Amjid Jabbar > Stokoe Partnership Solicitors > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Stokoe Partnership Solicitors
Second Floor, 1-3 Staple Inn
Holborn
London WC1V 7QH
England

Work Department

Criminal Defence

Position

Amjid Jabbar is a Partner at Stokoe Partnership Solicitors and currently heads Stokoe Partnership’s Central London office. He has a broad range of experience including defending allegations of money laundering, international drug trafficking and mortgage frauds.

This experience is further enhanced by his extensive knowledge of the asset recovery and confiscation regimes, which allow him to provide his clients with a complete service. In recent years he has acted extensively in respect of civil recovery claims brought by the National Crime Agency.

Amjid has been consistently ranked in the Chambers and Partners UK and The Legal 500 UK Guides for his expertise in general crime, fraud and asset forfeiture. He is listed as a Recommended Lawyer in The Legal 500 UK 2022 Guide for ‘Crime: General’, and is ranked in Chambers UK 2022 for ‘POCA Work & Asset Forfeiture’.

Chambers explains how he “brings tremendous energy to the case, has a lot of common sense and is a strategic thinker.” “He’s a hard-working, driven practitioner.”

The Legal 500 notes that Amjid “has an excellent sense for tactics, particularly in the pre-trial, and even pre-charge, stages of a case. He too is as personable as he is able, with excellent solicitor/client rapport”. Chambers UK reports that he “has the natural instincts of a tactical lawyer and can see all the pieces on the board. He immediately knows where you can end up in a case.”

Lawyer Rankings

London > Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals)

Representing a range of lawyers and senior executives, the ‘professional, attentive, and hugely experienced’ practice at Stokoe Partnership Solicitors specialises in defending both criminal and civil claims, including bribery, fraud, and money laundering. The team demonstrates strong cross-border capabilities through regularly handling multi-jurisdictional investigations brought by UK and international enforcement agencies, showing a special niche in acting for individuals allegedly involved in organised crime. Richard Cannon leads the team, boasting expertise in financial crime matters, while Bambos Tsiattalou focuses on bribery and corruption cases. Other key figures include Amjid Jabbar, an expert on money laundering; Brian Swan, noted for his knowledge of tax fraud; and criminal defence lawyer Maria Theodoulou.