AA Mirsons Solicitors Ltd is a Category 1 quality rated (LSC) firm and a Panel A member of the Very High Costs Cases Panel. We cover all areas of Criminal Law and undertake every aspect of investigatory and procedural work. The following are but a few broad areas of criminal law that we have represented clients in the past and presently on a regular basis:

Murder, Drugs Offences, Assaults, Public Order (including ASBO’s), Sexual Offences, and Road Traffic Offences (including Drink Driving).

We also have expertise specialism in Cyber Crime, Terrorism and Serious Fraud, including POCA applications. We at AA Mirsons Solicitors Ltd pride ourselves in our professionalism.

We provide the following services to our clients:

• Police Station Representation
• Court Hearing Attendance
• Appeals
• Restraint and Confiscation Proceedings
• Dealing with Serious Fraud Office (SFO) Investigations.
• Dealing with Revenue and Customs Investigations (VAT/MTIC)
• Dealing with Serious Organised Crime Investigations (SOCA)
• DWP/DSS investigations
• We have a 24 hour Call Centre that is available to respond to any emergency situation

The department will provide a tailored service and is well aware of the different needs (including cultural/language) that each client has.  We have worked on numerous high profile cases. The following are a few of the many cases that we have represented clients in:

General Criminal Law:

• R – F: High profile professional footballer charged with a multi handed Gang Rape that was widely reported upon in the media.  Acquitted of all charges at the Crown Court
• R –v- H: International Professional Snooker player charged with widely publicized sexual offences against two separate complainants. Acquitted of all charges at the Crown Court following successful defence investigations that proved “kiss and tell” circumstances
• R-v- J – Old Bailey murder case involving a London Youth affected by mental health issues, who stabbed a victim to death with a single blow of a knife to the neck.  Defence investigations abroad, produced several previously unknown witnesses, which succeeded in persuading all parties to reduce the charge from Murder to Manslaughter.  This case required the instructing of three different forensic Psychiatrists to obtain the necessary accurate diagnosis. Client is currently receiving necessary treatment at a secure hospital
• R –v- T - defending in a multi-handed gang murder at the Old Bailey
• R –v- B – Long term investigation by SOCA into conspiracy to supply cocaine and crack cocaine involving 13 defendants. Case involved evidence covering 12 months of surveillance.  Street value of drugs estimated at £90 million
• R –v- Y – Multi hander people trafficking case involving investigations into three international jurisdictions (VHCC Case)
• R –v- K – Sizeable joint investigation by SOCA and Revenue & Customs into  large scale importation of Cocaine (VHCC case)

Fraud:

• R – v- H – Operation Vex – Ongoing MTIC fraud investigation
• R –v- R – Operation Inertia – MTIC Fraud case. Regarded by the Revenue & Customs as the largest scale MTIC fraud they have dealt with (VHCC case)
• R -v- B – International multi jurisdictional Money Laundering Revenue and Customs Prosecution
• R –v- T – SOCA prosecution involving international multi jurisdictional investigation into money laundering and covert recordings
• R –v- N – Complex UK wide multi hander DWP investigation into internal corruption by DWP officials
• R-v- T – SFO investigation into UN sanction breaches in the Iraq Oil for Food programme.
• R-v- B – Civil Mortgage Fraud involving up to 30 separate parties including the Law Society (Chancery Division)

Terrorism:

• R –v- M: Operation Vivace - The client was the brother of one of the 21/7 bombers, who was alleged to have 'psyched' up the bombing team to commit the offence. His sentence was successfully reduced from 17 years imprisonment to 13 by the Court of Appeal. (VHCC case)
• R –v- A: Operation Overamp - The client was charged with attending a camp site where terrorist training was being provided, and possessing material likely to be useful to someone preparing an act of terrorism.  This case was widely publicized as the “Osama Bin London” case. (VHCC case)
• R –v- A: Operation Mermant - Widely publicised raid as part of a large scale counter-terrorism investigation at the Finsbury Park Mosque in London. The client was one of the original arrested parties linked to the “Ricin Plot”. The client was eventually allowed to return to his country of origin when all investigations into the allegations against him were discontinued.
• R-v- P – Client arrested under the Terrorist Acts for taking photographs of key buildings in London. Suspected of intelligence gathering as part of terrorist surveillance. The investigation was eventually discontinued following defence representations on the rationale behind the arrest.

Cyber Crime:

• R –v- Q:  Complex Cyber crime computer hacking case involving estimates of loss in the hundreds of thousands. This case involved the instruction and reliance upon Forensic Computer Experts.  The client was acquitted of all charges at the Crown Court.
• R –v- R, R –v- H, R-v- C: range of cases involving downloading illegal images requiring expert forensic computing evidence to respond to allegations.

We would be happy to assist those regarding much help, and providing to such an individual is eligible, give our service under the Government Legal Aid

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