Mustapha is a leading junior barrister with a successful criminal defence practice. He specialises mainly in serious violence, fraud, drugs and evasion of duty cases as well as road traffic cases.
Background and Expertise
A barrister with a welcoming manner, Mustapha has extensive experience in dealing with complex and sensitive work. He has appeared as junior counsel in murder and rape cases – and has appeared as leading junior counsel in serious and complex cases involving drugs and violence.
Mustapha has accumulated particular experience over the years in relation to driving offences, and frequently argues ‘special reasons’ and ‘exceptional hardship’ in the magistrates’ courts.
Mustapha also has a keen interest in advisory work and will draft comprehensive advices upon request. These are not limited to criminal opinions.
He is standing counsel to several embassies in London and has appeared as counsel for major department stores and hotels across the country.
Notable Cases
R v Borrero and others
Junior counsel in a case involving importation of 40kg of cocaine.
Snaresbrook Crown Court
DrugsR v Sangak and others
Conspiracy involving ‘crash for cash’ insurance frauds.
Maidstone Crown Court
Read more in the Daily Mail
R v Omowera and others
Seven-handed trial for conspiracy to commit mortgage frauds.
Wood Green Crown Court
R v Khalil and others
Seven-handed trial for conspiracy to evade duty.
Wood Green Crown Court
R v Bain and others
Junior counsel in the biggest evasion of duty case ever prosecuted.
Maidstone Crown Court
R v Curley and others
£294,000 tax evasion case.
Coventry Crown Court
Read more in the Coventry Telegraph
Financial CrimeR v Marwan Fatah, 2018
Instructed as Leading Junior Counsel leading Drea Becker from chambers representing the leading defendant in an undercover operation launched by HM Customs and Excise which lasted several months. The group were involved in a complex operation to receive raw tobacco leaf from abroad before processing and distributing it to a network of purchasers without paying the duty due thereon. Evidence demonstrated a sophisticated enterprise involving tobacco processing plants, multiple workers, including processors and couriers, and ties to other organised crime groups.
R v Glavin and others
Isleworth Crown Court Six-handed trial for conspiracy to rob.
R v Pink
Snaresbrook Crown Court Junior counsel in a case about fabricated/induced illness.
R v Bhandal and others
Snaresbrook Crown Court Six-handed trial for conspiracy to kidnap.
R v Davis
Assault on officer captured in ‘happy slapping’ video.
Read more on the Daily Mail
R v WJ Daniel Department Store
Judicial review of a test purchase carried out by Windsor Council.
R v Leal and others
Snaresbrook Crown Court case involving the English Defence League.
CrimeR v Adel Jaber and Others, 2022
Leading Drea Becker from chambers in an 8 handed people trafficking case. Only defendant to be acquitted after trial.
Immigration, Nationality and AsylumR v Renee Saint Ange, 2021
Successfully defended in a 4 week 5 handed murder trial. Led by Jane Bickerstaff KC.
Central Criminal Court
R v Imran Boudjellel, 2020
Junior in a 9 week, 6 handed murder trial.
R v Elliot
Attempted murder case. Defendant attacked another male with a ‘Rambo’-style hunting knife.
Aylesbury Crown Court
R v Campbell and others
Six-handed cut-throat murder trial.
Central Criminal Court
R v Fejziu and others
Six-handed trial for murder and violent disorder.
Central Criminal Court
R v Saffill
Attempted murder by wife against her husband.
Chelmsford Crown Court
R v Ayeni
Royal Mail postman caught stealing high-value mail on his rounds.
Oxford Crown Court
See Oxford Mail article
Murder and ManslaughterR v Bejerano
Successfully defended a male nurse accused of sexual assault.
Croydon Crown Court
R v Shawi Attie and others
Appeared as leading junior counsel and secured the only acquittal in the biggest chem sex supply case in the history of the UK.
Read more:
R v Goulding
Attempted rape of a stranger in her home.
St Albans Crown Court
See article in the Watford Observer
R v Khan
Indecent assault by father on disabled daughter.
Northampton Crown Court
R v Berry and others
Historic rape and indecent assault of children.
Canterbury Crown Court
Rape and Sexual OffencesR v Woods and others
Eight-handed, cut-throat trial of section 18 GBH and violent disorder.
Winchester Crown Court
R v Martin
Fifteen-handed section 18 GBH and violent disorder.
Winchester Crown Court
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Achievements
- Middle Temple (scholarship 1999)
- LLB hons
- LLM, City University
- Dip Law, City University