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Royal Blackmail

March 15, 2022

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A six-part series on the story behind the Royal Blackmail Trial based on the book by controversial international lawyer Giovanni Di Stefano has been sent to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex for consideration as part of their Netflix deal. Ian Strachan and Sean McGuigan were both convicted in 2008 of blackmailing a member of the royal family, at the time it caused sensational headlines worldwide. Strachan was represented by Di Stefano from the moment of his arrest at…

United Kingdom’s Policy of Arbitrary Detention Now to Be Investigated by The United Nations

August 21, 2021

Lawyers for Giovanni di Stefano currently arbitrarily detained on politically motivated allegations have filed an urgent application with the United Nations for an “urgent intervention” which could lead to Mr Di Stefanos immediate release.

Validity of Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 and European Union Withdrawal Act 2020 and Coronavirus Act 2020 by Giovanni Di Stefano

May 10, 2021

Parere Pro Veritate – No Statutory Requirement to Impose Consecutive Sentence on Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 ‘Default’ Orders by Giovanni Di Stefano

May 2, 2021

The Criminal Justice Act 1988 relinquished its statutory rights in favour of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 when the said provisions were brought into force albeit POCA 2002 received Royal Assent on 24 July 2002. POCA 2002 is divided into 12 parts consisting of over 460 sections and 12 schedules. Part 2 concerns confiscation orders in criminal proceedings. Contained within POCA 2002 there is not a single word of…

The Inside Story Of Giovanni Di Stefano – ‘How to Win Fiends and Influence Despots’

March 8, 2021

Jim Sheridan, the six times Oscar-nominated writer and director and his core documentary team has bought the exclusive rights to ‘The Devil’s Advocate’, a biography of life with the infamous ‘lawyer’, Giovanni Di Stefano by his son Michael Di Stefano, and are currently in negotiations for a limited documentary series with broadcasters and major platforms.

The Legality of Joint-Enterprise Convictions in England and Wales by Giovanni Di Stefano

September 25, 2020

Parere Pro Veritate 1. In 2002, I, together with Peter Kelson QC (now HHJ Kelson), the late Dr David Thomas QC, Alex Dos Santos and Jonathan Lennon successfully argued before the then Vice President of the Court of Appeal, Criminal Division Lord Justice Rose that the conviction of Nicholas Van Hoogstraten of ‘joint-enterprise’ verdict of manslaughter should be quashed. 2. Subsequently, aided by Geoffrey Cox QC (now the Attorney General) his retrial produced a verdict on the orders of…

Coming Soon: You the Jury…

August 18, 2020

OPC Global news and media are pleased to announce that we are in the process of working on a programme coming soon ‘You the Jury’ together with our website www.youthejury.tv and we will update our readers on this project in the near future. However, please find below a glimpse of a production planned and posted on Youtube 8/11/2009 –The Devil’s Advocate on Vimeo ‘THE APPEAL WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED’

Diary from the Inside 21 November – 10 December 2018 part 128 by Giovanni Di Stefano

January 18, 2019

Wednesday 21 November 2018 08.16pm – Today I met two very good lawyers from Wells Burcombe, who came to deal with adjudications. It was nice chatting to young, but very capable, lawyers about the profession. They are both very intelligent and good advocates. The rest of the day I spent drafting a petition to Parliament on what were IPP sentences. Boy, this Government has a problem with the English language – what does abolish mean to you? It means…

Essex Crime Writer Controversially Jailed in 2012 Seeks Judicial Review for ‘IPP’ Sentences Abolished In 2012 by Giovanni Di Stefano and Caroline Bayford

January 14, 2019

Essex crime writer Terry Smith has issued a Judicial Review against the Ministry of Justice to review how IPP sentences are administered. Smith, who was controversially convicted and sentenced in 2010 after a failed trial resulting in the Jury refusing to convict, to an ‘Indeterminate Public Protection’ sentence with a minimum of 12 years, contends in his Judicial Review that those who have committed murder when they were under 18 have had their release mechanism criteria changed from the…

Spy Ring Clue in the Bambi Murders – Giovanni Di Stefano

June 30, 2022

Jeremy Bamber a truly innocent man has now been imprisoned for almost four decades.

Blunt Was No Traitor Says MI6 Agent by Giovanni Di Stefano

June 23, 2022

In anticipation of the documentary to be aired by Channel 4 on Anthony blunt we republish our article regarding the real story this matter.

Send A Letter To Me – Giovanni Di Stefano

June 23, 2022

Diary From the Inside 20 April – 22 May 2022 Part 182 by Giovanni Di Stefano

June 13, 2022

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Wednesday April 2022 16.02 – It would appear that we may be getting somewhere with the Court of Appeal after three long years.

The Real Devil’s Advocate Giovanni Di Stefano Sues the Ministry of Justice and Pledges £25,000,000 to Cancer and Parkinson’s Charities

June 1, 2022

Giovanni Di Stefano known as the ‘Real’ Devil’s Advocate for his defence of high-profile political targets has issued a new Claim in the High Court of Justice for ‘negligence’ against the Secretary of State for Justice.

A ‘Royal’ In the Murder of Sir Harry Oakes

May 14, 2022

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