Tank Jowett Solicitors

Managing Partner

Baljit Tank qualified as a solicitor in 1996 in Birmingham, and was instrumental in setting up Tank Jowett Solicitors in January 2000.

Nowadays Baljit focuses on representing defendants across the full spectrum of criminal law, from complex corporate crime through to murder cases in different courts across the country.

At any given time, Baljit’s cases are in the Crown Courts all around England and Wales, and are regularly reported in the news.

He has given interviews to the media regarding some of his more high profile cases, offering a wealth of experience to the clients that he represents, and is responsible for the management of countless teams of lawyers on different complex and serious cases at any given time.

Baljit can point to his particular experience in the following areas:

Murder cases: each year Baljit takes on the representation of a number of defendants facing the gravest of cases.
Terrorism cases: Baljit has taken cases to trial and secured acquittals in this field.
Serious fraud cases: Baljit has wide ranging experience in a variety of frauds, including MTIC frauds, HMRC prosecutions, company frauds, and other complex paper heavy cases.

Notable Case History: 

 R v X – Paddington Green Police Station

Terrorism investigation and police interviews involving Chechen separatists and organising the funding of terrorism.

• R v S – Old Bailey

 Murder within the Sri Lankan community in Wembley involving shootings.

• R v H – Kingston Crown Court

 Pharmaceutical fraud, involving fake viagra – Over 100,000 pages of evidence. Baljit supervised no less than 10 lawyers working on the case. After Baljit’s client was convicted at trial, Baljit successfully appealed to the Court of Appeal and H’s conviction was quashed, and he remains a man of good character. 

• R v X – Kingston Crown Court

Murder case – gang fight in South London between rival drug dealers. Defendant eventually acquitted.

 R v A – Southwark Crown Court

Complex fraud case with multiple defendants.

• R v S – Southwark Crown Court

Conspiracy to defraud – stolen high value plant machinery for onward sale abroad.

• R v A – Southwark Crown Court

Huge conspiracy to import cocaine and ammunition using British Airways flights into Heathrow, from Mexico City.

• R v D – Southwark Crown Court

Counterfeit goods importation conspiracy involving fake trainers being sold on the streets of the UK, prosecuted as trademark infringements.

• R v B – Warwick Crown Court

Baljit supervised the legal team defending in an 8 defendant conspiracy to murder in gangland shootings.

• R v W – Harrow Crown Court

Large scale conspiracy to steal high value motor vehicles.

• R v P – Birmingham Crown Court

Cold case murder prosecution from 1991 – the body of Nicola Payne, which had never been found. Defendant acquitted after lengthy trial.

• R v U – Plymouth Crown Court

Highly complex Conspiracy to Supply class A drugs case and money laundering involving extensive supply throughout the South West of England. Eight defendants in total and 18,000 pages of evidence.

• R v W – Old Bailey

Murder of a child case involving defendant and his partner both blamed each other for tragic death. Client acquitted of murder.

• R v K – Luton Crown Court

Large Conspiracy to supply cocaine and heroin case involving complex cell site evidence served within 30,000 pages of evidence.

• R v A – St Albans Crown Court

Murder case involving gang fight between different criminal groups during drugs war.