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emailEmail“Legal 500, 2019 – Leading Silk”
Year of Call - 1987
Year of Silk - 2010
“ The ‘calm and composed’ Amjad Malik QC is noted for his ability to provide ‘a clear case strategy from the off, and maintain it through the turbulent waters of a trial’.”
Ranked in Chambers & Partners: Crime
“Well–regarded advocate Amjad Malik QC is regularly instructed to prosecute and defend murder and organised crime cases.”
Leading Silk in Crime in Legal 500
“Regularly instructed to prosecute and defend murder and organised crime cases”
Leading Silk in Crime in Legal 500
“Experienced in prosecuting and defending murder cases”
Leading Silk in Crime in Legal 500
“Well regarded for a broad criminal practice focused on complex homicides and drugs conspiracies. He is particularly experienced in the area of white–collar crime.”
Leading Silk in Crime in Legal 500
“He is articulate and surgical in his advocacy, and the way he digests information and gives advice is amazing.” “He prepares his cases fantastically thoroughly.”
A leading Silk in the field of Crime and in Fraud demonstrating a multi disciplinary skill set encompassing civil, commercial and criminal expertise.
Amjad Malik QC is continuously instructed in the most complex and important of cases. He is sought after by solicitors because of his stylish, persuasive advocacy and is known as being at the forefront in the field of fraud, corruption and commercial crime such including confiscation and restraint.
Recently he has been asked to advise clients in a matter with regard to facilitation payments under the Bribery Act. He represented JM in the landmark proceeds of crime case, A, M and others (Operations R and A), the money laundering of £40 million through London Currency Exchange Bureaus tried in 2013.
He has also recently represented KM in R v SB and others (Operation V) a MTIC fraud, causing a loss of approximately £95 million to the taxpayer. R v M and others 2015 defending in a Money laundering enterprise through a Midlands currency exchange.
He also executes a regulatory and civil expertise when appearing before specialist regulatory tribunals: the General Medical Council; the Nursing and Midwifery Council and the Healthcare Professionals Council. He presently represents a Consultant Professor in GMC v B, charged with publishing plagiaristic research articles in a number of international medical journals.
He has wide experience of many aspects of mental health law including mental capacity, healthcare law and human rights. His practice encompasses many areas in which this specialism is important, for example, the Court of Protection, prison law, community care, torts actions, inquests and inquiries.
He possesses an in–depth knowledge of terrorism offences and has long experience of “Honour Killing” crime; defending JD in the Southall murder of Geeta Aulukh at the Central Criminal Court.
Work Undertaken
– Commercial crime (including fraud and money laundering)
– Serious Crimes (including terrorism offences, murder, manslaughter and drugs)
– Professional regulatory and disciplinary
– Mental health and healthcare law
– Human rights
Elected President of the Association of United Kingdom Muslim Lawyers (2011-2016) http://www.aml.org.uk/cms/ The membership consists of some seven hundred solicitors and barristers. He has helped in the development and advancement of understanding in areas of Sharia law with regard to English civil, commercial and family law. See seminars.
Sharia finance Seminar at Bar Council Rooms March 2014
Sharia “Dispelling Myths” with Professor Tariq Ramadan of St Annes Oxford at the Arab British Chamber of Commerce 2013.
He is regularly invited as a keynote speaker in Terrorism legislation, Honour Crime and Hate Speech crime seminars (“Speech Crimes” Published in The Barrister issue 48).
A keynote Speaker on “Wilful Neglect” and protecting vulnerable adults at Safeguarding Conference Islington and Lincolns Inn BIA conference in April 2014.
Fluent in Urdu
Fluent in Hindi
Fluent in Punjabi
Representing KM in R v SB and others (Operation Vex) Kingston Crown Court. Defendant involved in a massive MTIC fraud, causing a loss of approximately £90 million to the taxpayer.
Representing JM in the second trial arising from the landmark proceeds of crime case, Anwoir, Meghrabi and others. Money laundering of £40 million through London Currency Exchange Bureau. Kingston Crown Court.
Defending in a money laundering enterprise through a Midlands currency exchange.
Defending the so called “honour killing” of Geeta Aulukh in a residential street in Southall by defendant and 3 others using machetes.
Prosecuting leading Counsel Homophobic murder of an elderly disabled man by a 17 year old teenager who had lured the victim to a remote area in order to kill him.
Conspiracy to Murder. Leading Prosecuting Counsel in a targeted shooting of a Organised Crime gang rival – The victim survived the attempt on his life and refused to provide evidence to the Crown of who shot him.
Corruption – Leading Prosecution Counsel in a case involving payment to a civilian employee in order to obtain access to Police Computer database and obtaining information on rival organised crime gang members. Computer and telephone evidence issues.
Heroin and Cocaine supply conspiracies– Leading Prosecution Counsel involving surveillance visual and probe material. Sensitive unused material issues.
Murder of a visually impaired and disabled man by the defendant.
Leading Prosecution counsel. Murder of an Asian gang member by a rival Black gang in Slough. Gang member issues and anonymous witnesses.
Conspiracy to Murder and attempted murder. Leading Prosecution Counsel Contract killing paid for by an organised crime gang on 2 rival gang members in Luton.
The torture and murder of a businessman in a targeted robbery at residential premises in Leicester. The murder was carried out by the defendant and two others, forcibly wrapping the head of the deceased with layers of cloth in order to kill by asphyxiation. Cut–throat defences.
A pre–planned murder of the defendant’s female partner, who was taken to a remote area late at night, the defendant using a knife and heavy metal cutters to kill. Loss of control was raised as the defence to murder.
The beating and brutal murder of a 76 year old man during a robbery, carried out in his own home by the defendant and another. Cut–throat defences involving witnesses who were all from the travelling community.
An Albanian drug cartel the subject of surveillance operations conducted by the Serious Crime Agency. Defendant found with 4 kilograms of Heroin (street value 1 million pounds) and acquitted.
19 year old defendant who robbed and killed a stranger in the town centre in the early hours of the morning.
Defendant with three others attacked rival gang members with meat cleavers in Bedford Town centre, murder of one man and the attempted murder of another.
Leading Prosecution Counsel. Two defendant’s, age 15 and 17, charged with murder of a young man at a party by joint enterprise stabbing. Third adult defendant involved in assisting an offender after the murder.
Chelmsford Crown Court - joint enterprise murder.
Oxford Crown Court - Polish gang related murder.
Hull Crown Court - defending murder involving a killing by the cutting of the throat in a residential street.
Luton Crown Court - murder of a man involving GHB/GBL and Mephedrone overdose.
Wolverhampton Crown Court - manslaughter during a robbery.
Exeter Crown Court - Assisted suicide.
Wolverhampton Crown Court - Prosecution of Murder of elderly homeowner during robbery.
Oxford Crown Court defending the Excel Sheet/Wind in the Willows 1st Edition Murderer who was targeting celebrities.
Chelmsford CC – Honey trap murder prosecution.
Nottingham Crown Court - Prosecution of Murder by 19 year old with fitness to plead, diminished responsibility and loss of control issues.
Prosecuting Operation Diesel Birmingham CC. A 13 defendant Conspiracy to supply Cocaine and Money laundering.
Recently advised and obtained leave to appeal the conviction of a mother for the murder of her 7 year old son by beating because of a failure of the boy to recite the Koran properly. Issues raised on appeal as to failure of trial Judge to allow expert evidence on Honour based violence sustained by the defendant at the hands of her husband.
Representing a Solicitor, who faced witness intimidation charges arising out of a criminal trial that he himself conducted. Appeal against original conviction successful but Court of Appeal ordered a re–trial. Appeared for the defendant in the retrial and Defendant was acquitted after submissions made of no case to answer.