Grant Vanstone

Cases

Asset Forfeiture & Confiscation

R v S – (CCC) Was an allegation of involvement in a boiler room fraud in Spain S was alleged to have committed a conspiracy to commit fraud by false representation.  The date span in the indictment was 1st April 2007 and 31st December 2010.  S had worked in a mid-level management role in a ‘boiler room’ operation in Spain.  The ‘boiler room’ had targeted vulnerable and elderly investors selling to them worthless or low-value shares. The confiscation proceedings were extremely protracted and complicated by international issues.

Criminal Defence

R v Simon Vallor – One of the first prosecution under the Computer Misuse Act where the defendant had ‘created’ the third most virulent virus of its time.

R v Liverpool – Defended in the ‘Joss Stone’ Conspiracy to murder and kidnap case.

R v Collingwood -Exeter Crown Court – Defended in a hearing of the facts a notorious local businessman accused of extensive sexual abuse but who was too ill to be tried as he was unfit to plead.

R v S – Kingston Crown – Court defended a local VIP in allegations of serious sexual abuse.

Recently in the R v S at Harrow Crown Court the acquittal of a defendant in ‘Operation intrada’. In a trial lasting 6 weeks the defendants were alleged to have conspired together with others in the importation of in excess £30 million of cocaine. 788kg were intercepted by the authorities from containers that were being moved through the London Container Terminal at Tilbury.

R v GW – Blackfriars – Successfully defended in a notorious case involving the biting off of an ear on the tube.

Criminal Prosecution

R v LB – Prosecuted a well known rugby star involved in the supply of Crystal Meth at ‘Chemsex’ parties said to be similar to the TV show ‘breaking bad’.

 

Fraud & Financial Crime

R v D – Southwark Crown Court – Defended in the largest Advance fee fraud of its time.

R v S – CCC – Was an allegation of involvement in a boiler room fraud in Spain S was alleged to have committed a conspiracy to commit fraud by false representation.  The date span in the indictment was 1st April 2007 and 31st December 2010.   S had worked in a mid-level management role in a ‘boiler room’ operation in Spain.  The ‘boiler room’ had targeted vulnerable and elderly investors selling to them worthless or low-value shares.

R v C – Kingston CC – Defended in ‘Operation Lothian’ a large scale ticket fraud stealing monies from TFL and SWT.