Barrister > Nuhu Gobir
| Year of call : | 1998 |
| Area of Practice : | Crime: Nuhu Gobir practises in all aspects of criminal work. He was junior prosecuting counsel in the trial of a conspiracy to defraud the BP/Safeway Partnership of £1.5million. He was recently junior prosecuting counsel in Operation Pegasus - a prosecution VHCC involving 4 Libyans in a conspiracy to defraud Next Plc, banks and other financial institutions. He is a CPS Grade 3 prosecutor. His criminal defence practice encompasses a wide range of areas. Recent cases include a case involving the managing of brothels in Cardiff and Swindon, with Proceeds of Crime Act proceedings for over £5million and a case in which he was a led junior in the defence of a Detective Constable for alleged police misconduct. Nuhu regularly prosecutes on behalf of local authorities and government departments and is on the Attorney-General’s Unified List of Prosecuting Advocates. Administrative: Nuhu’s practice covers all areas of immigration law, particularly asylum appeals and entry clearance cases. He worked for 2 years for the human rights organisation, “Liberty”. |
| Notable Cases : | Nuhu has appeared in the following reported cases: - R. v. Craig Lewis and Shane Thomas [2006] EWCA Crim 2895 (resisted appeal against conviction in the Court of Appeal based on identification and multiple breaches of Code D) - TD v. Secretary of State for the Home Department [2006] Imm. A.R. 569 (children, entry clearance, family reunification) |
| Education : | LLB (Hons) (Cardiff University) |
| Appointments : | Attorney-General’s Unified List of Prosecuting Advocates – List C |
| Professional Memberships : | Criminal Bar Association |
| Further Information : | email: (cjsm users only) nuhu.gobir@9parkplace.cjsm.net |
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