# Drug offence lawyer

> One of the best drugs King’s Counsel and barristers in England. Highly rated for drugs conspiracies, importation, intent to supply and county lines.

Source: https://www.imranshafikc.com/drug-offence-lawyer

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# Drug offence lawyer

For a drug conspiracy or importation case in the Crown Court you will usually need two people: a solicitor to run the case, and a barrister to argue it. The barrister is the one who deals with the encrypted-phone evidence, which is where most of these cases are now decided.

## What this kind of case needs

**Somebody who argues attribution, not just mitigation** In an EncroChat or similar case the prosecution has to prove the handle was yours. That is a circumstantial argument built from what the user said about themselves, and it is won or lost on detail rather than on advocacy.

**Somebody who has run the admissibility point** Whether the material was lawfully obtained has been argued to the Court of Appeal. The resulting judgments are authority now, and knowing them is not the same as having been in them.

**Somebody who fights role and quantity** Where the evidence is what it is, the sentence comes from the guideline category. Moving a defendant from significant to lesser role is often worth more than anything else available.

**Somebody who can tell you early that it is bad** A conspiracy case with strong attribution is a different conversation from one without. You need that conversation at the start, not at the door of the court.

## What to ask before you instruct anybody

- How many cases of this exact kind have you done, and when
- Have you argued encrypted-handset admissibility yourself
- What is the realistic range if this goes wrong
- Who will actually be in court on the day
- What will it cost, and what would change that

Ask him the same questions. If the answers are not better than somebody else’s, instruct somebody else.

## What Imran is, and what he is not

Imran Shafi KC is a barrister and a King’s Counsel. He is not a solicitor and is **not authorised to conduct litigation**, so he cannot go on the court record, issue applications in your name or correspond with the court for you. In a case of this size you will want a solicitor doing that, and he is usually instructed by one.

Regulated by the Bar Standards Board. Authorised to accept Public Access instructions. Not authorised to conduct litigation.

The offence itself: [Drug offences](https://www.imranshafikc.com/expertise/drug-offences).