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Valerie Charbit
Year of call: 1992

Education

1988-1991 Sheffield University – LLB Law (Hons) 2:1
1992 Awarded Middle Temple Scholarships: Sir Joseph Cantley Prize and Ede & Ravenscroft Prize.
2000-2002 Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and Kings College London MA in Text and Performance Studies- Merit - Distinction for dissertation.  




Profile

An experienced criminal practitioner specialising in fraud and serious crime.  She has a mixed practice of Prosecution and Defence work.  Specialism in cases involving vulnerable and juvenile defendants, mental health issues and forensic evidence.

Prosecution Work – Instructed by the Crown Prosecution Service, the Health & Safety Executive, the Inland Revenue and Customs and Excise. Counsel is on the Attorney General's A list of Prosecution Advocates and Grade 3 list of CPS Prosecutors

Represents Health Authorities on restricted cases before the Mental Health Review Tribunal.

Part-time Judge for the Mental Health Review Tribunal (since 2004).

Fee paid Ombudsman for the Financial Ombudsman Service.

Chair/Member of the disciplinary panel for the Taxation Disciplinary Board.

Legal Advisor to the General Social Care Council.

Appointed member of the Bar Standards Board Professional Conduct Committee.  

Recommended in 2009 Legal 500 as Junior talent who "gives clear and understandable advice in complex matters" 

Voluntary Work
Presently: Trustee for the charity Ataxia UK. (Ataxia is a rare neurological disorder.) Previously trained and worked as a volunteer for: Sheffield Alcohol Advisory Service, Crisis Line, London Lighthouse and Norwood Ravenswood Children's charity.

 



Memberships
Criminal Bar Association
Member of the South Eastern Circuit
Health and Safety Lawyers Association
Member of the Association of Regulatory and Disciplinary lawyers
Mental Health Lawyers Association

Cases
Domestic Appellate Cases
R v Buchanan [2009] EWCA Crim 303
Successful appeal against conviction
R v Badiei [2005] EWCA Crim 970 Appeared for Appellant
Successful appeal against sentence.
Date: 2005
R v Gill and Gill [2003] EWCA Crim 2256 Appeared for Respondent (Junior Counsel )
Appeal against conviction.
Date: 2003
R v Alam [2001] EWCA Crim 2317 Appeared for Appellant
Successful appeal against sentence.
Date: 2001
R v C Appeared for Appellant
Successful appeal against sentence.
Date: 2001
International Appellate Cases
R v Jusopovic - The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia in the Hague Appeared for Defence (Junior Counsel )
Defended in an appeal against conviction and sentence.
Fraud
R v J Appeared for Defence (leading junior counsel). Insurance intermediary/broker charged with 30 offences of dishonesty. Defendant was said to have defrauded large insurance companies and small clients in a fraud spanning four years.
Date: 2008
R v Patel Appeared for defence. Benefit fraud by a teacher.
Date: 2008
R v Lock Appeared for Prosecution
Inland Revenue Prosecution. Cheating the Revenue of £200,000 by false invoicing and fraudulent activity in relation to the PAYE scheme.
Date: 2007
R v McGonnell and others Appeared for Defence (Junior Counsel )
12 handed £1.4 million duty evasion case involving dishonest customs officers.
Date: 2006
R v Smith, Howard, Handley, Camm and Carey Appeared for Prosecution (Junior Counsel )
Corruption and conspiracy to defraud of Inland Revenue employees and bailiffs, working in the Watford Tax Collection office.
Date: 2006
R v Millis and Others Appeared for Defence
(Leading Junior Counsel.) £11 million pound duty evasion case.
Date: 2006
R v Iqbal Appeared for Defence (Junior Counsel )
£1.3 million diesel fraud.
Date: 2006
R v Henry Appeared for Defence
Four handed conspiracy to defraud the Woolwich bank of £150,000. The case was linked to another case in which the loss to the Woolwich up to £500,000.
Date: 2006
R v Jarvis and others Appeared for Defence (Junior Counsel )
Duty evasion case involving 25 million cigarettes with a duty evasion of over £2.5 million.
Date: 2005
R v Stone, Stone and Allen Appeared for Prosecution
Advised on a tax fraud involving an Inland Revenue employee.
Date: 2004
R v Rasool Appeared for Defence
Conspiracy to evade excise duty involving PII arguments.
Date: 2004
R v Fleming and others Appeared for Defence (Junior Counsel )
Six handed conspiracy to defraud on investment fraud spanning 10 years.
Date: 2003
R v Gill and Gill Appeared for Prosecution (Junior Counsel )
Inland Revenue tax fraud of over £2 million.
Date: 2003
R v Szomolanyi Appeared for Defence
£12 million duty evasion case of cigarettes involving PII arguments.
Date: 2003
Murder/Manslaughter
R v Elmi Appeared for Defence (Junior Counsel )
7 handed joint enterprise murder, conspiracy to commit grievous bodily harm, conspiracy to possess offensive weapons and violent disorder by juvenile defendants. Stabbing of a young Somalian.
Date: 2007
R v Bushell Appeared for Defence (Junior Counsel )
Murder by stabbing of young man by 16 year old defendant.
Date: 2007
R v Allen Appeared for Defence
Defendant previously convicted of murder. Circumstantial evidence including forensic evidence of woman murdered in East London.
Court: Central Criminal Court  Date: 2007
R v Udofia Appeared for Defence
9 handed murder, conspiracy to commit grievous bodily harm and violent disorder.
Date: 2005
R v Mayo and Bailey Appeared for Prosecution (Junior Counsel )
Murder for a mobile phone case in Essex.
Date: 2004
R v Sanci Appeared for Defence (Junior Counsel )
Defending in a case remitted for Prosecution following a decision by the Mental Health Review Tribunal. Had previously defended in the case several years before when the defendant was found unfit to plead.
Date: 2004
R v Bell Appeared for Defence
Nine handed manslaughter and violent disorder.
Date: 2004
R v Legon Appeared for Defence (Junior Counsel )
Two handed cut throat indictment of robbery, manslaughter and intimidation of a witness.
Date: 2002
R v McKoy Appeared for Defence (Junior Counsel )
Attempted murder and two counts of wounding of intent of a police officer. The defendant had mental health problems.
Date: 2002
R v Figaro Appeared for Defence (Junior Counsel )
Domestic murder manslaughter case.
Date: 2001
R v Jeacock Appeared for Defence (Junior Counsel )
Appeared on indictment for murder. Crown dropped murder charge for a plea to manslaughter. The case involved some 18 experts in relation to shaken baby syndrome and non accidental injuries.
Date: 2008
Health and Safety/Environmental
R v T Roofing and Noble Gift Packaging Prosecution for health and safety offences in relation to employees and the public exposed to asbestos dust contained in a roof which was replaced by the defendant company.
Date: 2009
R v London Borough of Camden Prosecution for health and safety offence in relation to death by electrocution of 24 year old scaffolder on an estate.
Date: 2009
R v Barking Havering & Redbridge NHS Trust Appeared for Prosecution (junior counsel) on Health & Safety offences in relation to the death of an employee under a laundry press.
Date: 2008
R v Whiteley Homes Appeared for Prosecution (junior counsel) on Health & Safety offences in relation to the deaths of two residents at Whiteley Village in a gas explosion.
Date: 2007
Drugs
R v Suckoo Defendant charged with two conspiracies relating to large scale drug dealing of class A drugs and an offence under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002.
Date: 2009
R v Cleveley Junior counsel acting in respect of confiscation proceedings on large scale carousel fraud and evasion of VAT of over 34 million pounds.
Date: 2009
R v Conte and others Defended on indictment charging conspiracy to supply Class A drugs, possession with intent to supply Class A drugs and possession of criminal property.
Date: 2008
R v Khan Appeared for Defence (Junior Counsel )
6 handed drugs conspiracy. Represented police officer charged with misconduct in public office.
Date: 2007
R v Mohammed Appeared for Defence
Conspiracy to supply and import class up to 200 kilos of class A drugs. Drafted skeleton argument on entrapment and abuse of process.
Date: 2007
R v Mooney and others Appeared for Defence (Junior Counsel )
Large scale conspiracy to supply drugs (Class A, B and C). Case severed into three trials.
Date: 2006
R v Moran Appeared for Defence (Junior Counsel )
Six handed conspiracy to supply cannabis.
Date: 2005
R v Knealey and others Appeared for Prosecution (Junior Counsel )
Conspiracy to supply cocaine worth £1.7 million.
Date: 2005
R v Chenia Appeared for Defence
Conspiracy to supply class C drugs.
Date: 2005
Miscellaneous Crime
In the matter of AS Represented the Health Authority at Rampton Hospital at a Mental Health Review Tribunal.
Date: 2007
In the matter of M Represented the Health Authority at Rampton Hospital at a Mental Health Review Tribunal.
Date: 2007
R v Boateng Appeared for Defence
Mother and father charged with child cruelty to two of their children.
Date: 2006
R v Boys Appeared for Prosecution
Possession of an imitation firearm, witness intimidation, criminal damage, assault and harassment.
Date: 2006
R v Hopson Appeared for Defence (Junior Counsel )
Case involving four police officers charged with perverting course of justice and perjury.
Date: 2004
R v Hooper and Hooper Appeared for Prosecution
Department of Trade in Industry under the Companies Act 1985.
Sexual Offences
R v H Defendant charged with sexual assault. Case successfully appealed.
Date: 2009
R v McLean Defendant charged with misconduct in public office, indecent assault and making indecent photgraphs. The defendant was a special constable and a station reception officer. The defendant was diagnosed as having an autistic disorder.
Date: 2009
R v Gunduz Appeared for Defence (leading junior counsel) Juvenile defendant charged with conspiracy to rob, multiple rapes, possession of firearm and assault on sex workers in various brothels in East London.
Date: 2008
R v Blackstock Appeared for Defence. Rape involving both juvenile complainant and defendant.
Date: 2008
R v Phillips Appeared for Defence. Rape involving both juvenile complainant and defendant (2008).
Date: 2008
R v Brown Appeared for Defence. Rape involving juvenile complainant.
Date: 2008
R v S Appeared for Defence
17 counts of indecent assault by defendant grandfather on his son and grandson.
Date: 2007
R v Wright Appeared for Defence (Junior Counsel )
Two defendants were troupers. Five counts of rape on young female in Green Park.
Date: 2007
R v A Appeared for Defence
Twelve count indictment of rape by a 13 year old on three of his step-siblings.
Date: 2007
R v Forbes Appeared for Defence
Footballer charged with rape.
Date: 2005
R v T Appeared for Defence
Buggery and indecent assault case between uncle and his nephew.
Date: 2005
R v Badiei Appeared for Defence
Case involving child pornography.
Date: 2004
R v F Appeared for Defence
Juvenile charged with rape.
Date: 2003
R v Muneefi Appeared for Defence
Rape.
Date: 2003
R v Flahive Appeared for Defence (Junior Counsel )
Priest charged with 11 counts of indecent assault.
Date: 2002
R v C Appeared for Defence (Junior Counsel )
Case involving rape and indecent assault on three children.
Date: 2001
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