Emin Kandola

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Education

• BSc Criminology with Psychology, First Class Honours (University of Roehampton)
• LLB (University of Law)

Appointments

Grade 3 CPS Panel Advocate (London and South East) and Disclosure and LPP Counsel for the Serious Fraud Office

Notable Cases

• R v PG (and others) – PG was charged with others with conspiracy to facilitate unlawful immigration. The case was investigated by the National Crime Agency. The prosecution case was that the defendants were involved in smuggling in migrants from Iraq in the back of a lorry filled with spinach and other herbs over a 3 month period. The defendants had travelled on three separate occasions from Middlesbrough to Portsmouth/Bournemouth to retrieve migrants who had travelled from Iraq and through Europe. The prosecution case heavily relied upon cell site, ANPR data and other mobile phone data. The trial lasted 4 weeks and involved 5 defendants; the 6th defendant pleaded guilty prior to the trial and the main organiser had fled the country.
  PG received 5 years imprisonment for his role as the ‘trusted adviser’ and handler of a significant proportion of the cash. See link here. (Bournemouth Crown Court).
  Emin was commended in open court at the end of the trial by the trial Judge.
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• R v LJ – successful appeal against sentence of 40 months. Sentence of 40 months immediate imprisonment was imposed. LJ’s 5 month old breastfed baby had no option but to accompany LJ to prison. The sentence was appealed and substituted for 24 month suspended sentence. (Court of Appeal, Criminal Division). Link to case can be found here.
• R v KH – acquittal of defendant charged with possession of a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence and strangulation. D found not guilty (Maidstone Crown Court).
• R v SA – acquittal of defendant charged with sexual assault of close family member. The defence was that the complainant had fabricated the offence. After a 5 day trial, D was found not guilty. (Canterbury Crown Court).
• R v IR – acquittal of D1 accused of Section 18. D was accused of assaulting complainant by breaking his leg after an attack on Harley Street, after a verbal confrontation about causing a nuisance in front of his property. D found not guilty alongside co-defendant (Southwark Crown Court).
• R v SOB  – disclosure counsel in multi-handed historic grooming and rape. The case involved extradition of defendants and review and disclosure of thousands of documents. Both defendants were convicted (Oxford Crown Court).
• R v EW – EW pleaded guilty to one count of perverting the course of justice. EW staged her own robbery, attempted rape, malicious communications and stalking, and then framed former lover. She received 2 years and 8 months immediate imprisonment (Maidstone Crown Court). See Chambers News for more detail. Click here for news item in The Metro and  here for report in Kent Online.
• R v RA – represented defendant charged with causing serious injury by dangerous driving. A 12 year old boy school boy was propelled into the air after being hit by the defendant’s bike, seconds after he was seen showing off his ‘wheelies’ in front of a local school. The impact resulted in two broken leg bones and facial fractures. RA escaped an immediate custodial sentence (Maidstone Crown Court). Click here for news item in Kent Online.
• R v D (a youth) – two acquittals secured in stabbing. D was charged with wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm, and unlawful wounding in the alternative. The prosecution case was that D intended really serious harm at the time D stabbed the complainant in the back. D’s case was that he was acting in defence of another and denied any intent to cause really serious harm, or any harm at all. D was found not guilty of both charges. See Chambers News for more detail.
• R v AR – AR was charged with causing grievous bodily harm with intent, and inflicting grievous bodily harm in the alternative. The prosecution case was that AR intended really serious harm at the time a ‘Haymaker’ punch was delivered, immediately breaking the complainant’s jaw. AR’s case was that he was acting in self-defence and denied any intent to cause really serious harm. AR was acquitted after a 6 day trial of Section 18 GBH; the jury were hung on Section 20 and following representations, the prosecution decided not to retry AR for Section 20. (Croydon Crown Court).
• R v CA – CA (a youth) was charged alongside his father and uncle for doing an act tending and intended to pervert the course of public justice. Both adults pleaded guilty at earlier hearings. At trial, following a successful argument on admissibility of prison phone calls, the Crown offered no evidence (Woolwich Crown Court).
• R v NO – NO was charged with breaching a non-molestation order. He was alleged to have sent a number of vitriolic messages to his former partner. His case was that he had been set up and denied the charges. NO was acquitted after a 7 day trial. (Isleworth Crown Court).
• R v BD – Emin represented BD, one of 19 defendants charged with prison mutiny committed at HMP Swaleside aka ‘Stabside’ prison. BD’s case was that he was acting under duress and was acquitted after a 4 week trial. BD was one of 4 defendants acquitted. (Maidstone Crown Court).
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• R v JG – representing JG, one of 19 defendants charged with prison mutiny committed at HMP Swaleside, aka ‘Stabside’ prison. JG’s case was that he was not acting in furtherance of a common purpose and did not participate in the ‘mutiny’. JG was acquitted after a 9 week trial and was one of 4 defendants acquitted. (Maidstone Crown Court).
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• R v EJ – successfully prosecuted a defendant charged with possession of a bladed article (Croydon Crown Court).
• R v FB – represented a cage fighter prisoner who threw boiling water over a rival inmate at ‘Stabside’ prison (Maidstone Crown Court). Click here for report on Kent Online
• R v CP – represented a defendant charged with wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm. The defendant had severed the victim’s ear after repeatedly kicking him in the head as he laid unconscious in a pool of blood (Canterbury Crown Court). Click here for report on Kent Online
• R v SD – represented a defendant charged with making over 700 nuisance calls to the emergency services (Maidstone Crown Court).
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• R v CG – successfully prosecuted a defendant charged with wounding a Miss England finalist (Maidstone Crown Court).
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• R v KD – led in a case of manslaughter and violent disorder (Central Criminal Court).
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• R v DS – represented defendant charged with dangerous driving and assault occasioning actual bodily harm. The defendant drove his car, dragging along a police officer who was half in and half out of the car before crashing into a pub (Maidstone Crown Court).
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• R v LR – secured the acquittal of a vulnerable defendant charged with conspiracy to commit false imprisonment and assault occasioning actual bodily harm (Woolwich Crown Court).
• R v FS – secured the acquittal of a defendant charged with possession with intent to supply cocaine and heroin (Maidstone Crown Court).
• R v WO – secured the acquittal of a defendant charged with possession with intent to supply, offering to supply and possession of criminal property (Maidstone Crown Court).
• R v DM – secured the acquittal of a defendant charged with affray (Maidstone Crown Court).
• R v LT – secured the acquittal of a defendant charged with causing serious injury by dangerous driving (Maidstone Crown Court).
• R v RB – led in 4 month trial in a case of possession with intent to supply and human trafficking. Successful submissions at half-time on counts of human trafficking (Woolwich Crown Court).
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• R v TG – represented a young defendant charged with attempted GBH (Woolwich Crown Court).
• R v TC – represented a defendant charged with violent disorder (Maidstone Crown Court).
• R v LD – represented a defendant charged with conspiracy to supply Class A drugs (Canterbury Crown Court).
• R v DC – represented a defendant charged with wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm (GBH) (Maidstone Crown Court).
• R v SH – defendant acquitted alongside co-defendant in a two day trial of coercive and controlling behaviour.
• R v MS – represented a very young client in respect of 11 serious offences in the Youth Court. Secured a non-custodial sentence in respect of all matters, including multiple robberies.

Memberships

• Criminal Bar Association
• Kent Bar Mess – Committee Member

Associated Work

• Middle Temple, Advocacy Trainer
• Bar Standards Board, Ethics Examiner
• Young Bar Mock Trial, Judge
• Guest Law and Policing Lecturer at Canterbury Christ Church University

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