Blackmail member of royal family
The defendant with a ‘Walter Mitty’ character as an accomplice attempted to blackmail a prominent member of the Royal Family armed with covertly recorded video...
Case Studies
A comprehensive collection of notable cases successfully defended by Stephen Vullo KC, demonstrating expertise across serious criminal law, fraud, and complex litigation.
International drug trafficking
Reported in the Press as 'the Billon Dollar Bruvs' to reflect their level of involvement in international drug trafficking. Over £5m in cash was found...
Importing 30 kilos of cocaine
The importation of 30 kilos of cocaine which involved the use of telephone intercepts provided by the Dutch authorities.
Drugs importation
A complicated plan to open up a drugs route in to the country via Tilbury Docks that involved corrupt dockworkers' forging paper work and allowing...
Tax fraud
Leading counsel for the defendant whose co-accused was his father. This case involved a substantial tax fraud of many millions of pounds over a number...
Shaken baby murder
A 'shaken baby' case. Represented the father in a trial where the mother gave evidence for the Crown.
Revenge attack murder
A multi-handed revenge attack that led to a stabbing outside a nightclub. The defendant was extradited from Canada to face trial.
Angolan witchraft – conspiracy to murder
Appeared as leading junior in a conspiracy to murder. This was the high profile ‘Angolan Witchcraft’ case tried at the Old Bailey where the defendants...
Contract killing featured on Crimewatch
A bungled contract killing where the defendant was the driver of the vehicle in a drive by shooting. It was suspected that the victim, who...
Shooting police officer where evidence primarily cell site
Two days after the shooting of PC Beshenivsky in Bradford her murderer Muzzaker Shah left a council estate in South London where he had been...