Nora Talbi is a solicitor who routinely defends those chaged with international drugs trafficking, money laundering, human trafficking, and commercial and revenue fraud. Her combative qualities and rigourous approach to defending make her much sought after.

Notable cases:

R v D (2003) - A multi-handed drugs conspiracy to supply and import cocaine into the United Kingdom from Colombia. The case led to the largest seizure of cocaine in UK history and was brought as a result of a lengthy combined investigation by UK, Colombian and European law enforcement agencies. The evidence included a mass of material relating to wide-ranging and extensive covert surveillance.

R v W (2005) - A case involving allegations of the most serious kind relating to a conspiracy to import drugs into the UK from Guyana. The prosecution was brought as a result of a joint operation by UK and French Authorities.

R v A (2006) - A case involving the importartion of in excess of 90 kilos of cocaine from Mexico.

R v R (2006) - Represented the principal defendant in a multi-handed drugs conspiracy. Much of the Crown's evidence centred on the evidence of a police 'supergrass' who had been briefed by officers from the Serious and Organised Crime Agency for over a year before the arrest of 12 defendants in the UK. The trial was heard at the Central Criminal Court and lasted over 3 months.

R v S (2007) - A case involving allegations of a conspiracy to import 337 kilos of cocaine into the United Kingdom from Venezuela.

R v M (2007) - The defence of a Colombian national charged with conspiracy to import into the UK cocaine from Costa Rica and Colombia. Much of the prosecution evidence came from covert listening devices attached to the defendants' vehicles, and covert surviellance of meetings said to have been held during the period of the conspiracy.

R v A (2008) - A multi-handed conspiracy to steal high value motor vehicles using keys fraudulently obtained from various dealerships; the vehicles were then taken out of the jurisdiction to Dubai, Cyprus and Morocco.

R v K (2009) - A case of conspiracy to import 326 kilos of heroin into the United Kingdom from Holland.

R v Z (2009) - A case of human trafficking and money laundering on a massive scale and spanning a 4 year period. During the trial lasting two months the defence relied upon crucial witness evidence, this evidence having been obtained in China and presented via video link from Shanghai.

In addition to Crime, Nora has extensive and wide ranging experience in all matters relating to Extradition.