Olajide Lanlehin (1994)
Mr Lanlehin is
our Head of Chambers. He is a very
experienced Criminal Advocate
specialising on Advance Fee Fraud, Deception and Conspiracy to Defraud
and Money laundering offences, Murder, Rape, GBH, Public Order and
other serious Crime.
Mr. Lanlehin also receives instructions in Employment Law cases i.e.
Unfair Dismissal and Racial Discrimination and also Professional
Negligence cases such as Solicitors’ and GMC Tribunal for
Doctors
and UKCC for Nurses, Midwifery and Health Visiting.
Mr
Lanlehin has untaken both leading and junior work in
the
above-mentioned offences. Counsel also accepts work in the Court of
Appeal.
Mr Lanlehin is a Accredited Pupil Master,
and Part-time
Lecturer - Advocacy, Conference and Negotiation skills.
Notable
Reported Case
R-v-Kartal
[1999] EWCA Crim 1987 (15 July 1999)
Successful appeal against conviction – Excessive judicial
intervention
of defence counsel cross-examination and Article 6
Notable
Cases
R-v- Olawuyi (acting as leading junior)-
Multi-handed
Conspiracy to Rob
R-v-Olaniyi (acted as
leading junior) - Multi-handed
Fraud Case
R-v-Ottley (acted as leading
junior) - Multi-handed drug
importation
R-v-Ogbonna (led by leading
Junior) - Multi-handed drug
importation and Money Laundering case.
R-v-Gbadebo
(acted alone-CoD had QC) - Multi-million
Benefit Fraud
R-v-Reeves (led by QC)
minimum tariff for murder reduced
from 22 years to 19years
R-v-James
Olanrewaju IPP dangerousness lifted on appeal
against sentence
Languages
Yoruba
(Nigeria)
Memberships
1.Member
of the Criminal Bar Association.
2.Member
of Professional Negligence Bar Association
3.Lecturer-
Advocacy, Conference skills, Negotiations-
BPP Law School
2002-2005.
4.Lecturer- Tort, Criminal
& EU Law LLB External
Degree
University of London.
5.Pupil
Supervisor.
6.IATC Certified advocacy
tutor.
7.Secretary- Society of Black
Lawyers. (1992-1994).
8.Winner Ashe
Lincoln Public Speaking Award- (1993).
9.Winner
Esso Petroleum Bursary Award (1992)
