Areas of Law
Peter Guest has defended in serious criminal cases and, in particular, serious fraud and money laundering for many years. He recently, represented a mortgage broker, facing Financial Conduct Authority proceedings in the Upper Tribunal, and a rugby union county manager, facing doping allegations before a RFU disciplinary tribunal. The broker was cleared of dishonesty and the manager was cleared of trafficking.
Cases
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Asset Forfeiture & Confiscation
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R v S [2019] ongoing – contested application for appointment of an enforcement receiver and increase in available amount.
R v Nadarajah – leading counsel in lengthy confiscation hearing (not trial counsel).
R v Nicolas – 2 week confiscation hearing in an international fraud (not trial counsel)
R v MN – confiscation appeal.
R v JG
R v GM
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Criminal Defence
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Murder and Serious Violence
R v J [2019] ongoing – assisting an offender, following shooting of a youth.
R v Ball [2018] – manslaughter.
R v Ibrahim [2018] – GBH (reduced from original charge of murder).
R v G [2017] – encouraging his 8 year old son to commit acts of terrorism.
R v Shilling [2016] – principal defendant in conspiracy to import automatic weapons – “largest ever seizure”.
R v Lotts – murder.
R v Sulkaj – murder.
R v Tasker – appeal against a murder conviction.
R v JN – murder.
R v Johnson – leading counsel in contract shooting.
R v Dalzell – attempted murder.
R v Ali – Riot.
Drugs Offences
R v Gould [2019] – principal defendant in conspiracy to deal Class A drugs on South Coast.
R v O’Neil [2018] – importing and selling counterfeit Viagra.
R v Smith [2018] – cocaine supply.
R v Ruckledge [2017] – conspiracy to import and supply huge quantities of cocaine and cannabis, hidden in chicken carcasses.
R v Stanton [2017] – supply of 100+ kg Class A – Operation Rodrigo.
R v Parish [2016] – importation of 200kg cocaine.
R v Samad – leading counsel for principal defendant dealing in multi-kilo transactions across county borders.
R v Redfern – leading counsel acting for a corrupt police officer, dealing in drugs.
R v Simmons – multi-kilo heroin dealing.
R v Poole – multi-kilo cocaine dealing.
R v Slowey – leading counsel in multi-kilo heroin dealing.
R v Stanton – appeal resulting from conviction following importation of 300+ kg cocaine.
R v McDonald – multi-kilo cocaine dealing.
R v Scott – multi-kilo cocaine dealing.
R v Bullici – leading counsel in multi-kilo heroin dealing.
Serious Crime
R v T [2020] ongoing – conspiracy to commit armed robbery of security vans.
R v Nguyen [2019] – leading counsel for organiser of people trafficking from Asia.
R v Lloyd – leading counsel for armed robber of security vans.
R v AS – armed robbery of a jeweller by a youth.
R v Nicolov – professional safe cracker.
R v Gadzijeva – leading counsel in trial for people trafficking, slavery and prostitution.
R v Coombs – leading counsel in professional armed kidnap.
R v Briah – kidnap, blackmail and false imprisonment.
R v Hoque – rape.
R v Baker – perverting the course of justice.
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Fraud & Financial Crime
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R v M [2018 & 2020] ongoing – leading counsel in fraud and handling trial; successfully led the defence argument resisting a prosecution appeal against earlier terminating rulings.
R v T [2020] ongoing – money laundering.
R v Solanki – leading counsel for principal of a money service business, which sent millions of pounds of criminal money to India.
R v Zhang [2019] – principal defendant in £1.6m money laundering.
R v Granger [2019] – leading counsel for principal defendant in conspiracy to launder the proceeds of stolen plant and machinery.
R v Francis [2018] – leading counsel for defendant, who laundered the proceeds of a housing benefit fraud.
R v Gill [2018] – money laundering.
R v Zhu [2018] – money laundering £400k.
R v Hassini [2018] – TOWIE star in boiler room fraud selling coloured diamonds.
R v Skarbalius [2016] – fraudulent gang master activity and property frauds.
R v Say [2016 & 2017] – leading counsel in pension fraud, involving investments in the Bahamas.
R v Dyszko [2016] – cash for crash.
R v Andrews [2015 & 2016] – leading counsel for principal defendant in mortgage frauds.
R v Illingworth [2015 & 2016] – leading counsel for defendant charged with building frauds.
R v Hughes [2015] – leading counsel for principal defendant engaged in the fraudulent importation of alcohol.
R v Shah – Leading counsel for barrister accused of mortgage fraud.
R v Simmons – boiler room fraud.
R v Magon – diversion fraud.
R v Saoussi-Tafroutti – leading counsel in duty fraud.
R v Khatab – leading counsel in investment fraud.
R v Fletcher – accountant charged with VAT fraud.
R v Qazi – mortgage fraud.
R v Beard – leading counsel in VAT fraud.
R v Morgan – leading counsel in duty fraud.
R v Roberts – leading counsel in duty fraud.
R v Gulyas – leading counsel in duty fraud.
R v Brown – money laundering.
R v Barkalov – money laundering.
R v Dennard – leading counsel in duty fraud.
R v Gell – leading counsel in duty fraud (Operations Fajita and Stockade).
Operation Methuselah – leading counsel in duty fraud appeal.
R v Duckney – leading counsel in duty fraud.
R v Bajwa – leading counsel in duty fraud.
R v Saini – insider dealing (FSA prosecution).
R v MG – cheating the revenue.
R v NB – money laundering.
R v DC – MTIC fraud and money laundering.
R v Richmond – leading counsel in MTIC and VAT fraud.
R v SA – MTIC fraud.
R v BR – duty fraud.
R v EJ – insurance and revenue fraud.
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Regulatory Law
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R v C [2019] ongoing – Environment Agency prosecution following events which led to a massive factory fire.
Representation of a mortgage broker in FCA proceedings in the Upper Tribunal.
Representation of a rugby union county manager before a RFU disciplinary tribunal.
R v Jones – polluted South Wales’ main water reserve.
Professional Memberships
- Criminal Bar Association
- South-Eastern Circuit
Awards, Qualifications & Other
- Assistant Recorder – 1999
- Recorder – 2000
- Authorised to try serious sexual offences.
Direct Access
Peter Guest is approved to accept instructions direct from international and UK clients on a direct access basis, without the need for a solicitor intermediary in appropriate cases.