• Nadia Ryman joined Blackfords in 2004 after having previously been employed in Her Majesty's Court Service (HMCS). She is a member of the Serious Crime and Business Regulatory team.
• Her principle areas of expertise are fraud and confiscation matters, and she was part of the Blackfords team in R v L which involved a trip to Italy in order to interview witnesses for the preparation of the client's defence. Although her main interest lies in fraud matters, she is also experienced in all areas of serious crime and has recently dealt with large scale drugs importations, firearms offences and murder.
• Due to the nature of the caseload of the serious crime team , she is frequently called upon to attend clients at crown courts nationally.
• She is a member of the VHCC panel and due to her experience she is recognised as a managing panel member.,She is also a member of the young fraud lawyers association and member of the LCCSA.

Notable cases

·  R v N, Possession of firearm -Central Criminal Court

·  R v D, Goldman Sachs case - Southwark Crown Court

·  R v L, Inland Revenue Fraud involved travel to Italy - Guildford Crown Court

·  R v A and others, Murder- Central Criminal Court ( longest running case at the Central Criminal Court, involved Court of Appeal and re trial)

·  R v B and others, International Drugs Importation- Liverpool Crown Court

·  R v E and others- Fraud- Cardiff Crown Court

·  R v A and others- Benefit fraud and Confiscation- Croydon Crown Court

·  R v Z and others -International People Smuggling and Confiscation- Croydon Crown Court

·  R v B and others- Armed Robbery- Kingston Crown Court

·  R v L Armed Robbery- Kingston Crown Court

·  R v G, £5 million Confiscation, Basildon Crown Court

·  R v E, £1/2 million Confiscation, Newcastle Crown Court

·  R v C, Confiscation, Guildford Crown Court

·  R v S EBay Fraud, Manchester Crown Court