Portsmouth Crown Court listings, Thursday 12 November 2026

Live: board time 12:04, checked 12:36Named here? Remove your entry

The daily list published by HM Courts and Tribunals Service for Portsmouth Crown Court on Thursday 12 November 2026, with what the HMCTS status board showed through the day and any outcome confirmed by the police. Lists change at short notice and a listing says nothing about guilt.

60 cases listed
11 cases on the court board
5 courtrooms sitting
Sentencing hearings: 3
Trials: 2
Pleas and case management: 2
Applications and bail: 1
Other hearings: 1
Listed, not yet called: 2

In court now

Board time Thursday 12 November 2026 12:04. Last checked 12:36. Updates every 30 minutes on sitting days.

Defendant	Case number	Hearing	Status	Time
Court 1
STEVEN SMITH	S20260165 S20260077	Committal for Breaches	Witness Number 001 Sworn	11:53
Court 3
RUSSELL WATSON	47WW2903526		Not yet called
Court 4
ALEXANDER SCOTT FRANCE	44LN0262025		Not yet called
Court 6
LEONID IVASIUC	47WC0609925	For Section 28 Hearing (Pre-Recording of Cross-Examination)	Case Started	11:46
Court 7
RAHIM AVADA	47CC2285525 47WW2275925	For Trial	Summing Up	11:16

Heard so far today

Sentencing hearings (3): Wesley Deacon (Hearing finished for WESLEY DEACON); Rawa Kader Ahmed, Shahram Ahmedi, Bilbas LTD (Hearing finished for SHAHRAM AHMEDI); Steven Smith (Witness Number 001 Sworn)
Trials (2): Alexander Scott France; Rahim Avada (Summing Up)
Pleas and case management (2): Daniel Mark Thomas; Russell Watson
Applications and bail (1): Mahmut Elmaoglu
Other hearings (1): Leonid Ivasiuc (Case Started)
Listed, not yet called (2): Eliot John Hibberd; Leilani May-West, Billy Christopher Cokes, Geneeka Nicole Kim West, Lewis Jay Cameron

Defendant	Case number	Hearing	Events on the board
Court 1
WESLEY DEACON	S20260181	Committal for Breaches	10:17 Case Started → 10:36 Hearing finished for WESLEY DEACON
RAWA KADER AHMED SHAHRAM AHMEDI BILBAS LTD	T20250019 T20250020 T20250021	For Sentence	11:12 Interpreter Sworn → 11:33 Hearing finished for SHAHRAM AHMEDI
STEVEN SMITH	S20260165 S20260077	Committal for Breaches	11:53 Witness Number 001 Sworn
Court 3
ELIOT JOHN HIBBERD	44BB0583425		Listed, not called
RUSSELL WATSON	47WW2903526	Plea and Trial Preparation	10:06 Resume
Court 4
ALEXANDER SCOTT FRANCE	44LN0262025	For Trial	10:29 Case Started
Court 6
LEILANI MAY-WEST BILLY CHRISTOPHER COKES GENEEKA NICOLE KIM WEST LEWIS JAY CAMERON	44LN0091323		Listed, not called
MAHMUT ELMAOGLU	47WC2554425	For Application to Vary Bail Conditions	10:38 Case Started
LEONID IVASIUC	47WC0609925	For Section 28 Hearing (Pre-Recording of Cross-Examination)	11:46 Case Started
Court 7
DANIEL MARK THOMAS	44PC0872226	Plea and Trial Preparation	09:46 Case Started
RAHIM AVADA	47CC2285525 47WW2275925	For Trial	11:16 Summing Up

Daily list

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Courtroom	Time	Defendant	Case number	Hearing	Notes
Court 1 Recorder Cannings
Court 1	10:00	TOMMY HAYWARD	44PC0352826	For Review
Court 1	10:00	WESLEY DEACON	S20260181 44PC0426825	Committal For Breaches	Probation Office
Court 1	10:00	STEVEN SMITH	S20260165 44PC0991823	Committal For Breaches	Probation Office
Court 1	10:00	SMITH STEVEN	S20260077	Committal For Breaches	Probation Fareham
Court 1	10:00	JOSHUA CORBIN	44PC0237425	For Pre-Trial Review
Court 1	10:00	AHMEDI SHAHRAM		For Sentence	Csusm; West Sussex County Council; & POCA - interpreter booked
Court 1	10:00	AHMED RAWA K		For Sentence	Csusm; West Sussex County Council; & POCA
Court 1	10:00	BILBAS LTD		For Application Under The Police And Criminal Evidence Act	Csusm; West Sussex County Council
Court 3 Mr Recorder C Langley KC
Court 3	10:00	RUSSELL WATSON	47WW2903526	Plea And Trial Preparation	Defendant via CVP from HMP pre court 9:45 in court 10:00
Court 3	10:00	KAMUJENDA MUTANGA	44SC0461026	Trial (Part Heard)	Defendant to be produced
Court 3	14:00	ELIOT HIBBERD	44BB0583425	For Sentence	Defendant to be produced
Court 4 His Honour Judge D Sawyer
Court 4	10:00	ALEXANDER FRANCE	44LN0262025	Trial (Part Heard)	Defendant to be produced
Court 6 His Honour Judge Melville KC
Court 6	10:00	LEILANI MAY-WEST BILLY COKES GENEEKA WEST LEWIS CAMERON	44LN0091323	Further Case Management	Prosecution counsel via CVP
Court 6	10:00	MAHMUT ELMAOGLU	47WC2554425	For Application To Vary Bail Conditions	For Section 28 Hearing (Pre-Recording of Cross-Examination)
Court 6	10:00	LEONID IVASIUC	47WC0609925	For Application To Vary Bail Conditions
Court 7 His Honour Judge Newton-price KC
Court 7	09:45	DANIEL THOMAS	44PC0872226	Plea And Trial Preparation	Defendant via CVP from HMP Pre Court 09:30 In Court 09:45
Court 7	10:00	RAHIM AVADA	47CC2285525 47WW2275925	Trial (Part Heard)	Defendant to be produced; The following may be taken in any court.; FLOATERS - COURT TO BE ALLOCATED
Court 7	09:45	JACK ROBERT	44PC0309925	For Trial (No Witnesses)

Hearing types on this page

Plea and Trial Preparation: The first Crown Court hearing after a case is sent up from the magistrates. The defendant enters a plea and, if it is not guilty, a trial date and directions are set.
For Sentence: A hearing at which the judge passes sentence after a guilty plea or conviction. It can be adjourned for reports.
For Trial: The trial itself, before a judge and jury.
For Application: A hearing on a specific request, for example to vary bail conditions or exclude evidence.

Source: HMCTS daily list and XHIBIT status board, Open Government Licence v3.0. "Hearing finished" means the hearing ended; it does not state the outcome.