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Mr Prasad Palihawadana
Work Department
Police station representation and advocacy at the Magistrate Court
Position
Prasad is the partner/director of Lloyds PR Solicitors. He is also the crime supervisor of the firm. The main areas of work are: police stations (giving advice) and magistrates’ court cases (attends hearings to represent clients).
Career
Prasad is a founding partner at Lloyds PR Solicitors. He was admitted to the Roll of Solicitors in March 1996 and has worked for a number of high-street practices before becoming a partner at Lloyds PR Solicitors in February 2006. He is a highly sought-after criminal defence lawyer, specialising in human trafficking, modern slavery, county-line drugs and exploitation cases. He is the head of the Police Station and the Magistrates’ Court departments at Lloyds PR Solicitors and also a supervisor for the VHCC (Very High Costs Cases) panel.
Prasad has been a court and police station duty solicitor for over 10 years. In 2011 – 2012, he has been involved with the following two notable cases: R v Tran, Central Criminal Court (multi-hander, multi-million-pound conspiracy to produce cannabis by using hydroponics) and R v M, Croydon Crown Court (large, sophisticated internet banking fraud). He is also a supervisor for the VHCC panel and trainee supervisor.
Prasad is an expert who has been consulted by the BBC on the admissibility of evidence.
He has conducted over a number of high-profile investigations prosecuted by agencies such as the National Crime Agency (‘NCA’), the Serious Fraud Office (‘SFO’), HM Revenue and Customs (‘HMRC’), the Financial Conduct Authority (‘FCA’) as well as the various branches of the Crown Prosecution Service.
Prasad has extensive following of Romanian and Bulgarian communities, as well as many others.
A few of his notable cases are: R v B, Blackfriars Crown Court (Conspiracy to supply class A drugs); R v Tereziu, Ipswich Crown Court (Importation of class A drugs); R v N, Kingston Crown Court (Importation of class A drugs); R v H, St Albans Crown Court (Importation of class A drugs); R v S, St Albans Crown Court (Possession of class B with intent to supply); R v H, Southwark Crown Court (Conspiracy to convert criminal property); R v Y, Exeter Crown Court (Money laundering); R v C, Leicester Crown Court (Long firm fraud); R v T, Portsmouth Crown Court (Rape); R v V, Woolwich Crown Court (Rape of a minor); R v M, St Albans Crown Court (Rape of a minor in India); R v C, St Albans Crown Court (Rape); R v V, Isleworth Crown Court (Rape); R v K,- Kingston Crown Court (Rape); and R v S, Guildhall Middlesex Crown Court (Human trafficking and prostitution).
Languages
Sinhalese
Education
University of Columbo, Sri Lanka BA.
Lawyer Rankings
London > Crime, fraud and licensing > Crime: general
Lloyds PR Solicitors‘ serious and complex crime team is particularly known for its experience assisting clients in litigation within serious crime cases, with recent work comprising fraud cases, murder, violent offences, and money laundering matters. The team is co-led by Harsha Rupasinghe, who is a notable expert in international matters, and solicitor Mohsin Ariff. Prasad Palihawadana supervises the Police Station and Magistrates’ Court departments and is regularly involved in extradition cases. Manoj Rupasinghe is also a key member within the team, and is experienced in human trafficking cases. Solicitor Ieva Giedraityte is also described as an ‘exceptionally talented litigator‘.