Hashim specialises in homicide, serious violence, serious organised crime, complex fraud, serious sexual offences (including historic cases) and regulatory crime. Hashim has extensive experience in defending cases of the utmost gravity and public importance. Hashim is highly sought to defend cases involving substantial novel or complex issues of law or fact. Hashim is regularly instructed to defend exceptional cases compared to the generality of cases of their type. Hashim has extensive experience in defending significant value applications under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002.

 

Hashim is a strong operator and natural advocate who has an outstanding reputation for meticulous preparation and fearlessly representing a client’s best interests. Hashim effectively assimilates and critically analyses substantial volumes of material, whilst ensuring that focus remains on the relevant issues. Hashim is resilient and calm under pressure and responds flexibly to changing circumstances.

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NOTABLE CASES

Homicide and Serious Violence 

R v RS and AS: murder for gain, involving complex scientific forensic evidence.

 

R v RG and AL: ‘staircase murder’, involving complex toxicology and blood expert evidence.

 

R v PM and KM: murder for gain, involving complex joint enterprise issues. 

 

R v MH: murder, involving complex diminished responsibility issues.

 

R v CT and MS: murder, involving complex attribution and joint enterprise issues.

 

R v CE: murder for gain, involving complex re-construction expert evidence.

 

R v RM and Others: attempted murder, involving a firearm shooting in the context of a gang feud.

 

R v CS and RD: conspiracy to murder, involving complex intelligence and motive evidence.

 

Operation Fimbry and Operation Marano: riots, involving use of a petrol bomb or incendiary device.

R v AA: violence against a baby, involving a significant background of Family Court proceedings and complex expert evidence (including a Great Ormond Street Specialist Paediatric Consultant).

 

Serious Organised Crime

Instructed to defend in various Operation Venetic proceedings - the highest level of sophisticated and serious organised crime drug trafficking and money laundering (EncroChat - National Crime Agency prosecution).  The proceedings involved unprecedented legal complexity: Operation Oberon, Operation Carina and R v WF.

 

Leading defence counsel in Operation Tredegar: serious organised crime enterprise, involving the production and supply of multi kilo quantities of Class A controlled drugs. The proceedings were complex on the basis of the inter relationship between sophisticated drug trafficking and money laundering. The prosecution relied upon EncroChat evidence served in separate serious organised crime group proceedings also (Operation Tilbury). 

 

Significant experience in defending high profile and substantial serious organised crime drug trafficking and complex money laundering: Operation Lilac Mars, Operation Jackdaw II, Operation Red Dragon, Operation Toucan, Operation Solon, Operation Pataca, Operation Sitella II, Operation Vemtor, Operation Allegro, Operation Waterhen and Operation Frank.

 

R v LJ and Others: joint enterprise assisting an offender, concerning a defendant charged in relation to organised crime group activities and a planned firearm killing in the context of a gang feud.

 

R v TL and Others: conspiracy to supply an UZI machine gun and ammunition. 

 

R v LC and Others: modern slavery and kidnap, a case that attracted national publicity.

 

 

Complex Fraud

Leading defence counsel in Operation Cassie: nationwide fraud (company turnover £9+ million), involving consideration of a massive volume of material (including 1.5 terabytes of data and 30 bankers’ boxers of late disclosure). Proceedings required specialist consideration of regulatory law and a novel point of law in relation to abuse of process.

 

Leading defence counsel in R v PR and Others: significant and lucrative criminal enterprise (supplying TV boxes, firestick devices and streaming services via an online website and a digital application). Transactions (£1.8 million+) involved various payment methods including PayPal and Bitcoin.

 

Significant experience in defending substantial and sophisticated conspiracy to defraud insurance companies, HMRC, financial institutions: Operation Dino I, Operation Dino II, Operation Anoint, Operation Oyster, Operation Dodge and Operation Usk.

 

Serious Sexual Offences

Extensive experience in defending serious sexual offences (including historic and multi-complainant cases). Regularly instructed to defend cases involving child and vulnerable witnesses, extremely sensitive issues, presentation of extremely explicit material and the challenge of expert evidence.

 

R v ES: historic campaign of rape and sexual abuse, involving multiple complainants.

 

R v ME: rape and sexual abuse, involving a defendant with severe communication difficulties.

 

R v LG and JG: heavy historic rape Indictment, requiring delicate cross examination. 

 

R v TW: multiple rape charges, involving the sensitive presentation of extremely explicit material.

 

R v DE: historic sexual abuse (1957), involving complex capacity and abuse of process considerations. 

 

R v TG: multiple rape charges, involving an internationally recognised forensic expert (causation). 

 

R v LD and CW: rape and sexual abuse of a child in the context of multi-complainant child cruelty.

 

R v MR and CC: sexual abuse of a child, involving extreme behavioural issues.

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