Anthony Orchard KC

• Operation Tambo [Central Criminal Court] 2022

  Three Handed Murder

  Three-handed murder trial at the Central Criminal Court. First defendant charged with murdering a fellow resident at the YMCA hostel in Wimbledon. Two further defendants alleged to have helped him conceal the murder weapon in a vent. Case involved detailed analysis of hours of CCTV footage.  Instructed by CPS, Homicide.

  Led by Anthony Orchard KC

   

• R v Gopaul and Bannerman [C.C.C.] 2020

  Homicide

  Anthony Orchard QC led William Davis for the prosecution in a murder trial following an incident outside a nightclub in which a man was stabbed. After the killing the Defendant fled to Cyprus with the assistance of a friend, who was convicted of assisting an offender. The Defendant was extradited to the UK in 2019.

  Press coverage: 
   

• R v Bryan & Ahwan [Kingston] 2020 2020

  Murder

  Anthony Orchard QC led William Davis in the prosecution of two defendants for an incident in Kingston town centre in which a van was deliberately driven at one males, and another was fatally stabbed.

  Press Coverage here.

• R v SA [C.C.C.] 2020 2020

  Murder

  Anthony Orchard QC led William Davis in the prosecution of a defendant in connection with an incident at an all-night party in Aldgate in which one man was fatally stabbed, and three others were injured.

• R v. Donovan & Woolcock [C.C.C.] 2019

  Loss of control murder

  Anthony Orchard QC led Charlotte Newell for the prosecution in a murder trial involving two cousins for the murder of their great uncle. The first defendant alleged loss of self-control; both defendants convicted following a trial.

  BBC report here.

• Operation Newlands [C.C.C] 2018

  Murder

   Anthony Orchard QC led Danny Robinson in prosecuting four defendants for murder, in a trial that lasted 3 months. The defendants were convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment after being found guilty of murder, violent disorder and perverting the course of justice.

  News report here

  News report here

• Operation Northacre [C.C.C] 2018

  Gang related Murder

  Anthony Orchard QC led the prosecution in this gang related murder trial where a woman was killed after a bullet ricocheted off a wall and hit her.

  News report here

• R v G & ors [C.C.C] 2018

  Murder [Trial and subsequent Retrial]

  Anthony Orchard QC prosecuted this trial and retrial for murder. Two defendants were convicted of murder and another of perverting the course of justice. The victim had been repeatedly stabbed and slashed in his home before he managed to stagger 200 ft down the road, where he subsequently died.

  News report here

• R v J [C.C.C] 2018

  Manslaughter of childhood friend

  Anthony Orchard QC appeared for the Crown at the Old Bailey, where the defendant pleaded guilty to manslaughter on the first day of his trial. The defendant was sentenced to 14 years and nine months imprisonment. The victim and defendant were childhood friends and had arranged to meet at the time of the incident to settle their unresolved tensions. The victim died by a single stab wound to the chest.

• R v. Kibusi & ors [C.C.C.] 2017

  Revenge Execution

  Anthony Orchard QC led Charlotte Newell in this prosecution of 3 men for the "Revenge Execution" of a rival gang member following a knife fight the previous day. The victim was shot in the chest with an automatic pistol at close range during broad daylight in a street in Ilford East London. They were each sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum of 30 years.

  News report here.

• Operation Mapledurwell [C.C.C.] 2017

  Drug related Shooting in East London

  Anthony Orchard QC led Danny Robinson in this drug related Old Bailey murder trial. The victim was shot dead at his front door of his residence in Stratford East London in the early evening.

• Operation Marrick [C.C.C.] 2017

  Gang Murder

  Anthony Orchard QC leading Ben Temple appeared for the Crown in this Old Bailey murder trial involving the gang related murder of a teenager in South Harrow. 2 Teenagers from a rival gang were sentenced to life imprisonment.

• R v. Sroka [C.C.C.] 2017

  Murder of girlfriend by jilted lover

  Anthony Orchard QC led Charlotte Newell for the prosecution in this Old Bailey murder trial involving the brutal killing of a 29 year old woman by her jealous boyfriend when he discovered a Post Office redirection letter confirming she was leaving him. 
   

• R v. Timon [C.C.C.] 2017

  Murder of City Banker

  Anthony Orchard QC prosecuted this defendant for killing a banker with one punch in an “unprovoked and gratuitous” attack.

  News report here.

• R v. SK [Reading] 2017

  Rape of Common Law Wife

  Anthony Orchard QC successfully represented this defendant whom was cleared of all charges of allegedly drugging and raping his common law wife. Instructed by BCL Solicitors LLP.

• R v. Dobby [C.C.C.] 2017

  Drug user admits manslaughter after two killed in Penge car chase

  Anthony Orchard QC leading Jonathan Polnay appeared for the Crown in this case involving the death of an aunt and 10 year old nephew killed by a drug user during a car chase with Police. The defendant was sentenced to 12 years.

  News report here.

• R v. Badran [Wood Green] 2016

  Sexual Assaults

  Anthony Orchard QC prosecuted this child rapist who committed a string of horrifying attacks upon children aged between 10 and 12, just months afre being released from prison having been convicted of raping a 9 year old girl.

  Daily Express Report here.

• R v. Edwards [C.C.C.] 2016

  Murder

  Anthony Orchard QC led Ben Temple for the Crown in this matter where the defendant had strangled her mother. The defendant had a history of psychiatric illness, with violence to family members, dating back to 1991. Three psychiatrists were of the opinion she suffered from schizoaffective disorder. 

  Evening Standard report here.

• R v. Aidid & ors [C.C.C.] 2016

  Murder

  Anthony Orchard QC led Ben Temple in this prosecution of 3 women who beat a 21 year old women to death in North London.

  Evening Standard report here. 

• R v. De Silva [C.C.C.] 2016

  Murder

  Anthony Orchard QC led Ben Temple for the prosecution in this revenge murder by shooting after an altercation in Wembley, North London.

  Evening Standard report here.

• R v. Mazikhana [Southwark] 2015

  Murder

  Anthony Orchard QC prosecuted this defendant for the brutal murder by stabbing of his wife.

  Evening Standar report here.

• R v. B & anr [C.C.C.] 2015

  Murder

  Anthony Orchard QC defended this 18 year old youth whom was acquitted following a half time submission, in this knife attack joint enterprise murder.

  Guardian report here.

• R v. Al-Bassam & ors [Southwark] 2013

  Lulszec Hacking trial

  Anthony Orchard QC defended in this complex conspiracy to commit cyber attacks on organisations such as Sony,EA sports, News International and the Serious and Organised Crime Agency. Mr Orchard's client was the only to receive a non-custodial sentence.

  BBC report here.

• R v. Osolase [Canterbury] 2013

  Human Trafficking

  Anthony Orchard QC was defence Counsel in this trial involving allegations of human trafficking, rape, sexual assaults and ritual assault (voodoo) relating to young girls trafficked from Nigeria via the UK to Europe. Issues dealt with included admissibility of overseas evidence; mobile telephone and cell site analysis; issues of character (defendant and witnesses); extensive video testimony and alleged organized ritual assault said to be used as a control mechanism.

• R v. D & ors 2012

  £58 million VAT Diversion fraud

  Anthony Orchard QC defended in this complex and long running multi-handed conspiracy against HMRC.

• R v. H & ors 2012

  £38m International Carbon Trading VAT fraud.

  Anthony Orchard QC defended in this £38 million international carbon Trading VAT fraud. 

• Operation Slick [Southwark] 2011

  £27m Boiler Room Fraud

  Anthony Orchard QC defended in this £27 million boiler room fraud.

• R v. Salami & ors [Southwark] 2011

  "o2" Mobile Phone Fraud

  Anthony Orchard QC defended in this £4 million international mobile phone fraud perpertrated upon O2.

• R v. Roope & ors [Worcester] 2010

  £2m Investment Fraud

  Anthony Orchard QC defended in this £2m SFO investment scam. 

Notable Cases

• R v. Philpott & ors [Nottingham] 2013

  "Derby" fire case

  Anthony Orchard QC defended Michael Philpott, accused of starting the fire that led to the deaths of six of his seventeen children in his Derby home in May 2012. The case attracted massive media coverage. Issues dealt with included previous allegations of historic sexual assault and abuse; the defendant’s previous convictions for assault and attempted murder; his detailed background history; other historic character issues, mobile phone linkage and the admissibility of surveillance evidence