David Spens KC and Nadesh Karu represented Mr X, the second Defendant, who along with a number of others was accused of conspiring to traffic women for sexual exploitation and control prostitution for gain. It was alleged that the organised crime group had earnt millions from their criminal activity which they had laundered principally by purchasing luxury goods at Harrods which had then been sold to individuals in China. A number of Defendants pleaded guilty to various offences before and at the start of the trial.
The trial lasted 12 weeks, with David and Nadesh’s client being the sole defendant to be acquitted of all charges.
David and Nadesh were instructed by Manoj Rupasinghe and Thomas Ashby of Lloyds Pr.
The case was reported in the press and can be accessed here at the Daily Mail and The Standard.
David Spens KC
Nadesh Karu