Irshad Sheikh

• Operation Digamy - R v AK & Ors [Snaresbrook] 2018

  Multi-handed Class A Drugs Conspiracy

  Irshad Sheikh led Ria Banerjee defending D1 in a multi-handed five week Class A drugs conspiracy. D1 was regarded as the leader and wholesale supplier of multiple kilos. The trial lasted five weeks and involved extensive surveillance evidence, probe recordings, call and cell site data.

• R v. A [Southwark] 2017

  Facilitating entry to UK of teenage girl for exploitation

  Irshad Sheikh prosecuted this 50 year old job centre fraud worker who was found guilty after trial of arranging the entry into the UK of a 13 year old girl whom she kept as a personal slave and made to work 16 hours a day for 11 years. 

  Daily Mail report here.

• Operation Volmar [Croydon] 2016

  Conspiracies to Facilitate illegal entry

  Irshad Sheikh defended in this substantial conspiracy to obtain vast sums from local authorities and individuals through carers recruited in breach of immigration law and the consequent laundering of the criminal proceeds . Instructed by EBR Attridge.

• R v. A.N [Newcastle] 2016

  Gang Rape

  Irshad Sheikh successfully appeared for the defence in this high profile case alleging the gang rape of an 18 year old girl by 6 males.Instructed by Thomas Boyd Whyte.

• R v. CO [Croydon] 2016

  PayPal Fraud

  Irshad Sheikh acted in this prosecution of a multi-million pound fraud on PayPal where the defendant played a leading role in an organised crime network perpetrating this substantial fraud. The defendant, with others, was able to compromise about two hundred PayPal customers’ accounts by gaining access to their security details, causing a multimillion pound loss to the company.

• G.M.C. v Dr K 2015

  Sexual Misconduct with patient

  Irshad Sheik was successful in his defence of this Doctor who faced charges of sexual misconduct before his professional body. Direct Access Client.

• R v. AS & 17ors [Cambridge] 2015

  conspiracy to supply class A and B drugs

  Irshad Sheikh defended in this conspiracy to supply class A and B drugs – a case involving many hours of covert audio recordings and over 50,000 pages of statements and documentary exhibits.Instructed by Bailey Nicholson Grayson.   

• R v. TH [Newcastle] 2015

  Historic Sex Abuse

  Irshad Sheikh successfully appeared for the defence, a 79 year old care home manager, accused of historic sexual offences of the utmost depravity upon his daughter in 1960's. Instructed by Thomas Boyd Whyte.

• R v. K & ors [Bristol] 2015

  Manufacture of Crystal Meth

  Irshad Sheikh was lead Counsel for this defendant in the 5 month Bristol "Breaking Bad" trial involving the production and manufacture of industrial quantities of crystal meth. Instructed by HP Gower.

  BBC News Report here.

• Army v. SB [Osnabruck] 2015

  Sexual Activity with a Child

  Irshad Sheikh successfully represented this senior army officer accused of sexual activity with a child, despite huge quantity of "incriminating" text mesages. [Osnabruck, Germany]

• R v. T.N & ors [Wood Green] 2014

  Conspiracy to Steal High Value Motor Vehicles

  Irshad Sheikh represented this defendant on a Long running Wood Green trial involving a large-scale conspiracy to steal £10m worth of high value motor vehicles such Range Rovers and Ferrari's.

Notable Cases

• R v. H & ors [Croydon] 2011

  Tax Fraud

  Irshad Sheikh was instructed as the lead advocate in this multimillion pound cheat on the public revenue in a VHCC (‘Very High Cost Case’) involving the service of over 80,000 pages  – allegation of cheating the public revenue by creating and submitting false tax returns and thereby dishonestly obtaining tax repayments from HMRC. Regarded as a protracted, substantial, and serious attack on the United Kingdom income tax system.

• R v. JS [C.C.C.] 2011

  Murder.

  Irshad Sheikh was lead counsel in case of murder and double attempted murder by asylum seeker. The case concerned the savage beating by the defendant of three men whilst they were in a drunken slumber in a sheltered area of a cemetery in Ilford. The violent attack resulted in the death of one and the others receiving severe, life-threatening injuries.

• R v. B & ors [Cardiff] 2009

  Credit Card Fraud

  Irshad Sheikh was Lead counsel in substantial fraud on credit card companies (VHCC). – allegation of the cloning and use of credit cards and the obtaining of goods and services on a massive scale.Instructed by Eversheds LLP. 

• R v. M & ors [Winchester] 2007

  Bank Fraud

  Irshad Sheikh was instructed as the Leading junior in this Conspiracy to defraud the National Westminster Bank plc – a case involving identity theft and the compromising of bank accounts on a wide and substantial basis.

• R v. H & ors [Southwark] 2005

  Royal Mail Fraud

  Irshad Sheikh was Lead counsel in this Multi-handed mail dumping VHCC fraud –widely reported case involving a company that made millions of pounds by dumping letters and parcels that it was paid to deliver by Royal Mail. Among the 360,000 items that were binned were hospital blood test results, university acceptance letters and charity mail.