Rishy Panesar

R v RP A case of attempt murder involving arson, Harrow Crown Court 2026.

R v HU A case of attempted murder, acted for the principle defendant, alleged to be the shooter in a case of 3 defendants at the Central Criminal Court 2025.

R V CH A case murder. Acted for the defendant whom had been suffering with psychosis. The case concluded with a plea to manslaughter and a hospital order as the sentence, Bristol Crown Court 2025.

R KM A case of conspiracy to murder between two rival drug dealing gangs in the midlands. Wolverhampton Crown Court 2025.

R v DK A murder arising out of a dispute between members of the Russian and Latvian community leading to the death of a man with a criminal past after a night of alcohol and drugs. The client he was instructed for had taken pictures of the deceased whilst still alive, bound and gagged.

R v NG A murder arising out of marriage breakdown following an extra marital affair by the deceased. In the lead up to the event itself the defendant had made several attempts on his own life and was under the influence of several prescription medications as well as suffering with mental health issues. This case involved issues of Psychiatry, General Medicine and Toxicology that were presented within a defence of diminished responsibility.

R v CK A case of attempted murder, acted for a single defendant who was eventually tried for Grievous Bodily Harm for the stabbing of a hotel owner 9 times in his back.

R v MH A multi-handed case of attempted murder arising out of events that shook the capital in the early part of 2018 in the wave of knife attacks.

R v GA A conspiracy to possess firearms with intent to endanger life, a case that was prosecuted on the basis of a conspiracy to murder following the death of a young man who was the member of a local gang. The prosecution alleged that his client was part of the same gang and was part of a plan for revenge on a ‘tit-for-tat’ basis. The case involved known grime artists.

R v NY A case of violent disorder with the Chinese community that had arisen out of contest to a Triad faction. This case involved a pre-meditated one side against the other rampage involving knives, machetes and other weapons.

R v NM a multi-handed family network case involving the fraudulent acquisition of business bounce back loans during the Covid regime. Southwark Crown Court 2025

R v WS A multi-handed conspiracy involving 6 defendants charged with trying to cheat Her Majesties Revenue and Customs out of £6million by setting up an illicit tobacco factory by buying decommissioned machinery from Europe. Case involved surveillance, covert listening devices in related vehicles and premises.

R v MP A multi-handed conspiracy involving 4 defendants collectively charged with attempting to cheat Her Majesties Revenue and Customs out of £10million through the use of shell companies and importation of cigarettes from Asia.

R v MP A case that was prosecuted by the Department of Works and Pensions involving a family accused to have benefitted by setting up a legitimate business on the back benefits claimed outside their entitlement. The case became complex and protracted, crossing into the civil jurisdiction in order to argue against the sale and dissolution of the business.

R v SM A DWP prosecution of an ex-business man who was alleged to have over claimed benefit to the tune of £50,000.00 following personal bankruptcy after the dissolution of several small to medium enterprises.

R v CC A case involving the prosecution of a group 3 men accused of fraud by way of cloned credit cards being used to purchase breast augmentation surgery for ladies known to have worked in local strip clubs.

R v AD A case involving a lady posing as an accredited legal professional alleged to have posed in the local community as a legal professional and taken fees for such services from the unsuspecting and vulnerable people seeking genuine immigration legal help.

R v AP a conspiracy between 5 semiprofessional football players alleged to have trafficked over 2.7 tones of high grade cocaine and ketamine on a national scale as a wholesale network. Isleworth Crown Court 2025

R v TI a county lines conspiracy from London to Kent. Large scale drugs supply spanning years before a prosecution based on intelligence and telephones alone. Isleworth 2026

R v EO Another County lines conspiracy, by a grime artist known for taunting the police in his videos. Guildford Crown Court 2025

R v LK A multi-handed conspiracy of 14 defendants accused of supplying high grade cocaine along the M4 Corridor. Case involved several issues of disclosure surrounding the surveillance techniques deployed.

R v JS A multi-handed conspiracy of 12 defendants accused of being part of an Organised Criminal Network based in London supplying cocaine down to the Southwest. Case involved masses of telephone evidence, surveillance where the defendant had previous convictions for similar matters.

R v NC A case investigated by Scotland Yard and the Serious Organised Crime Agency. The prosecution involved two defendants, the client represented was caught in possession 12 kilos of cocaine ranging in purity from 93% to 97%. The defendant was also charged with possession with intent to supply, MDMA, Amphetamine and numerous other cutting agents.

R v GE A case involving the supply of 5kg of 93% pure cocaine by a man previously twice convicted of similar matters.

R v SO A multi-handed conspiracy of 6 defendants accused of supplying cocaine and Heroin. Case involved surveillance, raids on several properties, telephone evidence, fingerprinting and DNA Evidence. The case came as a result of an investigation by the National Crime Agency into other matters.

R v CH A multi-handed conspiracy involving 18 defendants accused of supplying class A drugs from London into the east midlands. The alleged role of this defendant came by way of surveillance from train stations working backwards from cell-site analysis obtained during the course of the investigation.

R v MB A multi-handed conspiracy involving 11 defendants accused of conspiring to import class A drugs by way of airdrop in private planes. Junior Counsel for the principle Defendant.

R v PM A multi-handed allegation of relatives bringing over people from the polish travelling community

R v KK A multi-handed conspiracy of 6defendants accused of smuggling people out of Southeast Asia, into Europe and across the French border into the United Kingdom. Case involved issues of cross-jurisdictional of ‘phone hacking’ evidence legally obtained by Police forces in other countries, fake passports, use of ‘clones’ and importation of European goods as cover.

R v MB Acted for the sole defendant accused of causing Grievous Bodily harm trying blackmail the management of a company who habitually bankrupted themselves and left wages of staff members outstanding.

R v EB Acted for the sole defendant accused of blackmail and GBH following the attempted debt collection of ‘old debts’ in excess of £80k.

Rishy Panesar secures acquittal for armed robbery at the Central Criminal Court

Unanimous acquittals after a 4 day trial for allegations of sexual assault made against a personal trainer.

Rishy Panesar secures acquittal at Snaresbrook Crown Court

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