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Sam Stein Q.C.

Sam Stein

Called 1988, Silk 2009   |   Email: jbritcher@westgate-chambers.co.uk

Chambers & Partners: “Leading Silk”

Area of Practice

All areas of serious crime.

Notable Cases (as Silk)

  • R –v- Hibberd (2010) – The fourth trial, following allegations of jury tampering, this became the first trial in England and Wales to take place without a Jury before Mr. Justice Treacy at the Royal Courts of Justice.
  • R -v-Zachariah (2009) – Multi-Million Pound Drug and Money Laundering Conspiracy trial, argued disclosure and RIPA points relating to 7 months of recorded material equalling thousands of pages of transcripts.
  • R-v-Roberts & Others (2010) – Blue Lagoon Murder. Widely reported murder involving 6 defendants and the ritual torture of a vulnerable adult, ultimately leading to his death. His dismembered body was discovered in a lake.
  • R-v-Nalborough (2009) – 3 Month Advanced Fee Fraud trial, involving huge volumes of paperwork.
  • R-v-Ramanlal (2009) – Murder allegation; argued diminished responsibility defence.
  • R-v-Hong (2010) – Murder allegation; Diabetic hyperglaecamic defence raised to explain the defendant’s memory loss at the time of the stabbing.
  • R-v-Turauskaite (2010) – Murder allegation involving lengthy cross examination of ‘best friend’ to show that he was responsible for the death.
  • R-v-Gayle & Others (2009) – Gangland Murder Trial at the Central Criminal Court.
  • R-v-Dixon & Others (2009) – Conspiracy to Supply Class A trial at Ipswich Crown Court.

Notable Cases

  • R-v-Mulcahy (2001) – The longest ever single defendant murder trial in English legal history. The result of three separate police investigations with the original investigation being the largest police manhunt since the Yorkshire Ripper.
  • R-v-Adams (2002) – The Dome Robbery. Arguably the most audacious robbery since the Great Train Robbery. The result of a massive police operation and lengthy investigation.
  • R-v-Grant & Others (2003) – Multi-handed conspiracy to murder.
  • R-v-Gul (2004) – The ‘Turkish Mafia Baybasin’ case covering allegations of blackmail, kidnapping, torture and money laundering. The primary source of evidence was a probe placed in the defendants premises recording over six months, thousands of hours of material.
  • R-v-Matiluko (2005) – The Harmondsworth Detention Centre Riot.
  • R-v-Walker (2006) – Large scale conspiracy to supply class A.
  • R-v-Bowyer (2007) – The manslaughter of an elderly man playing cricket with his son by a gang of 10-13 year old boys. This was the centre of a lot public and media interest before and during the trial. Conviction quashed on Appeal.
  • R-v-Kearney (2008) – Police corruption case, ground breaking legal argument re: ECHR Article 10 (2) journalist right to protect sources. Prosecuted by Sir Allan Green Q.C., offered no evidence following argument.
  • R-v-Kusi-Appiah (2009) – Mortgage frauds dealing with 47 residential properties: On instructions negotiated a plea ensuring that wife would not be proceeded against.
  • R-v-Tran (2009) – Drugs and Money Laundering. Successful opposition of the Crown’s application to introduce hearsay evidence using the recently decided case of Al Khawaja. All 5 defendants acquitted.

Professional Associations

Criminal Bar Association

Bar Standards Board

Chair of Quality Assurance for BSB

Additional Information

Provider of advocacy training through the Inner Temple. Practices from Dyers Chambers, London.  Door Tenant of Westgate Chambers.