Narita Bahra

Secured a Special Verdict of Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity. The prosecution abandoned reliance on a forensic psychiatrist as an expert witness after Narita exposed his non-compliance with expert evidence rules and ensuing disclosure issues.

Acted for the principal defendant in a case concerning international drugs conspiracies to import and supply class A and B drugs, money laundering and possession of prohibited firearms. Prosecution offered no evidence on five conspiracy counts following disclosure representations.

Instructed to defend in a murder trial where the prosecution sought to rely upon a Drill Rap as a factually accurate account of events.

Instructed to defend in Decapitation Murder at the Central Criminal Court.

Multi-handed trial following multiple stabbing of 18 year old victim.

Defending client charged with two counts of encouraging terrorism contrary to section 1 Terrorism Act 2006. Narita’s team instructed a series of experienced expert witnesses to support the client’s mental health defence. Those reports formed the basis of enabling the defence to engage with the prosecution, CPS and Attorney General to successfully resolve the matters in the public and client’s interests, without a trial.

Instructed to defend the principal defendant in a Murder where understanding cross cultural relationships and religious issues was key.

Appeared for the main defendant extradited to the UK for Murder.

Secured acquittals further to written dismissal application for defendant dubbed “The Master Mind” in three multi handed drugs conspiracies involving encrypted telephones (Encrochat).

Multi-handed conspiracy to defraud in respect to the sale of diamonds. Prosecution collapsed due to Narita’s team’s identification and representations on disclosure failings. The exposure resulted in the acquittal of all indicted.

International £11 million international money laundering trial, where the defence successfully advanced was Hawala Banking. Expert evidence was called. The client defence, of no knowledge or suspicion that money laundering was taking place and that the transactions had the appearance of genuine Hawala transfers was accepted.

Defending an employee of Royal Mail Revenue Protection Department who was alleged to have assisted a Company to defraud the Royal Mail of approximately £33 million pounds of revenue fraud and of attempting to pervert the course of justice. Not guilty verdicts entered.

Defending a businessman, charged alongside ten co-defendants, with being knowingly involved in a conspiracy to evade excise duty on diesel fuel on a large national scale. The case collapsed due to disclosure failings.

Multi-handed conspiracy using MSBs to launder significant sums.

Represented a Director in a European Union Match Funding Conspiracy to Defraud.

Represented a Solicitor arrested as part of an international money laundering ring who made in excess of 113 million pounds, conducting one of Britain’s largest cyber scams cold-calling bank customers.

Prosecution against 8 defendants alleging fraud involving the sale of carbon credits and diamonds for the purposes of investment. Narita exposed fundamental disclosure failings which resulted in the collapse of the entire case.

Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (‘DBEIS’) prosecution against a client who had run an initially successful company, which then went into liquidation, owing creditors in the region of £2.9m.

Defending a complex and unusual joint HMRC and Police investigation in which it was alleged that tax evasion emanated from mobile phone theft through companies.

Conspiracy to money launder in respect to organised crime groups.

Cybercrime investigation into corruption across the banking industry. Represented a Banker alleged to have opened 144 fraudulent accounts enabling in excess of three million pounds to be laundered, as well as passing on sensitive details to those committing the Cyber Fraud (£113 million) in operation Kadenza.

Represented the first defendant in an alleged joint enterprise to flood the UK with millions of illegal cigarettes and evasion of duty and VAT.

Prosecution of the former Mayor of Liverpool and others.

Defending a businessman, charged alongside ten co-defendants, with being knowingly involved in a conspiracy to evade excise duty on diesel fuel on a large national scale. The case collapsed due to disclosure failings.

Defending an employee of Royal Mail Revenue Protection Department who was alleged to have assisted a Company to defraud the Royal Mail of approximately £33 million pounds of revenue fraud and of attempting to pervert the course of justice. Not guilty verdicts entered.

Cybercrime investigation into corruption across the banking industry. Represented a Banker alleged to have opened 144 fraudulent accounts enabling in excess of three million pounds to be laundered, as well as passing on sensitive details to those committing the Cyber Fraud (£113 million) in operation Kadenza.