Robin Sellers

DEFENCE

Fraud & Financial / Business Crime

• R v W & Others. Largest cash for crash case in Britain – 83 Defendants, Operation Nacho. Counsel for main defendant. In excess of £3m revenue.
• R v F & others. £1 million VAT fraud alleged against members of GB Paralympic team- acquitted, Recorder of Leeds.
• R v W. Executive of the UKBA, fraudulent CV case, £1/2 Million value against West Midlands Economic Crime Unit. Birmingham Crown Court.
• R v M. Misappropriation of corporate rebate funds.
• R v B. Manager of Money Service business charged with Regulatory offences and money laundering.
• R v P. Money laundering from drug importation conspiracy – acquitted.
• R v T & C. Money laundering.

Homicide

• R v Steven Wright. D charged with murder from running down a youth – led by Roy Amlot QC – manslaughter returned. I appeared in the Court of Appeal relating to sentence which is a reported case.
• R v P.  Double death by dangerous by RAF instructor. Appeal against disqualification reported.
• R v T. 1st South Bank happy slap murder, junior counsel. Common Serjeant commended me regarding legal argument excluding admissions to prison tutor as intelligence material.
• R v W. Instructed to resist AG-Ref for double death by dangerous
• R v B. Death by dangerous of defendant’s baby daughter, dangerous condition of car seat. Leading counsel.
• R v W. Ambulance paramedic acquitted of death by careless. Instructed by Ambulance trust. Stafford Crown Court. D acquitted.
• R v W. Police driver acquitted of death by dangerous on response call. Reading Crown Court.
• R v H. Policeman acquitted of death by dangerous on response call, Bolton Crown Court.
• R v R. Police officer charged with dangerous driving – non fatal serious collision whilst on 999 call.
• R v C (2018) Death by careless driving where driver flipped Ferrari killing passenger.
• R v B. High profile case, bus driver charged with death by careless. Sheffield Crown Court.
• R v A. Attempted murder. St Albans Crown Court, HHJ Griffiths. Pakistani family feud attacked. Acquitted.

Other Offences

• R v R. Special Branch PC acquitted of perverting the course of justice. Norwich Crown Court.
• R v S. PC acquitted of  Perverting the course of justice- repeat client pleaded to misconduct in public office 2nd case. Chelmsford Crown Court.
• R v M. Commended in the Court of Appeal  for conduct of appeal against conviction for armed robbery and firearms where weapons discharged. [2005] EWCA Crim 1195 “We consider that he argued the case conspicuously well and we would like to commend him.” Treacey J.
• R v C. PC charged with perverting the course of justice – falsifying fixed penalty exemption form.
• R v M & others. Multi handed drugs conspiracy.

Regulatory Work

Inquests

• In Re Alan Long – 6 week inquest regarding police pursuit policy of GMP
• In Re Holly Austin – Death of a child on RAF base in Cyprus

Police Misconduct

• PC Garside – Drink Drive PC disc hearing and appeal
• PC Clark – traffic officer charged with perverting
• PC Johnson – Olympic sniper charged with careless driving and misconduct
• PC Walters – PC misconduct re drafting witness statement
• PC Field & Simmonett – Drafted in as replacement leading counsel
• Met Police – Instructed to act as Panel Adviser for Metropolitan Police Misconduct Panel in a number of matters.  2013-2014.

Medical

• Dr Munoyendi – GMC discipline hearing fitness to practice defending

PROSECUTION PRACTICE

Grade 4 prosecutor included on Serious Crime Group List and Counter Terrorism Panel of advocates.

2010 – 2020

Homicide

• R v C, N, I, M & D (2019) – Joint enterprise gang related attempted murders.

Terrorism Offences

• R v D (2019) – S.1 Terrorism Act prosecution.
• R v M (2017) – Dissemination of IDID propaganda.
• R v MA – Socpa case
• R v W (2017) – Prosecution of returnee from Syria.
• R v A (2016) – Attempted possession of Chemical weapon prosecution.
• R v H (2016) – Leading Counsel, prosecution of individuals intent to leave the UK covertly to join ISIS.

Organised Crime / Fraud, Financial, Business & Cybercrime

• R v O & Others (2020) – County lines drug conspiracy in the Midlands.  Leading Counsel.
• R v K, leading junior (2019) – Prosecution of cyber criminal who carried out an attack which knocked a nation offline. Defendant UK national of Israeli birth operating from Cyprus to unleash malware and botnet.
• R v C et al (2018) – Organised conspiracy to defraud vulnerable and elderly residents.
• R v K & S (2018) – Covert police operation to infiltrate paedophile ring.
• R v S & others. SECCU, leading junior, 49 vehicle “flipping” conspiracy to defraud. 5 handed. 40 day trial. Guildford Crown Court.
• R v G & others. SECCU, leading junior, 54 offences conspiracy to burgle, 6 handed. Maidstone Crown Court.
• R v D & others. Cross Border, leading junior, 50 offences conspiracy to burgle. 24 day trial.
• R v T & A. Money Laundering involving money exchange businesses
• R v L . Money laundering ancillary to drugs offences.

Sexual Offences

• R v A & Others. 4 handed gang rape, Southwark Crown Court. Letter of commendation from trial judge to CPS.
• R v P. Rape of 12 year old, both complainant and mother with acute learning difficulties. Reading Crown Court.
• R v B. Rape on the basis of vitiating consent by fraud, impersonating another
• R v B. Rape on the basis of no condom, no consent.
• R v W. Serious historic sexual offences.  Multi complainant. Leading junior. Admissibility of confession to counsellor.

Other Offences

• R v H. Police officer charged with dangerous driving arising out of police pursuit.

Reported case

• R.v ex p. Haque. (Mitting J. [2003] EWHC 2457 (Admin)) -Custody time limit applications.
• R.v.W (Waldron).  (Rix LJ.) – Confiscation Restraint Order appeal.
• R.v.Victor Usoro – Confiscation (tainted gifts) 2016 Crim LR

Education:

• University of Reading LLB (HONS)
• Inns of Court School of Law
• Fellow of the Higher Education Academy Post Graduate Certificate in Academic Practice

Inn:

• Inner Temple

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