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E: Tunde@urbanlawyer.co.uk Call: 2007 Professional Membership: Human Rights Lawyers Association Society of Black Lawyers Honourable Society of Inner Temple Academic Background: London Metropolitan (LLB Hons) BPP Law School (BVC) PERSONAL INTERESTS Tunde was involved in the Griffiths Trust ‘Hush The Guns’ Project in Kingston Jamaica in 2009, and was also commissioned by the Jamaican and Canadian Government to facilitate workshops for disaffected youths. Tunde was the host for the BBC London youth debate, ‘London speaks’ in aid of the 1,000 days till the 2012 Olympics, and a debate for the Para Olympics in December 2009. Tunde has substantial public speaking experience and regularly attends engagements for charitable bodies. In his spare time Tunde is heavily involved in community work . Tunde is at present working on a new project called Urban Lawyer, which has been awarded funding and is being supported by Lovells pro bono unit. Tunde is also President and Founder of Information Generation a social enterprise that provides information for disaffected communities. |
AREAS OF EXPERTISE Tunde has a comprehensive practice comprising of General Crime, Serious Crime and Extradition. All Tunde’s work encompasses an element of Human Rights and committed to issues of social justice and civil liberties. Tunde appears regularly in the Crown Court in his own right, and appears exclusively for the defence. He is currently instructed as junior counsel in two murder trials and has conducted Crown Court trials for offences including GBH, False Imprisonment, Robbery and Importation of Class A drugs. Tunde has substantial experience in the Magistrates' and Youth Courts and he has developed a successful practice in defending young and vulnerable people. Tunde has also appeared in the Divisional Court to appeal a Magistrates’ Court decision by way of case stated. CASES OF NOTE Masterman v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis (Administrative Court) Appeal by way of case stated. R v Neil Jenkins (Court of Appeal) Instructed to advise and appeal the sentence imposed for a GBH. R v Edmond Forbes (Court of Appeal) Instructed to advise and appeal a conviction for Murder. R v Kingsley Ogundele (Central Criminal Court) Conspiracy to Murder (second junior). R v Jonathan Mackintosh & Others (Inner London Crown Court) Possession of a Firearm. Regina v Anton Kist (Isleworth Crown Court) Importation of cocaine (2kg). Regina v Amir Raja (Reading Crown Court) ABH and perverting the course of justice. Regina v Francis Togo (Reading Crown Court) False imprisonment. R v Cuthbert Edwards (Southwark Crown Court) Being knowingly concerned in the supply of class A drugs. R v Francis Weah (Inner London Crown Court) Possessing a false Identity documents s.25(1). R v Joseph Mallia (Chelmsford Crown Court) Affray and s.4 Public Order Act offence. |
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