GILLOOLEY, ROB

ROB GILLOOLEY

Bringing a wealth of experience Rob joined the Olliers team in 2008.

For almost 20 years Rob has been involved in the defence of some of the most serious and complex Crown Court cases. He has successfully defended prosecutions brought by the Crown Prosecution Service, (CPS) the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (VOSA), Her Majesties Revenue and Customs (HMRC), and the Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA). Rob specialises in offences of murder and manslaughter (he has dealt with dozens of offences of homicide and attempted homicide), “gang related” offences, large scale drug conspiracies and importations, and other offences of violence and armed robbery. He has acted in cases with a significant international dimension whether by way of the nature of the allegation itself or by way of extradition proceedings .

Cases Rob has defended recently include:-

Operation Mustang - a large scale fraud spanning a 3 year time period prosecuted by SOCA

Operation Viola - a double “gang related” murder

Operation Dearly - an alleged attempt to import 5 tonnes of class A drugs, the largest ever importation in the UK, prosecuted by SOCA

Operation Verona - conspiracy to supply class A drugs with a street value of millions of pounds

Operation Cortex - conspiracy to supply class A drugs with a street value of millions of pounds

Operation Toulouse - people trafficking for the purposes of prostitution

Operation Traffic - extradition from Spain for offences of armed robbery

Operation Fairway - conspiracy to supply class A drugs with street value of millions of pounds

R v Janisowski - importation of class A drugs with a street value of millions of pounds prosecuted by HMRC

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Notable cases

2011:R –v- B, Liverpool Crown Court, acquittal of defendant in multi-million pound class A drugs conspiracy.
2011:R –v- B, Northampton Crown Court, Olliers act for Company Director in multi-million MTIC fraud.
2011:R v S,York Crown Court instructed by accountant alleged to have conspired to defraud HMRC.
2011:R –v- B, York Crown Court, representation of defendant facing allegation of conspiracy to steal from department for Food and Rural Affairs.
2011: R –v- B, Manchester Crown Court, acquittal of client on murder allegation.
2010:R –v- T, Bradford Crown Court. acquittal of client in conspiracy to supply Class B.
2011:R-v-E, Manchester Crown Court. acquittal of client in multi-handed local council fraud.
2011:R –v- F, Manchester Crown Court, Company Director acquitted in multi-million pound alcohol diversion fraud.
2011 : R –v- G, Kingston Crown Court, representation of Company Director in connection with £20million MTIC fraud.
2011:R –v- P, Birmingham Crown Court, Olliers instructed by defendant alleged to have been involved in largest ever attempt to import Class A drugs into the UK.
2011:R –v- J, Manchester Crown Court, representation of financial advisor facing allegation of conspiracy to commit fraud during the course of a buy to let business.
2011:R –v- B, Mold Crown Court, Olliers act for charity co-ordinator facing allegations of misappropriation of funds received from Welsh Government Assembly.
2011: R –v- B, Southwark Crown Court, representation of Director of a potato company facing bribery allegations involving major supermarket.
2011:Olliers instructed by former Managing Director plc in connection with SFO investigation into collapse of business with bank debts of £75million.
2011: R –v- C, Southwark Crown Court, representation of former solicitor accused of conspiring to defraud Building Society of £500,00.00.
2010: R –v- S, Manchester Crown Court, Acquittal of defendant in Facebook Juror Case, multi-million pound drugs conspiracy.
2011: R –v- A, Kingston Crown Court, Olliers act for a CEO of Dubai company alleged to have been involved in multi-million pound money laundering offences
2010:R –v- G, Mold Crown Court, Company Director acquitted following 5 week Trading Standards Timeshare prosecution.