Gary Pons

Year of Call: 1995

Gary has significant experience in all areas of criminal law. He has both prosecuted and defended in many serious cases including, murder, rape, serious fraud and one of the largest people trafficking cases to be tried in the United Kingdom.

He has expertise in all matters of asset recovery, from cash forfeiture to restraint, confiscation and enforcement.

Gary is experienced in regulatory work in Magistrates Court. He has appeared for local authorities and defendants in matters as wide ranging as environmental prosecutions, trademark and copyright, trade descriptions, and fire safety prosecutions.

Gary has appeared for requested persons in Extradition cases in both the Magistrates Court and the High Court, including cases of Murder, People Trafficking, and Fraud.

He has experience of prosecutions under the Consumer Credit Act 1974.

He has appeared in County Court proceedings involving Local Authorities

Gary regularly advises in relation to prison law and has particular expertise in the area of parole.

Gary joined Chambers from a solicitors' firm where he was employed as an in-house advocate.

Gary has recently lectured on the following subjects:

•· Costs in civil proceedings in the Magistrates Courts,

•· The Future of Cash Forfeiture

•· Covert Surveillance

•· The Consumer Credit Act.

Professional Memberships

Grays Inn, Criminal Bar Association, and South Eastern Circuit

Languages

Spanish (Fluent)

Direct public access

Gary is able to be instructed directly by members of the public.

Specialist Practice Areas

Cases of Note

R v De Guzman and Others: Prosecution Counsel in one of the first illegal money lending cases to be tried in London
R v Hines and Others: Junior Counsel in a seven handed conspiracy to murder
R v Wright and Others: Prosecution of a defendant alleged of raping and beating his partner
R v Smith and Others: Defending an allegation of attempted murder by husband on his wife
R v Maloney and Others: Junior Counsel in prosecution of a conspiracy to supply cannabis
R v C: Defending an allegation of rape by husband on wife in the course of the breakdown of the marriage.
R v Omagbemi: Prosecution of importation of cocaine concealed in tyres.
R v Olaleye and Olaleye: Prosecution of money laundering the proceeds of a significant tax credit fraud.
R v Gnanajayerajah and Others: Defending in a five handed Tamil torture case.
R v Dulgheru and Others: Junior Counsel in a people trafficking case described as one of the largest cases of its kind to come before a UK court
R v Abdullahi: Defending in an allegation of kidnapping and stranger rape by mini cab driver.
R. (on the application of Burns) v Woolwich Crown Court (2010) 107(4) L.S.G. 15 (High Court)
Attorney General's Reference (No.62 and 63 of 2008), [2009] 2 Cr. App. R. (S.) 46 (Court of Appeal)
Regina v Gary Smith [2008] EWCA Crim 1114 (Court of Appeal)
R. v Stewart (Andrew Leonard) [2005] EWCA Crim 2463 (Court of Appeal)
R. v Awofadeju (Moses) and others [2004] 2 Cr. App. R. (S.) 47 (Court of Appeal) What next?

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