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Oliver Norman

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Oliver is a specialist criminal advocate. His practice focuses on grave and complex crime, with an emphasis on serious fraud, multi-handed conspiracies, and offences of violence, including those involving firearms.

He is frequently instructed in significant and complex investigations from their earliest stages, Oliver also provides advice on appeals against conviction and sentence on the most serious of cases.

Expertise

Oliver defends in cases of serious and organised crime. His experience includes multi-handed conspiracies, matters involving voluminous or complex evidence, and sensitive disclosure issues.

Notable Serious and Organised Crime cases


Operation Hubble

Defended the third of ten defendants in a seven-week trial concerning a conspiracy to possess firearms with intent to endanger life. Following a week of jury deliberation, the client was acquitted of all counts.


Operation Treatbank

Represented a defendant in a multi-force investigation into a conspiracy to commit sixteen commercial burglaries across the north of England, with losses valued at over £277,000.


R v S & S

Prosecuted two defendants for armed robbery involving the discharge of an imitation firearm, leading to their conviction..


R v F

Defended in a Section 18 GBH trial where the allegation involved the use of a dog as a weapon


R v H

Represented a defendant charged with a Section 20 GBH matter where the prosecution relied entirely on a hearsay application. Following defence disclosure requests, the Crown offered no evidence and a formal not guilty verdict was entered.

Oliver’s fraud and financial crime practice includes the handling of complex financial evidence and matters concerning the Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA).

Notable Fraud & Financial Crime cases


Operation Ramsay

Currently instructed as lone junior counsel in a large-scale HMRC prosecution of 22 defendants concerning the evasion of UK duty on tobacco products valued in excess of £69 million.


R v A

Currently instructed for a section 10A participant in POCA proceedings arising from a conspiracy to produce cannabis on a commercial scale, with a total benefit figure alleged to be £9.7 million.


ERYC v K

Currently instructed to defend in a significant Trading Standards prosecution concerning allegations of multi-platform copyright infringement with an alleged financial value exceeding £440,000.


R v H

Acted for a defendant accused of theft from an employer of over £149,000. Through detailed analysis of the financial records, Oliver identified two mutually exclusive propositions in the Crown’s case which fundamentally undermined their calculation. The defendant received a suspended sentence.

Oliver has experience in cases involving historic allegations and the specific challenges they present, particularly concerning the careful handling of witnesses and historic documentary evidence.

Notable Historic Sexual Offences cases


R v E

Defended a client accused of a historic allegation of indecent assault. The trial involved legal argument on the admissibility of expert evidence relating to False Memory Syndrome.

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Significant Cases Include


Operation Hubble

Defended the third of ten defendants in a seven-week trial concerning a conspiracy to possess firearms with intent to endanger life. Following a week of jury deliberation, the client was acquitted of all counts.


Operation Treatbank

Represented a defendant in a multi-force investigation into a conspiracy to commit sixteen commercial burglaries across the north of England, with losses valued at over £277,000.


R v S & S

Prosecuted two defendants for armed robbery involving the discharge of an imitation firearm, leading to their conviction.


R v H

Acted for a defendant accused of theft from an employer of over £149,000. Through detailed analysis of the financial records, Oliver identified two mutually exclusive propositions in the Crown’s case which fundamentally undermined their calculation. The defendant received a suspended sentence

Appointments

CPS General Crim Advocate Panel Level 2

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Contact Us

Chambers is centrally located within walking distance of the train station, secure car parks and the Courts.

Contact Us

St Pauls Chambers
Park Row House
19-20 Park Row
Leeds
LS1 5JF

For out of hours assistance please call the senior clerk on 07854170429.

The switchboard will open from 08:30 until 17:30

Phone: +44 (0)1132 455 866
Email: [email protected]
CJSM: [email protected]

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