Criminal Defence
Under the 1968 Theft Act a person commits the act of theft is they appropriate (take possession of) property belonging to another with the intention of permanently depriving that person.
Under the 1968 Theft Act a person commits the act of theft is they appropriate (take possession of) property belonging to another with the intention of permanently depriving that person.
Theft, simply put, is the taking of another’s property without their permission.
At Lloyds PR Solicitors we are experts at advising on evidence in such theft cases and finding solutions for our clients.
Representing a defendant that was charged with robberies in respect to cash that was being transited in the South London areas.
Represented defendant accused of sophisticated diamond theft from the Silver Vaults on Chancery Lane in central London. Read more on the Daily Mail.
This case involved six co-defendants charged with conspiracy to steal business vehicles in the areas of Slough and Iver; there were a total of 141 individual offences spanning over a period of 6 months.
Natasha Patel
Solicitor
We represent an individual with substantive ties to a European-wide OCG of conspiracy to commit burglary of jewellery and diamond shops in London.
A £12 million conspiracy to steal high value vehicles.
This case involved 11 defendants charged with conspiracy to commit robbery and violent disorder in Welwyn Garden City. The defendant was a youth at the time. The defendant was the only one out of the eleven that was acquitted of all offences.
We represented an individual accused of conspiracy to commit burglary and conspiracy to commit armed robbery. Our client and his co-Defendants were linked to 25 different robberies throughout West Midlands of convenience stores and business addresses for cars, ATM cashpoint machines as well as cash.
Represented a defendant that was charged with conspiracy to commit burglary over several counties across England.
This case concerned an allegation that the Defendant conspired with others to commit a theft where vulnerable victims were convinced over the phone to hand over money to an organised criminal group. The Crown’s case was that there were 90 or more incidents where this theft/fraud was said to have taken place and over £200,000 was taken.
Client was accused of dwelling burglaries along with three others. An argument was successfully made that our client had no case to answer.
Lloyds PR Solicitors represented a lead defendant prosecuted in a major Operation into conspiracy to handle stolen luxury vehicles, including from celebrities. The prosecution argued value of £7.5million and a leading role. After analysing a wealth of evidence served, our dedicated team was able to successfully reduce the value to just over £1mil and persuaded HHJ of a lower role, thus achieving a great sentence for our client.
Represented a defendant that was charged with the armed robbery of a money exchange bureau’s owner whilst he was transporting the end of day takings to a secure location (value of takings was £310,000).
Represented a defendant in a two-year campaign of armed robberies that was subsequently investigated by the Flying Squad.
Represented a defendant charged with multiple counts of conspiracy to commit armed robbery. The allegation was that the defendant, with others, had attempted an audacious heist at a post office, armed with numerous firearms. Read more on the Evening Standard.
Represented a defendant that was charged with murder by stabbing to death a gang member in a bookmakers on Old Kent Road.
Represented a defendant charged with being involved in a £40 million armed robbery at the Graff Diamond jeweller. This was the largest diamond heist in UK history – read more on the Guardian or Wikipedia.
Represented a defendant that was involved in the largest Gem Heist in the history of the United Kingdom; a £40 million robbery at the Graff Jewellers, Old Bond Street.
Conspiracy to commit 10 dwelling burglaries.
Client accused of aggravated burglary and perverting the course of justice in a gang related incident.
The defendant we represented was accused of being a lead defendant in arranging employees of a designer clothes shop to burgle the property multiple times during the night, allegedly stealing thousands of pounds worth of merchandise. The prosecution’s case was largely based on cell site evidence, which the defence managed to discredit using a cell site expert and the defendant was acquitted.
Represented the defendant who was vulnerable and charged with conspiracy to commit high value burglaries.
The defendant was accused of being the leader of a gang that targeted over 30 properties in order to burgle them and escape using motorcycles.
Represented the defendant who was charged with multiple rapes of his ex-partner including strangulation. The case involved reviewing the defendant and complainants phones. The defendant was acquitted on re-trial after a hung jury in the first trial.
Represented the defendant who was charged with two robberies and an attempted robbery, and possession of a firearm, of three different betting shops in North West London, along with another. The investigation was conducted by the Flying Squad.
A matter in Warrington Magistrates’ Court was transferred to St Alban's concerning the theft of high-value items.
Represented a defendant charged with committing the robbery of a high value jeweller. Read more on the Telegraph.
Defendant was accused of robbing a local bookers using an imitation firearm.
Represented a defendant extradited from Estonia for a number of high value jewellery robberies in the Leeds area.