R v AA – As a solicitor dealt with the case of R v AA. This was a fraud of over £100 million where an unregistered broker was securing finance for projects which did not exist.

R v JJ – a fraud case involving over £5million over a 3 year period. The defendant was mis-selling an investment scheme to professionals on the basis of investment in property abroad.

Additionally, he is instructed in another matter where he represents a former solicitor (who instructed Sean having researched his background) who is charged with the same charges under the Companies Act as Mr Kennedy. Given the strength of his CV both as a Barrister and Solicitor, Sean continues to be instructed in large company frauds.

Sean is also instructed in an 18 defendant case involving the fraudulent conduct of a business involving 5000 victims and total loss calculated to be between £30 -40 million pounds.

Sean’s experience both as a Barrister and Solicitor are why he has been instructed in this case and his expertise and reputation is spreading everywhere.

R v H – Acquittal in armed robbery case. Knife point robbery in the complainant’s home.

R v S – Client was cleared of 12 charges of rape and other sexual offences against his half sisters when they were younger.

R v A – Forgery case involving a will and required expert evidence of handwriting.

R v S – Possession of firearms with intent to cause fear in a city centre

R v R – Case involving sexual allegations by a religious instructor against those within his charge

R v W – Conspiracy case involving the supply production of Class A and Class B drugs. Large-scale operation involving many defendants who were producing drugs to supply throughout the North Yorkshire area.

R v K – Drugs case involving the purchase of machinery and appropriate chemicals by chemistry students who are able to manufacture and produce their own illicit psycho active substances. This involved an understanding of the chemical production process and the relatively new area of psycho active substances and their legality.

R v C – Historic sex case involving a parish priest against altarboys over a period of time when the Pope and the defendant was in charge of said altarboys.

R v B – This was a case of a number of sexual allegations spanning a substantial period of years involving grooming.

R v H – Case involving child cruelty. Represented the defendant with substantial emphasis on the medical evidence available submitted by the crown. Was involved in securing own expert assistance to evaluate the allegations against the defendant to properly advise thereafter.

R v AE – 9 week fraud trial in Bristol CC. Defendant was charged arising out of an investor fraud scheme. The Defendant claimed he had a new scientific procedure which produced large amounts of bio-gas and that he needed massive investment to build a commercial scale bio-reactor. He sold shares in his company via FCA regulated investment brokers before police investigated the case and brought charges. Cross examination was required of financial and Intellectual Property experts as well as sophisticated high net worth investors.

R v TW – Defended one of two Prison Officers alleged to have seriously assaulted a prisoner. The incident was partially captured on CCTV. Various prisoners and indeed other Prison Officers gave evidence against the defendants. The complexities in the case involved becoming familiar with Home Office approved restraint techniques and consideration of a vast amount of internal prison reports/memos and statements concerning the incident. An understanding or Prison procedures in response to various states of alert was also required.

R v E – Acquittal of LGBT individual who was accused of raping another individual within the LGBT community.

R v H – Evading duty on the importation of cigarettes and tobacco to the value of over £3million. Junior Counsel alone.

R v R – Acquiring/transferring criminal property (money laundering) to value of 1.6million. Represented the lead defendant in a multi handed case.

R v K – Conspiracy to defraud $1.1million. This was a private prosecution brought by a Kazakhstan national and involved companies and accounts around the world ending up in Hong Kong and be effectively stolen from there. It involved witnesses from around Russia and Kazakhstan including high level officials of various insurance companies. It was described a highly sophisticated fraud involving cross border activities. Many legal issues were raised including jurisdiction/applications to stay/disclosure re private prosecution etc etc.

R v S – Junior. Multiple rape/false imprisonment Hungarian human trafficking/sex worker case

R v M – Led junior. Rape and murder of 18 month old child

R v B – Junior. Money laundering over 500k

R v N – Junior. Cheque fraud

R v W – Junior. Armed robbery

R v D – Importation of class A drugs from Holland

R v S – Led junior. Conspiracy to defraud