Maryam is a criminal practitioner with extensive experience of serious, high-profile criminal matters, particularly fraud, murder, rape, major drugs conspiracies and sexual offences against children.
Child law is another important area of focus. Here Maryam’s care work includes cases for mentally disordered clients, for those with learning difficulties and where Munchausen By Proxy Syndrome is a feature. Experienced in all other Children Act matters, her caseload is also multi-jurisdictional with particular emphasis on cases in Pakistan.
Key cases
- R v Barry George: The murder of Jill Dando. Representing the defendant, Barry George, from pre-arrest through trial and appeal and applications to the House of Lords and European Court. Maryam assisted in making submissions to the CCRC who referred the case back to the Court of Appeal in summer 2007
- R v Cattermole: The "S Club 7 Sex Case". Representing Gerald Cattermole, father of Paul, a member of the pop group S Club 7 on multiple charges of sexual assault on under-age girls
- Operations Athlete/Adverb/Atropine: a £3.5 million conspiracy to supply Class A drugs. Representing a semi-professional footballer at two trials in 2006 and 2007; acquitted of all charges
Contact Maryam Syed
Phone: +44 (0) 20 7242 3555
Fax: +44 (0) 20 7242 2511
Email: clerks@7br.co.uk