1 Inner Template Lane, Barristers Chambers
Gulam came to the bar with an LLM in commercial law and over a year’s experience in a busy criminal firm in the Midlands. He has since built a predominantly criminal defence based practice.Year of call: 1997
Experience
He has also appeared before the GMC, Coroners Court, Tax Tribunal and the High Court on civil fraud matters. In recent years Gulam has specialised in serious crime, fraud, money laundering and terrorism cases.
Gulam is also representing the first ever person to have been extradited from Afghanistan. Gulam is fluent in Bengali, Hindi and Urdu, and is a member of the Criminal Bar Association.
Notable Cases
R v Iqbal (2011)
Appearedin a multi handed conspiracy involving fictitious accidents and personal injury claims. http://menmedia.co.uk/asiannews/news/crime/s/1410604_beetham_fraud_gang_face_jail
R v Liserre (2011)
Represented one of eight defendants charged on drugs conspiracies where over £113m worth of drugs were imported into the UK. Mr. Liserre was acquitted following a retrial. http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/news/crime/s/1403571
R v Kula (2010)
Appeared in one of the first ever prosecutions for illegal clamping. The case against Mr. Kula was abandoned following a hung jury.
http://www.birminghampost.net/news/west-midlands-news/2011/02/03/owner-of-car-clamping-firm-which-targeted-digbeth-motorists-jailed-65233-28110547/
R v Azouaoui (2010)
Represented one of many people who had been charged with violent disorder culminating from the demonstrations outside the Israeli Embassy at the end of 2008. Mr. Azouaoui was acquitted after trial.
R v Vikrangit Singh (2010)
Led in a murder case where the defendant stalked the victim whom he met through her work as an escort. Issues of provocation, diminished responsibility and insanity featured during the trial. http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23811355-woman-killed-by-ex-boyfriend-as-fianc-waited-for-her.do
R v Magloire (2010)
Represented one of four defendants charged with raping two generations of their family during the 1960 to 1980’s.
R v Ishaque (2009)
Led in a multi handed drugs case where drugs where imported into the UK through various food items from south Asia. The charges spanned several years and followed many years of investigation by the SOCA.
R v Sabir (2009)
Represented one of 9 defendants charged in one of the largest conspiracy to import and distribute heroin in the Northwest of England. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/bradford/8150854.stm
R v Alexandrs Vinogradovs (2009)
Led in a murder case where the victim was the defendant’s best friend. The defendant was found guilty of manslaughter on the basis of diminished responsibility.
R v Mohammed Riasat (2009)
Led in a 9 handed money laundering case where a family were charged with laundering the proceeds of the sons’ drug dealing.
R v Gajawada (2009)
Appeared in a multi handed immigration fraud case, one of the largest of its kind prosecuted in the UK at the time. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1190567/The-Indian-illegal-immigrant-wives-Britains-biggest-visa-scam.html
R v Abdi Ali (2008)
Appeared as lead counsel in a 10 handed fraud involving the arrangement of finance for expensive vehicles. Also undertook the retrial.
R v Idris Hadra (2008)
Led in a 6 handed case where the defendants were charged with murder and conspiracy to rob.
R v Jarvis Ansah (2008)
Counsel for one of 10 defendants charged with serious assaults and public order offences.
R v Ricky Chapman (2007)
Counsel for one of fourteen defendants charged with serious assaults and violent disorder.
The Raja Case (2007)
Advised the family of Mohammed Raja, who were the principal witnesses against their son in a multi-handed terrorism case.
R v Yvonne Anthony (2006)
Led in a 10 handed conspiracy to import drugs from the Caribbean.
R v Jogamai Drammah (2006)
Led in a murder case.
R v Hafiz Saleem (2005)
Led in a multi-handed money laundering case involving the Hawala banking system.
R v Jamal Ramon (2004)
Led in a multi-handed people smuggling case.
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