April 28, 2017
Disguised Firearm Charge – Exceptional circumstances applied Possession of a disguised firearm is an offence for which the the minimum sentence is 5 years in prison. Therefore it is crucial that the defence team show exceptional circumstances so that a lesser sentence can be passed. Moss & Co represented a young man of previous good character […]
September 22, 2016
Tenancy Fraud There has been a recent drive to tackle tenancy fraud and to recover secure tenancies and assured tenancies (those social tenancies managed by Housing Associations). We have seen an increasing number of interviews under caution (formal interviews as part of a criminal investigation) being carried out in relation to alleged tenancy fraud. Understanding […]
Read MoreNovember 19, 2015
Three recent criminal law cases. Recent acquittals achieved by the Moss & Co criminal team include a grave rape case where the defendant having absconded was tried in his absence. Our client was the only one of 5 defendants to be acquitted on an indictment which contained 7 counts. Laura O’Brien conducted this case. Another […]
July 23, 2015
Firearm charge dismissed Police officers on patrol in January saw our client and his friend walking down a street. The police said they saw his friend throw something over a hedge and run away. The police recovered a revolver. Our client had made no attempt to escape. There was no evidence linking him to the […]
July 9, 2015
False arrest, false imprisonment and assault claimed against Met Police Our client was in the middle of a row with his girlfriend outside their South London flat. She had taken his car keys to stop him leaving and he had just retrieved them when two police officers arrived on the scene. He went to get […]
April 28, 2015
Murder case acquital for Keith Hollywood and Courtney Griffiths QC. Our client was arrested on suspicion of murder when he attended Leyton Police Station on 27 May 2014 in connection with relatively minor offences. Fortunately we had attended with him. The officer in the case gave very limited disclosure. As we were unable to assess the […]
March 18, 2015
Moss & Co client acquitted of conspiracy to supply drugs This difficult case centred on an alleged drug dealing business in Essex. It was alleged that the nine defendants had conspired in the persistent supply of large quantities of both heroin and cocaine. The police had kept surveillance for nearly twelve months and concluded their […]
February 24, 2015
Defending Social Housing Fraud cases The Social Housing Fraud Act became law in 2013. We were expecting a wave of possession claims, prosecutions and applications for confiscation of profits. What was expected to be a flood turned out to be a trickle – until now. In the last few weeks we have noticed a sharp […]
Read MoreDecember 8, 2014
Possession of Crack not admissible in cannabis Youth Court trial Laura O’Brien represented a client in the Youth Court who had been charged with Possession with Intent to Supply cannabis. He had been riding in a car with friends. He was in possession of a bag of cannabis. When the car was stopped his friends […]