Minka Braun

In this double-murder trial, the defendant was alleged to have killed two of his partners - within a period of 12 months.

In a roadside argument, the defendant punched a male to the ground. Moments later, the male was run over and killed by a passing car. The defendant was acquitted after a trial which involved careful analysis of causation and raised issues of novus actus.

This possession of firearm with intent to endanger life trial involved careful analysis of the limitations of seemingly ‘incontrovertible’ DNA evidence. The defendant was acquitted on each count.

Represented the first of 28 anti-fascist activist defendants, in a trial of his involvement in a large violent altercation with neo-fascists attending a neo-Nazi music event.

This trial related to the kidnapping and false imprisonment of the 14-year-old brother of a rival gang member. The central issue was whether the defendant’s continued presence and limited role amounted to participation.

The defendant stood trial accused of playing a central role in the production of a massive quantity of crack cocaine. The trial necessitated the analysis of a huge amount of surveillance and scientific evidence. The defendant was acquitted on every count.

This was the high-profile, 12-week, ‘Aylesbury Grooming’ trial, which alleged the gang grooming of two young complainants over the course of a decade. The defendant was acquitted on every count.

The defendant faced multiple allegations of historic indecency against children, along with recent allegations of possessing / making indecent computer images of children. The defendant was acquitted on each count, following each of his three trials.

The defendant was alleged to have operated a gun and bomb-making workshop, through which he supplied weapons for white nationalists.

In a dispute between drug dealers, the deceased was struck by the defendant’s vehicle and killed. The trial raised issues of mechanical defect and accident.

The defendant faced allegations relating to a ‘massive arsenal’ of weapons and firearms which necessitated analysis of and cross-examination in relation to fingerprint quality and placement. The defendant was acquitted on all counts.

In a trial alleging possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life, the prosecution sought to rely upon deficient evidence of gunshot residue recovered from the defendant. The defendant was acquitted on each count.

In this high-profile case, two girls were kidnapped, falsely imprisoned and branded with a steam iron. The defendant was acquitted following careful consideration of the limitations of joint enterprise.

The defendant was alleged to have played a significant role in a conspiracy to import and supply more than 2,000 kilograms of cocaine, which had been hidden within a series of banana shipments.

In this high-profile case, a serving British soldier was alleged to have imported more than 30 kilograms of cannabis into the UK whilst on leave. The trial involved a cut-throat defence with a fellow serving soldier who was suffering with PTSD following deployment to Iraq and Afghanistan.

Allegations of marital rape necessitated careful and sensitive analysis of Sharia law. The defendant was acquitted on each count.

Eight defendants stood trial in the ‘Al-Qaeda fundraising’ trial. The case involved careful consideration of the permitted parameters of free speech and the right to manifest religious belief.

The defendant was alleged to have laundered the proceeds of international people trafficking and prostitution.

Counsel for the first of five defendants alleged to have conspired to launder the proceeds of crime. The defendant was acquitted on all counts following legal argument.

The defendant was alleged to have laundered the proceeds of a series of high-value burglaries of rare antique books.

Acted for a high-profile footballer who was alleged to have conspired to convert criminal property, a priceless Ming vase, that had been stolen in a Swiss art museum heist.

Leading counsel for the defendant alleged to have used his nail bar business as cover to launder the proceeds of crime. The defendant was acquitted on all counts.

Multi-handed trial alleging fraud and a conspiracy to launder the proceeds of a counterfeit prescription medication business. The defendant was acquitted on all counts.

‘Encrochat’ case, where the defendant was alleged to have laundered millions of pounds from the sale of unlawful drugs.

Counsel for the first of five defendants alleged to have conspired to launder the proceeds of crime. The defendant was acquitted on all counts following legal argument.

The defendant was alleged to have laundered the proceeds of a series of high-value burglaries of rare antique books.

The defendant was alleged to have laundered the proceeds of international people trafficking and prostitution.

Leading counsel for the defendant alleged to have used his nail bar business as cover to launder the proceeds of crime. The defendant was acquitted on all counts.

Multi-handed trial alleging fraud and a conspiracy to launder the proceeds of a counterfeit prescription medication business. The defendant was acquitted on all counts.

Acted for the only defendant acquitted in a bank fraud trial. The defendant was alleged to have been the bank’s ‘inside man’ in a sophisticated fraud, where his work log-in details were used to remotely facilitate money transfers from high-value accounts in the bank to numerous untraceable offshore bank accounts.

Acted for an accountant accused of fraud and conspiracy to breach immigration law. These were protracted proceedings which included a trial, an appeal against a terminatory ruling, and a re-trial. The defendant was ultimately acquitted on each count.

The defendants were alleged to have been engaged in the sale of counterfeit designer goods, money laundering and mortgage fraud in this lengthy, multi-handed trial.

This lengthy trial alleged conspiracies to facilitate the breach of immigration law, sell counterfeit goods, launder money and commit mortgage fraud.

Leading counsel for the first defendant in an elaborate mortgage fraud case. The case involved a five-day fitness to plead hearing and culminated in the defendant’s acquittal on every count.

This multi-agency trial ran for 7½-months and included allegations of defrauding the Home Office and cheating the Public Revenue. This 7-handed Very High Costs Case was vast, with case papers in excess of 1 million pages.

Multi-handed credit card fraud trial.

This lengthy ‘bogus college case’ alleged a conspiracy to breach immigration law through the provision of a huge number of false college certificates.