Recent Notable Cases
We have acted in a large number of high-profile and extremely complex cases.
Over the last few years, we have represented, Solicitors, police officers, court staff, accountants, psychiatrists, probation workers, professional footballers, football agents, licenced conveyancers and directors of high-profile companies. We have represented clients in all the major cities in the UK.
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Gracie Spinks Inquest
Harewood Law represented the family of Gracie Spinks after her tragic death at the Article 2 Jury Inquest, at Chesterfield Coroners Court. This inquest received unprecedented national press coverage.
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R v A - Preston Crown Court 2024
Harewood Law represented a client charged with Conspiracy to Supply 2000kg of cocaine, worth 83 million
Not Guilty.
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R v B – Pension Fraud London
4 month trial in 2024 – Jury acquits defendant. The client was accused of misleading investors and introducing them to a fraudulently operated investment company.
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R v H Leeds Crown Court - 2024
Intentional Strangulation and Threats to Kill
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R v A Birmingham Crown Court – 2024
Money Laundering and Drugs Supply
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R v S Bradford Crown Court - 2024
Historic Grooming case
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Defendant Acquitted of Murder
High Profile case
Teesside Crown Court – 2023
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R v S Historic Grooming Case
Defendant Acquitted after trial
Bradford Crown Court 2023
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R v A Conspiracy to Murder
Loughborough Crown Court 2023
Defendant found Not Guilty
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Harewood Law instructed in a high profile case
By the family of Gracie Spinks (a victim of stalking) to deal with her Inquest
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Corona virus law challenged
Being in breach of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), Articles 10 and 11 Prosecution withdraw case (R v S 2021)
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International conspiracies
To import and supply drugs, firearms and money laundering
Luton Crown Court 2021
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Money Laundering Trial
Leeds Crown Court 2021
Acquittal
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Terrorism offences 2021
Defence teams positive engagement with the opposition, in a terrorism trial
Results in a just outcome
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High-Profile Terrorist case
Conspiring to Commit Terrorism
Sheffield Crown Court - NOT GUILTY
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R v S - Conspiracy to Murder - Gangland Murder
Manchester Crown Court
Defendant Acquitted of Gangland Murder.
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R v H - Conspiracy to Kidnap and Blackmail
Manchester Crown Court.
The only defendant to be Acquitted.
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R v H - Conspiracy to Murder - Gang with Weapons
Leeds Crown Court.
Acquitted
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R v H - Conspiracy to Murder - Arson
Bradford Crown Court.
Acquitted
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R v T - Conspiracy to Murder – Between Two Gangs
Bradford Crown Court.
Acquitted
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R v P – Murder – National media attention
Bradford Crown Court.
Acquitted
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R v A – Banking Fraud and money laundering
Bradford Crown Court.
Acquittal
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R v Q – Experienced Psychiatrist charged with Complex Fraud
Bradford Crown Court.
Case Withdrawn
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R v A Conspiracy to Import Drugs
Bradford Crown Court.
Acquittal
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R v B - Conspiracy to Supply drugs
Bradford Crown Court.
Acquittal
Pre – Charge Representation at the Police Station – A small sample of our work.
We always recommend that you obtain the best representation from the outset ensuring your rights are protected and solid defence advanced.
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Experienced Doctor - NHS Fraud investigation – Discontinued
Doctor who was a managing partner of a consortium of NHS surgeries, arrested for complex fraud against the NHS by taking advantage of an issue with the NHS software.
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Commercial Solicitor – Fraud - Discontinued
An experienced solicitor was arrested for a complex fraud, which involved others setting up companies and later selling the same worthless companies, allowing they buyers to obtain hundreds of thousands in finance from specialist’s lenders.
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Commercial Solicitor – Fraud and Money Laundering – Seven Million - Discontinued
The solicitor was arrested as part of a complex and historic fraud inquiry, the individuals involved had defrauded many companies and it was alleged that the solicitor had on this occasion been used to defraud various companies in the oil and shipping trade.
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Corporate Lawyer – Fraud - Discontinued
This was a case of fraud in the millions across the UK, South Africa and Ireland and involved a number of individuals who had been on the run from the UK authorities for many years.
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Terrorism – Supporting a prescribed organisation - Discontinued
The individual had been arrested due to his connection with a number of individuals in Iraq who had been proscribed under the Terrorism Act.
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Terrorism – (Section 2 TA 2006) Dissemination of Terrorist Publications - Discontinued
The individual and others had been part of a religious group, part of which had members who promoted an ideology and forwarded material which was considered to be Terrorist Publications, a number of persons were arrested.
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Chartered accountant – Fraud and Money Laundering - Discontinued
A Chartered accountant was arrested for Conspiracy to defraud and money launder, the case involved setting up a complex web of companies to Launder Money and defraud a large Pension Fund.
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Director of International company – Pensions Regulator Investigation - Discontinued
Director of international company was interviewed for an offence of fraud against the Department of Pensions, documents were prepared and provided by the defence, it was clear that there was an issue within the business of how figures were being calculated which was due to outdated software and recording.
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Director of Personal Injury business – Fraud - Discontinued
Description goes hereCity of London Police interviewed a director of a large Personal Injury company for fraud. It was clear insurance companies had been gathering data on various aspects of the company for some time as part of an investigation.