for disclosure was acknowledged for their remarkable thoroughness and professionalism. R -v Balli case is now used by the SFO as the gold standard in how to carry out the disclosure review excercise highlighting the need for experienced counsel and the necessity to check and dip-sample past disclosure reviews.
HMRC: Conducted as Disclosure Counsel to work on a multiple-handed tax evasion case involving undercover surveillance, thousands of pages of emails, text mesages, and CCTV evidence.
Older Cases
Highlights from Past Cases
R -V- YASIN
FRAUD
Central Criminal Court
Junior Counsel in multi-handed fraud involving the setting up of bogus companies as a front for the sale of high-end stolen computer equipment.
The preparation consisted of the analysis of hundreds of thousands of fake and real documents as well as drafting advice and schedules for cross-referencing and indexing.
The preparation consisted of the analysis of hundreds of thousands of fake and real documents as well as drafting advice and schedules for cross-referencing and indexing.
R -V- JOANNA CORDWELL
MONEY LAUDERING
Central Criminal Court
A multi-handed criminal conspiracy involving the laudering of money obtained by international drug dealing.
Evidence involved analyzing hundreds of thousands of paper trials, bank records, bills of sale, fake title deeds etc.
Evidence involved analyzing hundreds of thousands of paper trials, bank records, bills of sale, fake title deeds etc.
R -V- ASARE-AFOSU
ASSISTING AN OFFENDER IN A MURDER
Central Criminal Court
A 17-year-old boy was tried for councealing the murder weapon. He was charged along with 6 co-defendants who were all charged with murder.
AKSU -V- REGINA
APPEAL AGAINST SENTENCE
Court of Appeal, Criminal Division
Successful appeal against Burglary Sentence.
R -V- WHITE & OTHERS
CONSPIRACY TO SUPPLY CLASS A DRUGS
Winchester Crown Court
Undercover operation: Large conspiracy involving ten defendants.
The evidence consisted of thousands of pages of telephone cell site evidence, undercover surveillance, and money trails.
The evidence consisted of thousands of pages of telephone cell site evidence, undercover surveillance, and money trails.
R -V- BOGE
MURDER & POSSESSION OF FIREARMS
Central Criminal Court
Joint-enterprise gang killing. Acquitted of murder and firearm offenses.
Found guilty of manslaughter.
Evidence was largely based on CCTV and cell site evidence.
Found guilty of manslaughter.
Evidence was largely based on CCTV and cell site evidence.
R -V- RAHIM
CONSPIRACY TO SUPPLY CLASS A DRUGS
Blackfriars Crown Court
The case involved prisoners at HMP Pentonville conspiring to bring in and sell drugs to inmates via a crooked prison officer.
Evidence was based on intercepted telephone conversations and correnpondence.
Evidence was based on intercepted telephone conversations and correnpondence.
R -V- VALLAND
CONSPIRACY TO SUPPLY CLASS A DRUGS
Leicester Crown Court
Defence Counsel in multi-handed multi-million pound VAT fraud, involving the setting up of bogus companies in order to unlawfully claim VAT.