The Team
Tony Marshall - Tony has been undertaking criminal law work for 11 years with a particular emphasis on White Collar Crime. Tony has a great deal of experience in Serious Fraud Office prosecutions, Special Case Work prosecutions, Money Laundering and Drugs Importations.
Tony studied at Sussex University and then at Lancaster Gate School of Law. Tony’s Training Contract was with what is now DLA and qualified in November 1994.
Tony then returned to East London, which is where he was raised, and started the criminal department of Alexander Johnson Solicitors. The department has now grown to such an extent that criminal work is now the only area of work the firm undertakes.
Tony is approachable and happy to discuss all criminal matters on an informal basis prior to any formal instruction.
Sara O’Keeffe - Qualified as a solicitor in 1997 she studied Bio Chemistry at Kings College London and thereafter attended law school in Chelmsford. Since qualification Sara has practised exclusively as a criminal defence solicitor and has obtained a wealth of experience in broad spectrum of cases. She is a member of the "London Criminal Courts Solicitors Association” Her scientific background has proved invaluable in advising clients in relation to forensic issues and evaluating evidence. She has undertaken cases ranging from driving matters to more serious matters such as benefit fraud, white collar crime, drug importation and terrorism.
Sara is experienced in all aspects of criminal litigation from advice at police station to the preparation and presentation of evidence for use in murder and terrorism trials. Sara has extensive experience in dealing with serious crime
Sara is committed to her clients and due to her thorough handling of cases she has a strong client following and regularly receives referral from her ex-clients.
Cases of Note
- R v Lomax - £50 million Class A drug importation case involving multiple defendants and international dimensions. Conspiracy case prosecuted by Treasury Counsel from Revenue and Customs. 8 week trial
- R v Motin - Serious wounding. Convicted then successfully appealed to Court of Appeal. Conviction quashed.
- R v Mansha - Terrorism case involving complicated evidential and legal issues. Highly publicised case.
- R v Hoxha - People/ Sex trafficking case on a international scale involving multiple defendants. 4 week trial
- R v Choudhury - Murder - Multiple defendants all youths .Schoolboy gang murder.
- R v Bermudez - Conspiracy to defraud over £100 million in total. Multiple defendants (17 in total) involved in defrauding Central Clearing Bank by "identity fraud"
- R v Babbington and others - Conspiracy to supply Class A drugs. Principal defendant charged with 17 others to set up and organise the traffic and distribution of large quantities of Class A drugs
- R v Sharma - Conspiracy to defraud. Multi million pound sophisticated "identity fraud " on a national and international scale involving multiple defendants
Kim Chiswick – Kim was admitted as a solicitor in 1996, Kim studied Law at University of East London and thereafter at Guildford “College of Law”
A member of the “London Criminal Courts Solicitors Association”, Kim specialises in Criminal Defence work and has a substantial own client base. She is a busy advocate having gained “Higher Court Advocacy Rights” in October 2005 and regularly represents clients at both the Crown Court, Magistrates court and police stations.
Committed to a high quality of work, Kim has a great deal of experience in criminal Defence work ranging from minor Road Traffic Actions to more serious matters including Murder, Large Drug Importation ,Fraud and Counterfeiting.
Kim also undertakes Prison Adjudication work and Parole Board representation, including Licence recall.
Cases of Note
- [2005] R v. R – Snaresbrook - Child Abuse involving allegations of historic abuse by husband and wife on children
- [2006] R v. B & ors - C.C.C. - Murder. [Romanian Ambulance Murder] This was the highly publicised case involving a group of Romanian men chasing their victim into an ambulance and clubbing him to death in view of a team of paramedics.
- [2007] R v. W & ors - Croydon - led by Senior Counsel in 5 week Money Laundering trial the defendant receiving a Hung Jury on 1st instance
- [2009] R v. A and ors – led by senior Counsel in highly publicised multi-handed Counterfeiting trial exceeding £2.75 million.
- [2009] R v. Hussein & ors - C.C.C. –Murder. Stabbing on notorious "sink estate" South East London between rival gangs, highly publicized as part of the “Knife Crime” initiative.
- [2009] R v. P & ors – Wood Green . – Led by senior Counsel in multi-handed/split trial Money Laundering trial involving wider family group with connections to cultivation of drugs
- [2009] R v. P and another – Southwark C.C - £2.5 million counterfeiting case involving foreign nationals.
Yasmin Anwar - Qualified in 1998.
She studied at the City of London University and studied at BA Honours in Law. She is also a member of the LCCSA.
Yasmin has a great deal of experience in criminal law and has higher rights to appear in the Crown Court as a High Court Advocate.
Neil Donnelly - a solicitor from County Tyrone and a graduate of Queens University of Belfast and the College of Law, london. Neil has been advising and assisting persons detained by Police since 2003 and has been instructed on serious matters including murder, kidnap, rape, importation/supply/cultivation of drugs as well as complex allegations of Fraud.
Neil has also dealt with allegations of gang violence and murder. He has represented professionals including solicitors, Doctors, Teachers and employees of the Police and National Health Service with positive outcomes.
Neil attends the Magistrates Court on a daily basis.
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