Faisal's Notable Cases in Detail>
Operation Crevice “The Fertiliser Bomb Plot” (R v Khyam and Others) (2004-2007)
Operation Overt “The Plot to bring down Transatlantic Airlines” (R v Abdul Ali and others) (2006-ongoing)
Operation Gamble "The Plot to kidnap and Behead a Muslim Soldier” (R v Parvez Khan and Others) (2007-2008)
Operation Osmium “The Tamil Tigers” (R v Arunachalam Chrishanthakumar and Others) (2008-ongoing)
Faisal Osman
Year of Call: 2002
Specialist practice areas: Serious Crime, Asset Forfeiture, Criminal/Civil Fraud, Anti-terrorism, Regulation/Compliance
Email: fosman@furnivallaw.co.uk
Faisal was voted “Up and Coming Lawyer of the Year, 2006/7” by the Association of Muslim Lawyers. His caseload is divided between high-profile crime, financial services regulation and a range of other regulatory advice, trial and tribunal work. He has also advised and appeared in cases relating to civil actions arising from police misconduct, cross-jurisdictional actions for breaches of convention rights and confiscation appeals to the Court of Appeal and the House of Lords.
Faisal also appears in the Administrative Court for general judicial review and civil forfeiture in particular. His civil work also includes emergency applications for searches and asset freezing before the Chancery division of the High Court.
He has been instructed in two of the largest terrorist cases ever to be tried in this country and in a number of other similar cases yet to be heard. In 2007, led by Michael Mansfield QC, he secured the acquittal of his client in Operation Crevice: the 'Fertilsier-Bomb' case.
Faisal has been selected as one of the “leaders of his generation” by Oxford University’s Institute for Islamic Studies. He was also elected to the Bar Council and South Eastern Circuit by his peers. He has lectured extensively on anti-terrorism legislation, gun crime, covert policing and honour crimes. Faisal speaks Urdu and Hindi.
He believes he holds the record for the shortest acquittal in the Crown Court (3 minutes) and the lengthiest (47 days).
Regulation & Compliance
Faisal's Regulatory work includes:
- Individual transaction and company-wide money laundering compliance.
- Advising an Investment Firm as to their position in the recent split caps investigation, where the Regulator alleged collusion between magic-circle firms.
- Advising a number of investment firms as to their duties under the FSA's Money Laundering Regulations.
- Drafting a “Compliance Manual” for Intermediaries regarding the new Mortgage Regulations implemented by the FSA.
- Advising on applications to the Regulator for Authorisation/becoming an Approved Person.