Case Study
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Date: 05/07/2012 |
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Rubin’s significant cases within 2011/2012:
R v W
Client charged with Arson with Intent after setting fire to her flat using slippers and correspondence. Unanimously acquitted as we successfully argued that at the relevant time she was unwell and put forward the difficult defence of insanity.
R v R
The case where the local health trust did not assist the client or the community.
Client had sent threatening emails to civil service workers. He was clearly paranoid and unwell. His local community mental health trust had done nothing despite representations made to them. A formal complaint was put before the trust. He was subsequently acquitted and a hospital order was made in his favour.
R v M
Client charged with Arson with Intent, whilst in isolation at Broadmoor Hospital maintaining that he started the fire to alert staff to images he had seen on the television. The television was not plugged in and in any event incapable of receiving a signal. Despite the clients clear mental health difficulties the CPS continued with a prosecution but eventually dropped the charge and offered a lesser alternative.
R v S
In R v S, a Rape case where the prosecution sought to adduce the client’s previous acquittal in his present case. The matter was dismissed at the close of the prosecution case. He has also assisted counsel in the drafting of abuse of process arguments, normally only the remit of counsel.
R v H
A client imported 5 kg of Cocaine. He maintained that he was given the packages whilst there on a holiday which were in cereal boxes to give to a friend on his return. He maintained that is what he thought they were and indicated that the authorities at the airport inspected the boxes and did not find anything.
The only way to corroborate the account was to make enquiries in Jamaica and inform the CPS at the earliest opportunity of our position. The CPS then began making enquiries in Jamaica prior to Duncan Lewis flying out there. After some enquiries were made the case was discontinued, we speculate on the back of enquiries that confirmed our clients version was true!
Rubin’s pending Significant Instructions/Cases for 2012
A number of large scale importations, prosecuted by Serious Organised Crime Agency SOCA that will be defended as well as a large conspiracy at Heathrow Airport and another involving fraudulent misrepresentation involving the sale of a property where the solicitors firm itself was a front for a large scale money laundering fraud against a large lender.
Operation Mesua – Prosecution into the alleged running of a teaching institution used to facilitate the illegal entry of non EU citizens for profit. Rubin is currently representing two clients in this large alleged fraud involving highly technical issues as well as forensic accounting.
Operation Pullman – SOCA operation involving months of surveillance on a large drugs conspiracy to an alleged street value of between £6 - £9,000,000.
Operation Gifford Creek – Representing a young man charged with two others for the murder of another possibly the prosecution have alleged for a drugs motive.
He has built good relationships with members of the local community which lead to direct referrals on a continued basis.
