Alex Rose

Practice

Alex is an experienced defence practitioner instructed in serious and complex cases both as junior and led junior. He approaches every case with thorough preparation and meticulous attention to detail. He is strong on legal submissions and has flair when it comes to presenting his client's case before a Jury. Alex is regularly instructed in cases involving murder and other serious violence, sexual offences, serious fraud and the commercial supply/importation of drugs.

Alex is often selected by solicitors to defend people with learning disabilities and mental health problems, as well as young people charged with grave crimes.

Notable Cases

R v Indrit Krasniqi, Leeds CC, February 2011
High profile attempted murder of Radislav Kristic former General-Major of the Bosnian Serb Army (VRS) Drina Corps convicted by the ICTY for aiding and abetting genocide in Srebrenica in 1995. Acquitted of attempted murder ater trial. Led by Icah Peart QC. For press coverage click here

R v Madekwe and Others, Central CC, Sept 2009 - January 2010
This case was one of the longest and most notorious 'cut-throat' Old Bailey murder trials in recent years. Alex acted as junior counsel led by Dexter Dias QC in the defence of a young man charged with the nationally publicised murder of the son of the former Prime Minister of Somalia. Only Defendant to be acquitted of murder and manslaughter. For press coverage click here.

R v Gilbert Brown, Central CC, June 2008
Octogenarian charged with the attempted murder of his wife. Crown persuaded to accept a plea to aiding and abetting suicide following legal argument. Sentenced to a Probation Order. For press coverage click here

R v Leslie Williams, Harrow CC, August 2011
Possession of an arsenal of prohibited firearms and ammunition recovered from defendant's flat. Defendant acquitted after trial.

R v RM, Isleworth CC, August 2011
Multiple stabbing in an underpass under the North Circular Road. Defendant admitted to presence at the scene after being linked by DNA evidence. Defendant acquitted after trial. For press coverage click here

R v YT, Kingston CC, March 2011
Cash in transit robbery. Defendant acquitted after trial despite being linked by DNA to clothing covered in Smartwater.

R v Mohammed Ghafur, Kingston CC, July 2011
Conspiracy to import large quantities of heroin into the UK from Pakistan concealed inside the mooli vegetable. Defendant was the driver collecting the consignment but faced telephone evidence suggesting involvement at all stages of the conspiracy. Acquitted after trial. For press coverage click here.

R v WK, St Albans CC, June 2011
Nightclub glassing in which the prosecution's case was that the Defendant had cut himself whilst glassing the complainant. Defence case was mistaken identity. Acquitted after trial.

R v Irfan Zulfiqar, Maidstone CC, November 2010
Two-week wounding with intent trial. Defence case was that the complainant stabbed himself. Acquitted

R v R, Blackfriars CC, 2011
Rape of fifteen year old boy involving complainant who regularly frequented internet chat rooms. Defendant had significant legal training including completion of Bar finals but had made significant inculpatory comments on arrest and the Crown was able to rely on chat logs/computer diaries amounting to bad character evidence.Defendant acquitted of rape after trial.

R v Scott, St Albans CC, January 2010
Historic familial rape and sexual abuse. Case stayed as an abuse of process on the ground of delay.

R v Ghirmay, Blackfriars CC, January 2009
Gang rape of complainant allegedly too intoxicated to consent. Acquitted after retrial.

R v Stewart & Others, Kingston CC, 2011
First trial of private investigators prosecuted for a conspiracy to defraud by way of false representation. High profile CPS OCD and SOCA Prosecution. Parallels to the News of the World telephone hacking investigation. The Defence Case involved extensive legal argument centring on whether the decision to charge under the Fraud Act had been deliberately taken to deprive the Defendant access to the statutory 'public interest' defence provided for by the Data Protection Act 1998. Legal arguments relating to severance and challenges to the admissibility of co-defendants' pleas led to the Crown offering no evidence against this Defendant alone. For press coverage click here.

R v Wilson, Central Criminal Court, August 2011
Complicated fraud involving the Defendant lawfully changing his name and address but in order to obtain hundreds of thousands of pounds worth of credit by purporting to be employed by an investment bank and by the provision of false addresses.

R v Mrinal Patel, Harrow MC, July 2009
First parent to be prosecuted under the Fraud Act 2006 for catchment area address fraud. The case attracted national press interest and featured on several well known current affairs programs including the BBC's Newsnight. The legal arguments constructed by Alex led to the Local Authority conceding that they could not prove that a school placement was a gain in terms of property for the purposes of the 2006 Act. For press coverage click here.

R v Massoud Shaksy, Maidstone CC, December 2010
'Operation Steel' - Conspiracy to import three kilograms of cocaine on two separate occasions. Sentenced to six years' imprisonment.

R v K, Luton and Chelmsford CC, December 2009
Alex acted alone for Defendant charged with conspiracy to supply 11.5 kilos of cocaine: settled plea and handled negotiations with SOCA and the Serious Crime Division of the CPS regarding a SOCPA agreement. Led by Michael Turner QC at sentence; Defendant sentenced to seven years' imprisonment.

R v A Mohammed, Southwark CC, January 2011
Newton hearing as to whether or not AM was aware that a prohibited firearm and ammunition were inside the bag he was holding. Newton decided in favour of AM. Exceptional circumstances arising from circumstances of the offence and overly compliant nature of AM. Sentenced to three years' imprisonment

R (oao) Terrence Adams v (1) Secretary of State for Justice; (2) National Probation Service, (Admin)
Judicial Review of the Licence conditions and MAPPA Level 3 designation of TA following his release from prison for a money laundering offence. The conviction was described as reminiscent of Al Capone being jailed for tax evasion in the US in the 1930s. The Defendants rely on the high level of media scrutiny to justify the MAPPA Level 3 designation notwithstanding that the offence is non-violent. For press coverage click here.

R v Mohammed, Central Criminal Court, April 2010
Alex successfully acted for a young man suffering from a cannabis induced psychosis charged with a serious knife point robbery. Acquitted without giving evidence.

COURT OF APPEAL / ADMIN COURT

Andrew Brown, February 2011
IPP imposed for wounding with intent on a Defendant convicted after trial with some previous convictions for violence. Court of Appeal quashed IPP and substituted determinate sentence.

Karn Allen Mayhew January 2011, CA
The Sentencing Judge failed to give sufficient credit to reflect the both the Guilty Plea and other circumstances. Sentence reduced from 46 months to 30 months' imprisonment leading to Appellant's immediate release.

Raymond Pack (soon to be reported), (Admin)

Consideration of whether or not a financial transaction involving a deed transfer was a gift caught by the Criminal Justice Act 1988. For press coverage click here.

AZ [2010] EWCA Crim 1189
Unlawful sentence of imprisonment for Affray given erroneous deployment of s.91 PCC(S)A. Overall term reduced from 36 months to 30 months' imprisonment

David Fagan [2010] EWCA Crim 2709
Appeal against conviction involving material misdirection of fact by the Trial Judge.

John Pullinger [2010] EWCA Crim 756
Appeal against sentence for racially aggravated assault. Sentence reduced by six months. Appellant released.

Barbara McCann [2009] EWCA Crim 1336
Sentence of six and half years' imprisonment for a series of distractions burglaries targeting the elderly reduced to five-year term

McCann v Hertfordshire Constabulary [2008] EWHC 2360 (Admin)
Manipulation of the 'PACE clock' led to finding of habeas corpus against the Defendants. Prior illegality deemed not so 'exceptionally serious' so as to taint the consequential criminal court proceedings.

B v DPP [2008] EWHC 1655 (Admin); B v. DPP,172 J.P. 449, DC
Successful appeal by way of case stated against decision of West London Youth Court: The duty of plain-clothed police officers to produce documentary evidence applies even when he is well-known to the person to be searched. See Archbold 2011 15-54.

Professional Memberships

• South Eastern Circuit
• Criminal Bar Association
• Liberty
• Inquest
• Amnesty International

Profile updated October 2011

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