IN THE CROWN COURT AT BRADFORD
BETWEEN
REGINA
KHAYYAM ISHAQ
BRIEF FOR THE PROSECUTION
Counsel: Simon Clarke
Cartwright King Solicitors
Dx 10032 Nottingham
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Counsel has herewith:-
1. Committal Papers (including Indictment, Witness Statements, Exhibits
and Unused Material Disclosure Schedule)
Antecedents
Case Summary
Advice of Martin Smith of 234 March 2012
Draft Order - $18 Proceeds of Crime Act 2002
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Witness Availability
Case History and Pleas
Those instructing act on behalf of the Post Office Ltd in connection with the
Prosecution of Mr. Khayyam Ishaq.
Mr. Ishaq appeared before the Bradford Magistrates Court on 30'* May 2012. He
gave no indication of his plea and the magistrates deemed the case unsuitable
for summary trial. The case was adjourned for the preparation of committal
papers and the committal hearing took place on 25'* July 2012. Mr. Ishaq was
granted unconditional bail until 4! September 2012. The original witness
statements were handed to the court clerk during the committal hearing.
Unusual Case Features
Counsel will find full details of the case in the papers herewith.
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Before the hearing on 25th July 2012 Mr. Ishaq’s solicitor said that the case
would be contested. His client had told them that there must have been an error
in the accounting system and that the money would be in the accounts
somewhere. Mr. Ishaq’s solicitor also commented that everyone had heard
about the problems with the Horizon system and that they would probably
instruct a forensic expert.
By letter of 6* August 2012 the Defendant's solicitors asked for a copy of the
unused schedule. Further copies of the Schedule of Non-Sensitive Unused
Material and of the covering letter of 12'* July 2012 to which the schedule had
been attached were sent by DX on 8'* August 2012. No Defence Statement has
been received and nothing further has been heard from Mr. Ishaq’s solicitors.
The officer in the case, Stephen Bradshaw, has been asked to consider whether
the Overnight Cash Holdings Data and transaction data may also be used to
show that the stamp sales reversals were not genuine.
Instructions
Counsel is instructed to represent the Post Office Ltd in connection with the
prosecution of Khayyam Ishaq and in the event of a guilty plea being entered or
upon Mr. Ishaq being found guilty, to seek compensation through confiscation
proceedings and, of course, costs.
Should Counsel require any further information he should not hesitate to
contact Martin J Smith of those instructing.
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Bradford Crown Court
4th day of September 2012
Regina
-vV-
Khayyam Ishaq
BRIEF FOR THE
PROSECUTION
Counsel:
Sarah Porter
Cartwright King
Ref: MS2/2467624676
17 August 2012