23 Essex Street London EC2R 3AA Daniel Janner QC 1980 (QC 2002) Profile. Nirmal Shant QC 1984 (QC 2006) Practice

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1 Profile Nirmal Shant QC 1984 (QC 2006) Practice Specialising in: General Crime Fraud & Financial Crime See This is Nottingham News Report Primary Areas of Practice Public Law Clinical Negligence Professional Negligence Qualifications BA Oxford Nirmal Shant has a nationwide and substantial criminal practice which includes homicide, large scale organized crime, armed robberies and serious fraud. She has been involved in a large number of high profile and complex cases. Nirmal Shant is adept at dealing with cases involving difficult medical issues. She is known for her ability to deal with both vulnerable and difficult clients. Nirmal is also known for her outstanding advocacy and is counsel of choice for both prosecution and defence. Appointments Recorder of the Crown Court 2001 Professional Memberships Criminal Bar Association Chair of the Midland Society of Asian Lawyers

2 Midland and Oxford Circuit Diversity Officer Master of the Bench at Grays Inn Seminars given Advocacy training to solicitors for Nottingham Law Society Nirmal Shant is fluent in Punjabi and Hindi. General Crime Notable cases include R v Rashid Multi-handed gangland revenge drive-by shooting case with a background of political animosity. Incident caught on CCTV. R v Woodier & Others Widely publicised six-handed brutal murder. Client being blamed by all other defendants for the offence, despite which he was only one acquitted of the charge of murder and convicted of manslaughter on a much lesser basis. Case raised several issues of joint enterprise and disclosure. See Local News Report R v Daffin Nationally publicised case of defendant charged with murder, insuring his wife for a quarter of a million pounds and then running her over, making it look like an accident.

3 See Daily Mail News Report See Times Online News Report R v Lester and others Defendant a 16 year old with no previous convictions charged with murder of a homeless person with two other defendants. Complex issues about scope of joint enterprise. R v Kangi and others Conspiracy to murder, multi handed, contract killing. Extensively publicised case of defendant, suspected to be a member of a notorious gang, hired to kill the husband of the codefendant. See Telegraph News Report R v Lieveld Defendant serving a life sentence for double murder, habitually attempting to kill prison officers, put in solitary confinement, described as confrontational, aggressive and dangerous charged with stabbing a prison officer. See Yorkshire Evening Post News Report R v Menzies Meeshak and others Defendant 13 year old charged with conspiracy to murder. Gangland shooting and defendant alleged to be the gun runner. R v Khan and Robertson - Two defendants jointly charged with murder. Babyshaking wide range of expert evidence from different disciplines

4 R v Shelton - Defendant a war veteran charged with extensive historic abuse. R v Wood Defendant the subject of domestic violence killed her husband. See This is Leicester News Report R v Wilkinson Defendant, a sex offender serving a sentence, killed his cell mate. Issue whether offence sexually motivated. Sensitive issues about disclosure and responsibility of the prison for what happened. See This is Nottingham News Report R v Kaci and others Numerous defendants charged with human trafficking and sexual offences. Two national police forces and two international forces involved in investigation. Prosecuted by case work directorate. See Coventry Telegraph News Report R v Otter Defendant charged with the murder of his elderly father raising the unusual defence of suicide pact. R v Sherlock Defendant charged with killing her child by suffocating child whilst drunk. Fraud & Financial Crime

5 Nirmal Shant is regularly instructed in long, multimillion pound, complex fraud cases. She has extensive experience of fraud cases involving an international and political element. Many of her cases have been highly publicised. Nirmal Shant is adept at dealing with VHCC cases. Notable cases include R v Khan and others Investigation in this case commenced after The Times printed various articles suggesting that the defendants were involved in postal vote fraud. Defendants included two councilors, party helpers and a prospective member of parliament. It was alleged that the intention was to have a member of parliament elected by the fraudulent use of postal votes. Case extensively publicised especially in The Times. Raised sensitive issues about what guidance had been issued by Central Conservative party headquarters about the use of postal votes. VHCC case. Jury discharged twice. Cumulative length of trial nearly five months. Papers in case over Case mentioned in parliament when new postal vote legislation introduced. See Times Online News Report See The Telegraph and Argus News Report R v Jones and others Operation Pineapple, a multi million pound long firm and Vat Fraud in relation to flower importation. Customs investigation. Defendant alleged to be the main instigator of this fraud and the person in charge of the offending companies. VHCC case. Trial estimate 4 months. Papers in case over 6,000. R v Grant and others

6 Complex case where the defendants, an accountant and his wife, a financial advisor and a solicitor alleged to have set up an international, multi million pound investment scheme which was sold to individuals and companies across the world. Case raised difficult issues of jurisdiction. Lengthy trial. R v Laws and others Local authority officers put in charge of substantial funds provided as a European Grant for a deprived area in Leicester. Defendants charged with conspiracy to defraud. Defence was that the defendant s conservative opponents were targeting them for political reasons. Voluminous papers including unused. R v Qumar Defendant charged with extensive fraud involving substantial sums through his business selling carpets. R v Rose Complex, lengthy and substantial benefit fraud involving substantial sums of money. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Fusce sodales turpis placerat tortor eleifend sed pharetra neque feugiat. Pellentesque aliquam scelerisque placerat. Ut bibendum risus eget tellus volutpat porta. Curabitur tempus, magna sed ullamcorper dignissim, nisl diam semper massa, vitae venenatis nisi nunc id elit. Maecenas pulvinar eros ac tellus lacinia et sollicitudin quam euismod. Praesent felis nibh, ultrices ut ornare non, fringilla non sem. Phasellus vestibulum neque vel sem tincidunt ac ornare sapien placerat. In nisi mauris, molestie ut aliquam eget, suscipit eleifend risus. Nullam fermentum nisl nec nibh luctus rhoncus. Cras sollicitudin scelerisque lorem, vel adipiscing arcu mattis fermentum. Aliquam est magna, faucibus ut ultrices id, imperdiet ac quam. Donec volutpat augue eu nunc aliquam convallis at non enim. Donec sagittis risus id erat ullamcorper congue ullamcorper enim laoreet. Integer id rutrum lacus.

7 Mauris consequat, felis quis blandit commodo, est lorem adipiscing elit, sed molestie leo nisl eu augue. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Nam posuere pellentesque nunc et fringilla. Integer accumsan bibendum sollicitudin. Pellentesque venenatis arcu ut massa facilisis elementum. Sed fringilla nibh fringilla nibh gravida lobortis. Ut mattis, sapien consequat sollicitudin vulputate, urna tortor fermentum risus, in adipiscing urna metus sit amet libero. Sed id mi sed quam sagittis placerat. Directories Listed for many years in the principal directories as a leading junior and one of the foremost practiioners in the fields of clinical negligence and professional discipline. Clinical Negligence Has a great reputation in this field. He is a very smooth operator with experience of handling maximum severity cases. (Chambers and Partners 2012) Significant Cases Pellentesque at facilisis turpis. Suspendisse congue tristique felis, ut vestibulum elit condimentum non. Vestibulum ante ipsum primis in faucibus orci luctus et ultrices posuere cubilia Curae; Sed sed risus id felis consequat dapibus. Vestibulum vitae lectus et leo sollicitudin vulputate. Mauris a tellus sed sem semper posuere vel eu arcu. Mauris pretium ante ac felis malesuada sed varius orci condimentum. Morbi commodo mollis leo, non imperdiet neque vestibulum vel. Nirmal Shant QC 1984 (QC 2006) Practice Specialising in: General Crime Fraud & Financial Crime

8 Nirmal Shant has a nationwide and substantial criminal practice which includes homicide, large scale organized crime, armed robberies and serious fraud. She has been involved in a large number of high profile and complex cases. Nirmal Shant is adept at dealing with cases involving difficult medical issues. She is known for her ability to deal with both vulnerable and difficult clients. Nirmal is also known for her outstanding advocacy and is counsel of choice for both prosecution and defence. Appointments Recorder of the Crown Court 2001 Professional Memberships Criminal Bar Association Chair of the Midland Society of Asian Lawyers Midland and Oxford Circuit Diversity Officer Master of the Bench at Grays Inn Seminars given Advocacy training to solicitors for Nottingham Law Society Nirmal Shant is fluent in Punjabi and Hindi.

9 General Crime Notable cases include R v Rashid Multi-handed gangland revenge drive-by shooting case with a background of political animosity. Incident caught on CCTV. R v Woodier & Others Widely publicised six-handed brutal murder. Client being blamed by all other defendants for the offence, despite which he was only one acquitted of the charge of murder and convicted of manslaughter on a much lesser basis. Case raised several issues of joint enterprise and disclosure. See Local News Report R v Daffin Nationally publicised case of defendant charged with murder, insuring his wife for a quarter of a million pounds and then running her over, making it look like an accident. See Daily Mail News Report See Times Online News Report R v Lester and others Defendant a 16 year old with no previous convictions charged with murder of a homeless person with two other defendants. Complex issues about scope of joint enterprise. R v Kangi and others Conspiracy to murder, multi handed, contract killing. Extensively publicised case of defendant, suspected to be a

10 member of a notorious gang, hired to kill the husband of the codefendant. See Telegraph News Report R v Lieveld Defendant serving a life sentence for double murder, habitually attempting to kill prison officers, put in solitary confinement, described as confrontational, aggressive and dangerous charged with stabbing a prison officer. See Yorkshire Evening Post News Report R v Menzies Meeshak and others Defendant 13 year old charged with conspiracy to murder. Gangland shooting and defendant alleged to be the gun runner. R v Khan and Robertson - Two defendants jointly charged with murder. Babyshaking wide range of expert evidence from different disciplines R v Shelton - Defendant a war veteran charged with extensive historic abuse. R v Wood Defendant the subject of domestic violence killed her husband. See This is Leicester News Report R v Wilkinson Defendant, a sex offender serving a sentence, killed his cell mate. Issue whether offence sexually motivated. Sensitive issues about disclosure and responsibility of the prison for what happened.

11 See This is Nottingham News Report R v Kaci and others Numerous defendants charged with human trafficking and sexual offences. Two national police forces and two international forces involved in investigation. Prosecuted by case work directorate. See Coventry Telegraph News Report R v Otter Defendant charged with the murder of his elderly father raising the unusual defence of suicide pact. R v Sherlock Defendant charged with killing her child by suffocating child whilst drunk. Fraud & Financial Crime Nirmal Shant is regularly instructed in long, multimillion pound, complex fraud cases. She has extensive experience of fraud cases involving an international and political element. Many of her cases have been highly publicised. Nirmal Shant is adept at dealing with VHCC cases. Notable cases include R v Khan and others Investigation in this case commenced after The Times printed various articles suggesting that the defendants were involved in postal vote fraud. Defendants included two councilors, party helpers and a prospective member of parliament. It was alleged that the intention was to have a member of parliament elected by the fraudulent use of

12 postal votes. Case extensively publicised especially in The Times. Raised sensitive issues about what guidance had been issued by Central Conservative party headquarters about the use of postal votes. VHCC case. Jury discharged twice. Cumulative length of trial nearly five months. Papers in case over Case mentioned in parliament when new postal vote legislation introduced. See Times Online News Report See The Telegraph and Argus News Report R v Jones and others Operation Pineapple, a multi million pound long firm and Vat Fraud in relation to flower importation. Customs investigation. Defendant alleged to be the main instigator of this fraud and the person in charge of the offending companies. VHCC case. Trial estimate 4 months. Papers in case over 6,000. R v Grant and others Complex case where the defendants, an accountant and his wife, a financial advisor and a solicitor alleged to have set up an international, multi million pound investment scheme which was sold to individuals and companies across the world. Case raised difficult issues of jurisdiction. Lengthy trial. R v Laws and others Local authority officers put in charge of substantial funds provided as a European Grant for a deprived area in Leicester. Defendants charged with conspiracy to defraud. Defence was that the defendant s conservative opponents were targeting them for political reasons. Voluminous papers including unused. R v Qumar

13 Defendant charged with extensive fraud involving substantial sums through his business selling carpets. Appointments Judicial Appointments Commissioner 2012 R v Rose Complex, lengthy and substantial benefit fraud involving substantial sums of money. Chair Bar Council Progression and Access Committee 2011 Recorder of the Crown Court 2009