News & Briefings
BSQ Partner Attends Saakashvili Press Conference in the Hague
BSQ Partner Roger Sahota attended a press conference in the Hague, Netherlands on 29 May 2018 held by BSQ client Mikheil Saakashvili, the Former Georgian President and Governor of Odessa.
Saakashvili Press Conference Scheduled in Hague
BSQ partner Roger Sahota has been instructed in and will be attending a press conference organised on behalf of the former Georgian Prime Minister Mikheil Saakashvili in the Hague on Tuesday focusing on human rights violations following his expulsion from the Ukraine earlier this year.
Court of Appeal clarifies Meaning of ‘Possession” in Indecent Images Prosecutions
BSQ Partner Roger Sahota considers the recent case of R v Okoro (No 3) [2018] EWCA Crim 1929
Ringing the Death Knell for the Entrapment Defence – Paedophile Vigilantes and the Law - BSQ Briefing
BSQ partner Roger Sahota examines TL[2018] EWCA Crim 1821 the most important decision on the abuse of process doctrine handed down by the Court of Appeal in many years.
Roger Sahota writes for the IBA on Account Freezing Orders
Extracted below is BSQ Partner Roger Sahota’s article on Account Freezing Orders for the International Bar Association’s Criminal Law Bulletin.
BSQ Court of Appeal Success in Drug Trafficking Case
A BSQ client has had his sentence significantly reduced by the Court of Appeal.
Indecent Images Update - Court of Appeal Revises Guidelines in SHOPO Cases
A recent decision by the Court of Appeal provides welcome clarity to defendants and participants in indecent images cases.
BSQ Instructed in AFO - High Net Worth Individuals Targeted in Corruption Crackdown
On the 17th April 2018 the police were given new powers which are now being used to freeze the bank accounts of wealthy London based foreign nationals.
BSQ Instructed in “Diet Pills” Business Manslaughter Case
BSQ have been instructed in a high profile and unusual business manslaughter prosecution.
Sexual Assault Prosecution Discontinued Pre-Charge
Following service of a defence case statement setting out the basis of client's defence to sexual assault charges the CPS have discontinued the prosecution of a BSQ client.
Tax Fraud Prosecution Fails - BSQ Acquittal Features in Taxation Magazine
BSQ partners Daniel Godden and Roger Sahota have co-authored an article together that features in this weeks Taxation magazine.
Health and Safety Prosecution Discontinued After BSQ Intervention
A large scale health and safety prosecution by Westminster Council has been discontinued following an intervention by BSQ solicitors.
Former President of Georgia Saakashvili Challenges Ukrainian Expulsion – BSQ Instructed
BSQ partner Roger Sahota is part of the legal team advising the former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvilli on an appeal against his expulsion from Ukraine.
CPS Decide to Abandon Prosecution of Investors to Tax Avoidance Scheme After BSQ Test Case Collapses
Following the collapse of a test case prosecution of an individual investor in a tax avoidance scheme the CPS have announced that they will not be bringing any further charges against other investors in a landmark case.
BSQ Fraud Team instructed to Challenge £64m Confiscation Order
BSQ’s Fraud defence team has been appointed to represent Dr Gerald Smith in enforcement proceedings concerning one of the highest confiscation orders ever made – now standing in excess of £64m including interest - ever made in the UK.
Another Search Warrant Success for BSQ
BSQ have settled a claim for judicial review in relation to the conduct of a state investigative agency and their search of our client’s premises.
NCA secures first Unexplained Wealth Orders
The NCA has recently announced that it has secured the first UWO's since the introduction of the new legislation.
Cards on the Table - Roger Sahota writes for Law Society Gazette on Ivey v Genting
BSQ Partner has written for the Law Society Gazette on the recent landmark Supreme Court decision in Ivey v Genting.
Historical Sexual Assault Investigation Discontinued Pre-Charge
In another positive outcome for our private client crime department, a BSQ client has been advised that an police investigation into allegations of historical sexual abuse has been discontinued.
BSQ instructed in Business Manslaughter Prosecution
BSQ partner Goran Goran Stojsavljevic has been instructed to represent a businessman accused in a high profile case concerning an allegation that his company sold toxic slimming pills that contributed to the death of one of their customers.