RH Law have successfully defended a high flying, wealthy, entrepreneur being investigated for financial irregularities in respect of an international,
multi-million pound Bitcoin deal. Actions against the authorities are now under consideration.
May 2014
R v B & Others
RH Law have successfully defended a high flying, wealthy, entrepreneur being investigated for financial irregularities in respect of an international, multi-million pound Bitcoin deal. Actions against the authorities are now under consideration.
May 2014
R v A
Following Operation Alamos, a joint operation targeting the importation of heroin from Pakistan, RH Law have been instructed to represent 1 of the 15 defendants charged.
April 2014
R v N
N has been acquitted of murder.
March 2014
R v H
RH Law have been instructed to represent 4 of 20 defendants charged with conspiracy
to supply drugs following a lengthy surveillance operation conducted in and around Manchester.
February 2014
R v R
RH Law have been instructed to represent 1 of 9 defendants charged with conspiracy to defraud and launder the proceeds of crime. Helen Richardson is the instructed advocate.
January 2014
R v G
RH Law have been instructed to represent 1 of 27 defendants following Cleveland Police’s largest ever operation. Operation Cobweb ran for a number of years and targeted major organised crime and the multi-million pound supply of class A drugs. The case is currently before the Teeside Crown Court.
December 2013
R v S & Others
Following legal arguments in Operation Enigma, S was cleared of any involvement in a £200m fraud and money laundering conspiracy.
November 2013
R v N & Others
RH Law have taken over the conduct of the defence of N who is charged with 5 others with murder, possession of weapons and wounding with intent following a violent vendetta within the Travelling Community of East Yorkshire.
October 2013
R v C & Others
RH Law have been instructed to represent 3 people arrested for money laundering and fraud in Operation Rhondda, an extensive investigation in to the scrap metal trade.
19 people have been charged with a variety of offences and will stand trial next year
at Bolton Crown Court.
September 2013
R v B & Others
Following a lengthy joint operation between a number of neighbouring forces under the Operation Pavel banner, 11 people have been charged with conspiracy to steal. RH Law have been instructed to represent a key defendant.
August 2013
R v L & Others
RH Law took over the defence of a man being prosecuted with 9 others in respect of an alleged conspiracy to import £120 million pound of cannabis from the Continent secreted in consignments of frozen meat. This is the UK’s largest seizure of cannabis. Operation Bizarre was a joint operation between GMP and West Yorkshire Police leading to multiple arrests towards the end of 2011 and early part of last year. The matter is currently before the Manchester Crown Court.
June 2013
R v W & Others
RH Law have been instructed to represent a company director and former football club director following the largest ever investigation in to the supply of ‘legal highs’ and ‘party drugs’; in particular the alleged supply of Methedrone, (Bubble or Meow-Meow). 12 defendants are before the court charged with conspiracy to supply drugs and laundering the proceeds of crime after a massive operation undertaken by TITAN, the North West Regional Crime Squad.
May 2013
R v M
RH Law have been instructed by one of 5 men charged with conspiracy to kidnap, supply drugs and firearms offences after a man was allegedly taken against his will, threatened with an AK47 assault rifle and seriously assaulted in Salford.
April 2013
Re: F
Having been represented by RH Law and acquitted of manslaughter before the criminal courts we have now been instructed to represent a woman after the death of F following the consumption her highly concentrated vinegar in order to procure an abortion.
March 2013
R v H
Following the Serious Organised Crime Agency’s extensive 4 year investigation into a conspiracy to supply 3.5 billion pounds worth of class A drugs (Operation Junko); RH Law have been instructed to defend the POCA proceedings.
March 2013
R v T
RH Law have been instructed to represent one of 5 defendants charged under Operation Keytan, an investigation into a variety of serious offences including conspiracy to commit arson, money laundering, blackmail and extortion.
February 2013
R v T
RH Law instructed to represent a psychiatric in patient charged with attempted murder of 2 police officers and causing an explosion after officers attending a domestic incident were targeted with explosive devices. The case is due to commence in July at Birmingham Crown Court.
January 2013
R v S & Others
Following the successful defence of one of the suspects arrested by HMRC in Operation Enigma, Simon Harrison has been instructed as the Very High Costs Case Supervisor to represent a second leading defendant. Operation Enigma is a fraud and money laundering conspiracy involving the transfer of an alleged £250 million pounds though the international money markets. The case is HMRC’s biggest; a 3 year investigation involved over 250 officer and almost a million pages of prosecution evidence. The case is proceeding and is expected to conclude in mid 2014.
December 2012
Re: M
RH Law has been instructed by G4S, one of the world’s leading international security solutions group to represent the interests of three employees working on behalf of the UK Government. Jimmy Mubenga was killed on the runway at Heathrow airport whilst being forcibly repatriated. A 2 year investigation, Operation Fleener, conducted by the Metropolitan Police’s homicide and major crime command followed. Now a 10 week inquest into the death of Jimmy Mubenga is to be held at Isleworth Crown Court in the summer.
November 2012
R v R & Others
RH Law have been instructed by 7 of 15 individuals who were arrested following a targeted operation by GMP’s Organised Crime Division in to the supply of drugs and money laundering. Drugs, cash, firearms and a hand grenade were seized after a dozen properties were raided.
October 2012
R v B
RH Law instructed to represent one of two defendants in a high profile prosecution involving allegations by former students at the renowned Chetham’s School of Music in Manchester against a former master and his wife. The case attracted considerable publicity after the complainant tragically took her own life after giving evidence.
September 2012
R v G & Others
RH Law instructed to represent G following his arrest in Operation Adequate, an investigation into numerous armed robberies of banks and cash in transit vans. Helen Richardson appeared for G at MInshull Street Crown Court. The initial trial was abandoned due to prosecution failings in disclosure. At the second trial the Prosecution were forced to offer no evidence against G the defendant after the trial began after defence experts cast significant doubt over police telephone and identification evidence.
August 2012
R v S & Others
RH Law have been instructed by a former accountant following an investigation by the Serious Organised Crime Agency into the provision of false passports to wanted criminals.
July 2012
R v S & Others
RH Law instructed to represent a female charged with an allegation of kidnapping and wounding with intent after a man was allegedly lured to an address and seriously assaulted with weapons.
July 2012
R v L & Others
RH Law instructed to represent a number of defendants whom the prosecution allege are the leaders of a notorious south Manchester Organised Crime Group said to be heavily involved in the supply of drugs, firearms and extortion. The defendants were charged after an attack on a male in a supermarket left him with very grave injuries. The matter is currently before the Court of Appeal in respect of an issue of law.
June 2012
R v A & Others
A joint Revenue and Customs/SOCA operation discovered the importation of £13 million pounds of cocaine being imported through Dover. RH Law instructed to represent A before the Crown Court at Canterbury.
May 2012
R v I & Others
RH Law instructed to represent I who was 1 of 15 charged after GMP launched Operation Irbey following the murder for renowned boxer John Lee Barrett and the attempted murder of his nephew by a south Manchester Organised Crime Group in a Rochdale night club last Christmas. I was cleared of any involvement in the murder. The case was involved interlocutory appeals to the Court of Appeal.
April 2012
R v E
Following Operation Hulton, RH Law were instructed to represent the E who was charged with the rape and murder of his estranged wife and 9 other counts of rape in respect of other complainants. Following representation by Maura McGowan QC, Richard Simons and Simon Harrison, E was acquitted of murder and the 9 counts of rape were ordered to lie on file.
March 2012
R v D & Others
RH Law instructed to represent D following a joint operation by West Midlands police and the Driver Standards Agency under the banner of Operation Chilcote. Allegations of fraud and corruption on a significant scale centred on driving examiners at a Midlands driving test centre. The case continues before the Birmingham Crown Court.
February 2012
R v G
RH Law instructed to represent G who was indicted in respect of a charge of arson with intent to endanger life following a fire set in a block of flats in what the prosecution alleged was a revenge attack following a longstanding feud involving G. The prosecution were forced to concede the case was fraught with evidential difficulties and ultimately forced to offer no evidence against the defendant after Helen Richardson advanced submissions at a pre trial hearing.
January 2012
R v M & Others
Greater Manchester and Cheshire Police launched joint Operation Azuma to target an Organised Crime Group who were travelling extensively throughout the north west to steal high value and high performance motor vehicles for onward sale, some of which were used in armed robberies. Quantities of drugs and firearms were recovered. RH Law were instructed to represent one of numerous defendants arrested after the extensive undercover operation.
January 2012
R v O & Others
RH Law instructed to represent O in respect of an aggravated burglary involving an attack of the householder with hammers and machetes which left the victim for dead. O was at risk of an indeterminate sentence.
December 2011
RH LAW – ONE OF THE COUNTY’S TOP CRIMINAL DEFENCE FIRMS (again!)
We are delightedto be recognised for the third consecutive year by Chambers & Partners
Guide to the UK Legal Profession 2012 as a leading criminal defence practice.
December 2011
RH Law instructed to act on behalf of one of the defendants charged with conspiracy
to supply Class A drugs arising from GMP’s Serious Crime Division’s Operation Medusa.
A year-long surveillance operation lead to the seizure of over 8 kilos of drugs, some of which was over 75% pure.
December 2011
RH Law instructed to represent man charged with aggravated burglary and wounding
with intent after a GP was attacked in his own home and repeatedly struck over the
head with a hammer.
December 2011
instructed to represent a number of defendants arrested and charged following
Operation Audacious, drug raids conducted on a massive scale by GMP targeting
the supply of Class A drugs.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/8937602/Fifty-drug-arrests-watched-by-130-civilian-witnesses.html
December 2011
RH Law instructed in latest ‘riots’ arrest to represent a man facing violent disorder
and multiple burglary allegations.
December 2011
RH Law instructed to represent the interests of a major UK security company providing
custodial facilities to the National Offender Manager Service as their employees gave evidence for the Crown in proceedings at Liverpool.
November 2011
RH LAW instructed by a number of clients being investigated for money laundering
by North Yorkshire Police’s Organised Crime Division following a two year long
drugs operation.
November 2011
Helen Richardson secured a suspended prison sentence for a 65 year old man sentenced
for cannabis production and supply at Manchester Crown Court.
November 2011
RH Law instructed by a major UK security company to represent 3 employees during a police investigation following an allegation made by a detainee at a Court in the North East of England.
September/October 2011
Helen Richardson has had a succession of fantastic results with numerous riot cases
dealt with at Manchester Crown and Youth Courts and the Court of Appeal. Chief amongst
these was the groundbreaking riots appeal argued before the Lord Chief Justice at
The Court of Appeal on the 27th of September 2011. Helen won the appeal on behalf
of our client Stephen Carter; one of only three appeals out of ten that day that were
successful. Leading legal commentator Andrew Keogh praised her for “leading the way
on solicitor advocacy and winning a riot case”. She has also successfully argued for a
reduction in sentence at other appeals heard at Manchester Crown Court. The following
is just a selection of the widespread media coverage our riot cases have attracted.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2011/sep/27/uk-riots-appeal-judges?INTCMP=SRCH
http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/news/s/1458491_spared-jail---manchester-riots-girl-looter-who-wrote-on-facebook-everybody-should-be-blowing-up-police-stations
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2011/oct/06/manchester-rioter-sentence-halved?INTCMP=SRCH
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/rioters-sentence-reduced-after-appeal-2366482.html
October 2011
RH Law instructed to represent an employee from a major security company regarding
an Independent Police Complaints Commission investigation following a death in custody
at a police station in the Midlands.
October 2011
RH LAW instructed to represent company director arrested in Thailand and returned
to the UK to face fraud and Company Act charges following the collapse of the
Property Life Group in 2004.
October 2011
RH LAW instructed to defend alleged serial rapist facing numerous allegations
dating back as far as 1978.
October 2011
Helen Richardson secures bail at the Crown Court for alleged conspirator prosecuted
as part of Operation Adequate in respect of a number of armed attacks on banks and
cash in transit van in Greater Manchester and Yorkshire.
October 2011
RH LAW instructed to represent man after 3 kilos of heroin and a firearm was discovered
following an undercover police operation.
October 2011
RH LAW instructed to defend cocaine conspiracy after £500,000 worth of the drug is seized by Serious Crime Division in Tameside.
October 2011
Client who has been facing allegations of conspiracy to launder £14m of drugs proceeds has been cleared of any wrong doing having been represented by Simon Harrison since September 2009.
September 2011
RH Law instructed to defend mentally disordered client charged after man gravely wounded with a meat cleaver.
September 2011
RH Law instructed to defend high value importation of cocaine following an investigation
by UK Border Agency.
September 2011
Alex Preston represents interests of Jael Mullings, at the enquiry and inquest into the double killing of her two infant children. Final hearing scheduled for May next year.
September 2011
Leave to appeal against riot sentences grated by the Criminal Division of the Court of Appeal. Helen Richardson instructed to appear in the case which will set the sentencing guidelines for all defendants sentenced in respect of August’s riots.
September 2011
Leading defence lawyer and legal commentator Andrew Keogh recognises the
trail-blazing sentencing results secured by RH Law on Twitter – Thanks Andy!
#crimedaily and www.crimeline.info
September 2011
RH Law have been appointed by a multi-national security company to represent an employee at one of the prisons they manage following allegations of violence towards
an inmate.
September 2011
RH Law have been instructed to defend multiple allegations of conspiracy to commit
armed robbery following an extensive surveillance operation by GMP’s Force Robbery Squad and West Yorkshire Police’s Organised Crime Division.
August 2011
Simon, Helen and Alex secure non-custodial sentences for numerous clients charged
with serious offences arising from the Manchester and Salford disturbances.
August 2011
Helen Richardson represents lead defendant in the precedent setting riot case before
HHJ Gilbart QC. R -v- Stephen Carter and Others.
August 2011
Helen Richardson successfully persuades the Crown Prosecution Service to offer no
evidence at trial in respect of a non-commissioned army officer facing multiple rape charges. Painstaking work, over many weeks, severely undermined the prosecutions telephonic evidence and highlighted major short comings in the CPS disclosure protocol.
The delighted client was formally acquitted and left court with his reputation intact.
August 2011
Simon Harrison was one of two lawyers appointed by the Legal Services Commission
to appear at Manchester City Magistrates' Court during the emergency all night sitting
of 10th August to represent those charged with offences arising out the wide spread rioting which has blighted the city the previous evenings. Greater Manchester Police launched Operation Valent in response to the disorder which saw over 100 defendants appearing in custody before 3 District Judges in a historic session which sat until 6.45am.
August 2011 - RH Law instructed in Newcastle conspiracy to defraud
RH Law have been instructed in a conspiracy to defraud Newcastle Building Society.
August 2011 - RH Law instructed in UK's biggest trafficking investigation
RH Law have been instructed in Operation Windermere, the UK's largest police investigation in to the trafficking of young teenage girls, involving multiple defendants and offences across the North-West.
July 2011 - RH Law instructed in Moss Side murder
RH Law have been instructed to defend allegations of murder and rape at Manchester Crown Court following the discovery of a woman's body in Moss Side.
July 2011 - Salford DJ
A leader extolling his virtues in a national newspaper! Congratulations, District Judge Finestein. http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/jul/10/jonathan-finestein-police-bail?INTCMP=SRCH
June 2011 - RH Law instructed in manslaughter investigation
RH Law have been instructed to represent an employee of a private security firm who is being investigated for the offence of manslaughter by the Serious Crime Unit of a police force in the south of England.
May 2011 - RH Law instructed in Heathrow manslaughter gross negligence case
RH Law have been instructed on behalf of 3 private security firm employees who are being
investigated for the offence of manslaughter by gross negligence by the Serious Crime
Directorate of the Metropolitan Police, following the death of an immigration detainee being deported at Heathrow Airport in October 2010.
May 2011 - RH Law instructed in operation Endeavour
RH Law have been instructed to represent a man arrested in connection with £200m
money laundering investigation being conducted by HM Revenue & Customs.
May 2011 - Alex Preston joins RH Law
RH Law would like to welcome a fantastic addition to our criminal team: Alex Preston.
Alex joins us from Platt Halpern Solicitors, where she was a partner in the criminal department for 7 years. Alex defends in serious and complex crime. She has also taught law at Manchester Metropolitan University and BPP Law School. She is a consultant 'peer reviewer' for the Legal Services Commission, meaning she inspects criminal firms across the UK and assesses their quality standards. She will be head of supervision at RH Law and will continue to defend in our more complex cases.
May 2011 - RH Law instructed in operation Seaside
RH Law have been instructed to represent a number of the defendants charged with
involvement in a massive drugs conspiracy centered on North Yorkshire following a 2 year
surveillance operation.
April 2011 - RH Law instructed in operation Ariel
RH Law have been instructed to represent 1 of 11 defendants charged with conspiracy
to steal high value property belonging to Network Rail.
March 2011 - RH Law secure acquittal in armed robbery conspiracy
James Walsh has been acquitted of conspiracy to commit armed robbery after a lengthy
trial at Manchester Crown Court.
February 2011 - RH Law secure murder acquittal in operation Pursuit
Following a 12 week trial at Manchester Crown Court. Ryan Manning, whose defence was
prepared by Simon Harrison, was the only one of 5 defendants to be acquitted of murder of Nasar Shazad, shot dead in July 2009 at Brookhouse Wines in Salford. Other firearms charges against Mr Manning following a shooting in Longsight in 2007 were dropped by the prosecution after his acquittal for murder.
February 2011 - RH Law secure murder acquittal in operation Texas
SOCA, South Wales Police and the Regional Asset Recovery Agency have made numerous arrests in Operation Texas, an investigation in to the supply of £14m of Class A drugs. RH Law have been instructed in respect of the alleged laundering of the vast proceeds of the gang.
October 2010 - RH Law instructed in national mortgage fraud investigation
RH Law have been instructed to represent a woman in connection with a wide ranging enquiry by Lancashire police into Mortgage fraud and cultivation of cannabis.
October 2010 - RH Law instructed in operation Perelli
RH law have been instructed to represent the lead defendant in Operation Perelli; an investigation in to the kidnap, torture and ransom demand of a Salford man.
September 2010 - RH Law instructed in high value cannabis cultivation
RH Law have been instructed to represent a man charged in connection with the discovery of a number of premises converted for the purposed of cultivating cannabis in Cheshire, Merseyside, Greater Manchester, West Yorkshire and the West Midlands. Over £6m worth of cannabis has been seized. Charges of conspiracy to defraud arising from a car investment scam have also been brought.
July 2010 - RH Law secure murder acquittal in operation Chancellor
Helen Richardson secured the acquittal of 1 of the 12 defendants charged with conspiracy
to defraud in respect of a multi-million pound environmental fraud.
2008 - RH Law represents 3 defendants in operation Viola
Following Greater Manchester Police’s biggest investigation into organised crime, RH Law were instructed by 3 of the defendants facing trial for double murder, conspiracy to murder, drugs and firearms conspiracies.
