Mountford Chambers delivers a nationwide and international service to clients, who are assured quality advice, advocacy and representation at all levels.
Mountford Chambers delivers a nationwide and international service to clients, who are assured quality advice, advocacy and representation at all levels.
Jim has considerable experience in defending in complex organized crime. He is presently instructed in numerous complex lengthy matters involving OCGs and kidnap, blackmail, money laundering and drugs.
R v Edney [March-July 2022 & Jan-April 2023] Cardiff Crown Court
Operation Arbus: secured unanimous jury acquittals on all counts of kidnap, blackmail and false imprisonment. The prosecution alleged that the defendant had assisted in guarding a victim at a safe house in Herts following a professionally planned kidnap by a London OCG who had travelled to Cardiff. The defence involved careful analysis of criminal liability at the scene for a secondary party.
R v Finnerty [Nov-Dec 2022] Wood Green CC
Operation Electra: acquittal on all counts [nationwide conspiracy to blackmail and falsely imprison] for female said to have been acting as the key courier for an OCG
R v Talawilla [February 2021] Warwick Crown Court
Multi handed trial involving allegations of perverting the course of justice following murder
R v Jones [Winter 2020] Mold Crown Court
Multi handed trial involving allegations of perverting the course of justice following murder
R v Plesniak [Summer 2019] Kingston Crown Court
Operation Steak; 2-month trial involving serious allegations of violence in turf war by a Hells Angels biker group against rivals
R v Diasamidze [Autumn 2018] Isleworth Crown Court
2-month trial involving multi handed allegations of immigration conspiracy
R v Bohuslava [Summer 2018] Leeds Crown Court
Operation Angelstoke; 2-month trial involving Slovakian OCG and modern slavery, exploitation and trafficking into the UK
R v Windass [Spring 2018] Sheffield Crown Court
Operation Gold; multi handed allegations involving OCG, conversion of firearms and supply of drugs
R v Zafar [May-June 2017] Manchester Crown Court
Modern day slavery trial; acquitted after 7 weeks
R v Hussain [May 2017] Birmingham Crown Court
Operation Granthall; multi handed allegations of conspiracy to supply class A drugs
R v Clarke [Jan-Feb 2017] Birmingham Crown Court
Operation Typhoon; secured acquittal in multi handed drugs conspiracy
R v Kulikowski [Feb 2014] Guilford Crown Court
Successful defence of young student in group violence allegations including manslaughter
R v Mouncher [July-December 2011] Swansea Crown Court
Junior counsel for lead defendant, a Detective Inspector, facing allegations of perverting the course of justice, arising from the original police investigation into the Lynette White murder; acquitted after 5-month trial involving over 70,000 pages of evidence and protracted disclosure issues
Jim has successfully represented a variety of professionals over the years, some of which have been in the public eye. This has included finance directors, company accountants, trustees for charity and independent financial advisors
R v Mohammad [May-June 2023] Inner London Crown Court
Represented Company Director accused of money laundering
R v Keeber [Autumn 2020] Bristol Crown Court
Successful defence of fraud manager for GWR facing allegations of payroll and expenses fraud; prosecuted by silk and junior
R v McDonald [Autumn 2018] Newcastle Crown Court
Represented company accountant in allegations of multi million pound tax and VAT fraud
R v S [Summer 2017] Central Criminal Court
Represented well known individual charged with fraudulently abusing position as trustee of sports charity
R v B [Autumn 2016] Bradford Crown Court
Represented chartered surveyor facing allegations of conspiracy to defraud the Home Office
R v Evans [Summer 2014 and Autumn 2015] Wolverhampton Crown Court
Represented company director in vast trading standards trial [the “longest ever trading standards prosecution”]
R v Hoole [Autumn 2014] Birmingham Crown Court
Junior counsel for independent financial advisor in complex novel “SIPP” scheme; acquitted at half time after 4-month trial
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