Paul Edwards

R v RK (2024), prosecuted RK, who was a Lithuanian lorry driver who was stopped at the port of Dover with 30 kilograms of cocaine with a street value of £2.4 million hidden in his lorry.

R v JI & Others (2024), represented JI in a 5 week trial at Inner London CC, who was accused with 3 others of instigating an advanced courier fraud against old age pensioners by pretending to be police officers and convincing the complainants to withdraw their savings in cash from their bank accounts and hand the money over to a courier

R v TW & Others (2023), represented TW who was charged with ‘modern slavery’ and possession with intent to supply crack cocaine and heroin. The crown alleged TW housed two children under the age of 16, who were recruited and transported from the Midlands to sell drugs to users in Buckinghamshire.

R v M & Others (2022), prosecuted a 5-man affray where the defendants were fighting in a residential street in North London with machetes.

R v ID-B 9 (2022), represented ID-B who was charged with 2 counts of rape and 2 counts of assault against his wife.

R v RP (2022), prosecuted RP, who was charge fraudulent evasion of a prohibition. RP was a lorry driver who transported 32kg of cocaine through the Port of Dover. The street value of the cocaine was £2.5 million.

R v TH & Others (2021), represented TH who along with 5 others committed a targeted knife point robbery against an alleged drug dealer.

R v MM & Other (2021), represented MM who is a nurse who had been charged with obtaining a pecuniary advantage by deception and entering into or becoming concerned in a money laundering arrangement.
The prosecution alleged that the defendant allowed her sister-in-law who had visitor’s visa that allowed her to be in the UK, but did not allow her to seek employment, to use her identification documents to gain employment with the NHS, where she worked for 11 years. The prosecution further alleged that MM knowingly allowed her sister-in-law to use her bank account to receive the salary from the NHS.

R v SI (2018), represented SI, who was a serving prisoner charged with section 18 and section 20, stemming from a fight he had in prison. During the fight with another prisoner, SI bite the right ear off the complainant.

R v RD (2018), represented RD, who was charged with 12 counts of rape. It was the Crown’s case that RD carried out a campaign of rape and serious sexual assault of his stepdaughter when she was between the ages of 9-12 years old.

R v OV (2018), represented OV, a Hungarian national who was stopped at Gatwick airport after returning to the UK from Aruba with 4 kilograms of cocaine which had a street value £312,320.

R v JMcC (2017), represented JMCc, who is an IPP prisoner who was released on licence and alleged to have committed an armed robbery, whilst on licence.

London Borough of Brent v MN & Other (2016), represented MN who was charged along side his wife with 3 counts of fraud by false representation. It was alleged that MN and his wife falsely submitted housing applications stating they were homeless and obtained housing what they were not entitled to. The prosecution alleged that MN and his wife benefitted to over £40,000 in varies benefits they were not entitled to.