Guven Ates

Guven Ates is the Director of Atesh Solicitors, a highly respected criminal defence solicitor with over 11 years of experience. He is also an Accredited Police Station Representative and has extensive expertise at all levels of criminal defence, specialising in complex Crown Court cases including Fraud, Money Laundering, Murder, Conspiracy to Supply Drugs, Firearms, and Serious Sexual and Violent Offences.

Guven accepts instructions through both Legal Aid and private funding. He offers free legal advice 24 hours a day to clients held for questioning at any police station.

Renowned for his client-focused approach, Guven is known for delivering straightforward and honest legal advice. He understands the immense pressure clients face when subject to criminal investigation or prosecution and approaches every case with meticulous attention to detail. His ability to scrutinise evidence thoroughly and build robust defence strategies has led to acquittals in numerous high-profile cases.

Guven consistently achieves outstanding results and is frequently recommended by past and current clients for his dedication and professionalism. Over the years, he has advised or represented various well-known artists, including but not limited to: C-Biz, MoStack, Tion Wayne, Young Adz, Mowgli, Black the Ripper, Yung Bush and KwengFace.

Notable Cases

Fraud:

R v MP – Central Criminal Court – Money Laundering – £40 million

This was a £40 million money laundering and complex mandate fraud conspiracy involving 17 defendants. Represented a defendant in the second trial. This case was prosecuted by the National Crime Agency (NCA) and involved years of surveillance, forensic accounting evidence, banking records, complex telephone data and schedules and a multitude of witness evidence all of which amounted to approximately 30,000 pages of evidence. The case had international dimensions as the majority of the money was transferred to Hong Kong. The trial collapsed after the defence uncovered errors in the prosecution case leading to the Judge commenting that the NCA were “incompetent” and the prosecution were “beyond negligence.” Read more on the Guardian.

R v JE – Southwark Crown Court – Conspiracy to Defraud & Cheating the Revenue – £10 million

This was a £10 million 'boiler room' fraud involving 8 defendants. The defendants were accused of dishonestly exaggerating the value of land for the purposes of selling it to victims at inflated costs. They sold the land under the banner of four separate companies. Overall, there were 193 investors identified and over 20,000 pages of prosecution evidence. 

The basis of the fraud was that the defendants bought the land for far less than they sold it, they sold it for far more than it could ever be worth, and they did this by making false guarantees as to the future value. They then committed investors to further invest by convincing the investors that the only way they could get their money back was to invest more so that their portfolio could be bought out by a nameless conglomerate who did not exist. The funds earned was transferred and dissipated through the suspected criminality. The case received national press and television coverage.

R v BP – Snaresbrook Crown Court – Conspiracy to Defraud & Conspiracy to Convert Criminal Property – £5 million

This was a case about a conspiracy to set up a large number of fraudulent bank accounts by the use of false identity documents and stolen utility bills. The bank accounts were set up in order to receive the proceeds of fraud. That fraud had been committed against multiple victims on the internet. Fraudulent advertisements were placed on websites such as Autotrader, eBay and Airbnb for a variety of non-existent items such as cars, agricultural machinery, holidays and property rentals. The victims would pay online but would receive nothing in return. Once the cash was received, it was funnelled through those bank accounts and either removed in cash or transferred to other accounts to effectively launder the money. 

R v JE – Southwark Crown Court – Conspiracy to Defraud – £2 million

This was a £2 million 'boiler room' fraud involving 12 defendants who were alleged to have practised frauds on the public by the high-pressure sales of carbon credits. The products they sold were virtually worthless or, at the very least, massively overpriced. By so doing they defrauded the public out of almost £2m. There were over 20,000 pages of prosecution evidence. 

R v GM – Inner London Crown Court – Conspiracy to Defraud – £1.4 million

This case concerned a carefully planned and sophisticated scam whereby a criminal gang obtained access to fifty-one ATM’s. The computers inside the cash machines were tampered with, so as to enable the criminals to remove cash from the machines in large quantities. Over a five-day period, a total of approximately £1.4 million was stolen. The associated costs incurred by Cardtronics amounted to an additional £1 million. The scam was carried out by loading a computer virus, or malware, onto the computers inside the ATM’s. At the same time, ATM’s were targeted in Malaysia, Russia and Abu Dhabi.   

R v JS – Southwark Crown Court – Conspiracy to Defraud – £1 million

This was a 9 defendant complex, multi-faceted conspiracy to defraud case. The defendants were alleged to have used false documents to create fraudulent companies and appoint fictitious directors. In total, 9 fraudulent companies were identified. Once the companies were formally established, fake accounts were submitted to the Companies House which gave the impression that the company had a very successful trading history and was a low credit risk. Applications were then made to finance institutions which were approved giving the companies access to a high credit limit. The Defendants were alleged to then spend up to this limit by ordering electronics, lease vehicles and high-end watches without making any repayments. The prosecution evidence amassed in the excess of 10,000 pages. 

R v PSG – Isleworth Crown Court – Fraud by False Representation & Offence of Fraud by a Company Director – £6 million

Multi-handed fraud where the defendants are alleged to have dishonestly and intending to make a gain for themselves, made multiple false representations to the Royal Mail Group by submitting untrue figures of the number of postal packets dispatched on each day. The case is currently ongoing and there are over 2 million pages of prosecution evidence. 

Serious Violence:

R v DO – “C Biz” – Central Criminal Court – Murder – Shooting

R v SFB – Central Criminal Court – Murder – Shooting

R v JM – Central Criminal Court – Murder – Shooting

R v AK – Reading Crown Court – Conspiracy to Murder – Shooting

R v YI – Central Criminal Court – Conspiracy to Murder – Shooting

R v JPT – Central Criminal Court – Conspiracy to Murder – Shooting 

R v SB – Central Criminal Court – Conspiracy to Murder – Shooting 

R v AC – Central Criminal Court – Conspiracy to Murder – Shooting 

R v ZM – Central Criminal Court – Conspiracy to Murder – Shooting 

R v MA – Central Criminal Court – Conspiracy to Murder – Shooting

R v ST – Central Criminal Court – Conspiracy to Murder – Stabbing 

R v MP – Inner London Crown Court – Murder – Stabbing 

R v CP – Luton Crown Court – Murder – Stabbing

R v BA – Central Criminal Court – Murder – Stabbing

R v GK – Central Criminal Court – Murder – Stabbing

R v BB – St Albans Crown Court – Murder

R v AA – Central Criminal Court – Murder

R v VP – Central Criminal Court – Murder

R v MT – Northampton Crown Court – Murder

R v NN – Central Criminal Court – Manslaughter

R v YAC – Isleworth Crown Court – Manslaughter 

R v CA – Wood Green Crown Court – Attempted Murder 

R v OO – Central Criminal Court – Attempted Murder

R v YY – Central Criminal Court – Attempted Murder

R v SE – Central Criminal Court – Attempted Murder 

R V RR – Central Criminal Court – Attempted Murder 

R v AA – Norwich Crown Court – Attempted Murder

R v DY – Northampton Crown Court – Attempted Murder

R v CA – Inner London Crown Court – Attempted Murder

R v RK – Woolwich Crown Court – Conspiracy to Kidnap & Cause GBH

R v ET – Central Criminal Court – Kidnap, False Imprison & Blackmail

R v DK – Wood Green Crown Court - Kidnap, False Imprison & Blackmail

R v BB – Woolwich Crown Court – Conspiracy to Kidnap, False Imprison & Blackmail

R v MMW – Snaresbrook Crown Court – Attempted Kidnap 

Drugs:

R v JJ – Southwark Crown Court – Conspiracy to Import Cocaine & Cannabis – over 100kg

R v SM – Woolwich Crown Court – Conspiracy to Supply 48kg Heroin

R v EA – Blackfriars Crown Court – Conspiracy to Supply 32kg Heroin

R v DO – “C Biz” – Southwark Crown Court – Conspiracy to Supply

R v CI – Wood Green Crown Court – Conspiracy to Supply Cocaine

R v AK – Birmingham Crown Court – Conspiracy to Supply Cocaine

R v SH – Snaresbrook Crown Court - Conspiracy to Supply Cocaine

R v US – Liverpool Crown Court – Conspiracy to Supply Cocaine & Heroin

R v CF – Southwark Crown Court - Conspiracy to Supply Cocaine & Heroin

R v HH, & NA – Isleworth Crown Court – Conspiracy to Supply Cocaine & Heroin  

R v ET – Nottingham Crown Court – Conspiracy to Supply Cocaine & Conspiracy to Produce Cannabis

R v IM & AB – Southampton Crown Court – Importation of Cannabis 

Sexual Offences:

R v VK – Snaresbrook Crown Court – Rape

R v BB – Manchester Crown Court – Rape

R v AG – Wood Green Crown Court – Rape

R v VS – Wood Green Crown Court – Rape

R v MA – Bournemouth Crown Court – Rape

R v MY – Snaresbrook Crown Court – Rape 

Firearms:

R v NA ‘KwengFace’ – Woolwich Crown Court - Possession of a Firearm with Intent to Endanger Life & Conspiracy to Cause GBH

R v AM ‘Trizzac’ – Woolwich Crown Court - Possession of a Firearm with Intent to Endanger Life & Conspiracy to Cause GBH

R v CO – Snaresbrook Crown Court – Possession of a Firearm with Intent & Conspiracy to Supply Class A Drugs

R v KN – Central Criminal Court – Possession of a Firearm with Intent to Endanger Life & Conspiracy to Cause GBH

R v RMG – Snaresbrook Crown Court – Conspiracy to Possess a Firearm with Intent to Endanger Life & Conspiracy to Cause GBH 

R v SA – Luton Crown Court – Possession of Firearms & Conspiracy to Cause GBH

R v TW – Woolwich Crown Court – Possession of a Firearm with Intent

R v JT – Isleworth Crown Court – Possession of a Firearm

R v BY – Snaresbrook Crown Court – Possession of Firearms

R v MK – Harrow Crown Court – Conspiracy to Purchase Prohibited Weapons 

R v YE – Woolwich Crown Court – Conspiracy to Import Firearms & Conspiracy to Sell/Transfer Firearms

Human Trafficking:

R v WN – Birmingham Crown Court – Conspiracy to Traffic Persons to Exploit – Largest case in Europe

R v WN – Southwark Crown Court – Conspiracy to Traffic Persons to Exploit - Organised crime group that operated brothels across central London, trafficked sex workers, and laundering millions of pounds of proceeds between England and China over the course of nearly five years

Telephone: 07956 373 679

Email: guven@ateshsolicitors.com