Meet Our Director
Our Director, Adam Libah, trained as a Barrister and is now also Higher Courts Advocate. Having worked with some of the leading Legal 500 firms, where he advised and represented clients in Commercial Litigation and Mediation, White-collar Crime and Regulatory law, Business & Private Immigration, he is able to bring that wealth of experience to resolve your legal difficulties.
He has successfully appeared as a solicitor and advocate in some of the most high-profile and high-value, and complex fraud and serious criminal cases. Adam is highly regarded by other lawyers, including leading barristers/Queen’s Counsel, and leads them in a team to reach a successful conclusion to the legal difficulties of individuals and businesses.
Our Values
We are a modern law firm with traditional values.
Excellence
Our primary goal is to exceed client expectations
Accountability
We are open, honest and act with integrity
Drive
Have the energy and enthusiasm to represent our clients and get the best results for them
Clarity
Clear communication is central to our approach
Client-Focused
We pride ourselves in being approachable and client focused.
Crime & financial Crime & Regulatory Track Record
Financial, Corporate Crime and Financial Regulation
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R-v-Z & others
Described as “the largest commercial fraud prosecuted in the UK” costing Virgin Media an estimated £144 million a year.
Outcome: Client, Company Secretary, was acquitted.
R-v-A
Adam successfully represented a French national client, who was previously represented by different solicitors at his sentencing and confiscation proceedings.
Outcome: Client was able to keep his overseas assets from being confiscated.
R-v-A
Trade Mark Offences trial and confiscation proceedings-estimated Value £800,000.00
Outcome: Defendant received a very short sentence and confiscation proceedings settled successfully.
R-v-F
A complex, multi-national fraud and money laundering case, with an estimated value of £1.6 million.
Outcome: Defendant acquitted on majority of counts and received 6 month suspended sentence on remaining counts
R-v-0 and others
A high value Multi-handed HMRC and Local Authority fraud.
Outcome: Defendant received a suspended sentence
R-v-A
A complex and multi-handed HMRC Fraud case-ongoing-Estimated Value £872,000.00
Outcome: Defendant received a suspended sentence
R-v-A
Adam acted as Junior Counsel and Solicitor in the Old Bailey in a in a Multi-National Fraud and Money Laundering Case-Estimated Value over £6 million-brought by the National Crime Agency.
Outcome: Following transfer of case from previous solicitors, the Prosecution dropped Fraud indictment and proceeded with money laundering offences only
“A tip off from Christie’s auction house led to the conviction of a London man who British authorities described as a “go-to money launderer for fraudsters all around the world”
International Drug Importation & Drugs Supply
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R-v-S & others
A large conspiracy to supply Class A drugs.
Outcome: Client received a very lenient sentence.
R-v-F & others
A customs case concerning the export of Khat (Qat), allegedly amounting to $2.6 million, into America and Canada and involving multi-jurisdictional agencies such as US Homeland Security, the FBI and HMRC.
Outcome: As a result of Adam’s and Counsel’s negotiations with the prosecution team, on the day of trial, of the 8 defendants charged, 4 had all charges dismissed and the remaining only pleaded guilty to one count instead of five which meant that they spent no time in prison and no confiscation orders were sought against them.
R-v-D
Adam acted a as Junior Counsel and Solicitor at Teesside Crown Court in a complex and large conspiracy supply drugs case, valued at just under £1million, in which the organised crime groups spanned between Middlesbrough and Manchester.
Outcome: Defendant Client was acquitted.
R-v-0
Operation Dybek- Encro and International drug-trafficking conspiracy (7months Trial)
Adam acted as the Solicitor and Junior Counsel in a complex and long running international drug trafficking case which involved quantities of class-A drugs in the hundreds of kilos.
The Trial included multiple arguments on admissibility of Encro evidence and late arising telephone evidence.
Homicide
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R-v-W
Central Criminal Court (Old Bailey) Murder
Outcome: Client Acquitted
Sexual Offences
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R-v-W
Adam secures a not guilty verdict on a historic rape trail.
Reported Cases
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R-v-AD EWCA Crim 2184
Appeal allowed – The Sentencing Judge had erred in concluding that this matter fell within a higher range of category 2 offending. There was significant mitigation on behalf of the appellant. Sentence reduced to one of 9 months imprisonment from 15 months.
Counter-Terrorism & National Security
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R-v-0
R v AM (2024-Appeal against Conviction and Sentence ongoing)
Mr. Libah represented a man of good character alleged to be affiliated with ISIS in East Africa, facing six counts of being possession of material likely to assist in the preparation or commission of acts of terrorism on encrypted messaging platforms, namely manuals for the manufacture of 3D printed firearms. The case involved extensive expert evidence, including high-tech, Islamic theology and firearms. News story here.
Commissioner for the Metropolis-v-MH & others
Alleged foreign fighter who faced ill-treatment in Iraq successfully resists application for terrorism notification order in proceedings in the High Court. Subsequently the Metropolitan Police, Counter-Terrorism Command (SO15) also discontinued Criminal Investigation against him, with No Further Action to be taken.
Adam Libah represented MH in proceedings in the King’s Bench Division of the High Court, where the Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police applied for a terrorism notification order (“TNO”) under s.57 and Schedule 4 of Counter-Terrorism Act 2008. The Commissioner is the chief officer responsible for the Counter Terrorism Command (also known as SO15).
MH had travelled to Turkey and then Iraq. In Iraq, he was detained by Peshmerga forces in the Kurdish Region of Iraq. He was convicted and sentenced for membership of a terrorist organisation, ISIS. The conviction was based on a confession during a period of ill-treatment, obtained in the absence of a lawyer. On MH’s facilitated return to the UK in July 2024, SO15 sought a TNO under Schedule 4 of Counter-Terrorism Act 2008.
The TNO would have imposed mandatory restrictions and obligations on MH for a period of
at least 15 years. Breach of a TNO is a criminal offence punishable by imprisonment.
The Commissioner relied on evidence from the head of SO15, expert evidence from a lawyer in the Kurdish Region of Iraq, and the Consul-General.
MH’s legal team prepared and filed substantial evidence, in particular witness evidence from MHs mother, including on an attempted suicide attempt and treatment by counter-terrorism police, medical evidence on his condition, and expert reports on denial of fair trial rights and the use of torture to secure convictions for terrorism offences in the Kurdish Region of Iraq at the relevant time in 2015-2019.
MHs legal team argued: The exercise of discretion by SO15 in continuing to seek the TNO against MH was irrational and/or disproportionate, including in a national security context; The foreign conviction in the Kurdish Region of Iraq was obtained by a flagrant denial of AM’s right to a fair trial, including torture; and MH lacked capacity to comply with the TNO.
Following exchange of evidence and written submissions, the Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police conceded his case and proceedings were concluded in MH’s favour.
Following the exchange of evidence filed in support of MH, SO15 also decided to take no further action against MH in an investigation concerning his travel and activities in Iraq for an offence of preparation of terrorist acts under s. 5 of the Terrorism Act 2006. That offence carries a maximum sentence of life imprisonment.