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Fraud and Money Laundering Cases

FCA v Currie and Currie

Thomas Coke-Smyth prosecutes for FCA in case of two brothers convicted for taking £650k...

The SFO offered no evidence and accepted liability for defence costs today in the trial against ex-Serco executives. Adrian Darbishire QC, Tom Doble and Zara Brawley were for Simon Marshall and Karen Robinson and Katherine Lloyd were for Nicholas Woods.

The SFO offered no evidence and accepted liability for defence costs today in the trial...

R v OH (2021)

Philip was instructed to defend an employee of a large multinational corporation charged with...

Major FCA investigation (2020/21)

Instructed by the Financial Conduct Authority as part of a disclosure team in a major criminal...

R v MR (21.05.20)

In a judgment given on the 21st May by HHJ Spragg at Newcastle Crown Court, a confiscation...

R v L (2020)

Nadesh secures suspended sentence for employee that defrauded law firm of over £150,000. ...

SFO v Airbus (2020)

On 31 January 2020, Dame Victoria Sharp PQBD gave final public approval to a Deferred Prosecution...

R v Horsley (2019)

Anne Whyte QC successfully defends solicitor against allegations of theft made by former employer....

NCA v M (2019)

Successfully resisted a £500,000 account freezing order application brought against a...

Operation Totem

Paul Raudnitz QC is instructed to provide charging advice in an SFO investigation into a suspected...

West Yorkshire Police v Y (2019)

Challenging an account forfeiture order brought against a Chinese...

R v O (2019)

Kathryn represented a company director charged with several offences related to the fraudulent...

FCA v X Limited

Jason Mansell is currently acting for a financial services company in respect of a large...

Re M

Adrian Darbishire QC is representing an individual in an ongoing major SFO investigation into...

R v Chukwuka & 9 others [2019]

Paul Raudnitz QC represented Emmanual Chukwuka, charged with conspiracy to defraud and conspiracy...

R v A & Others (2019)

Paul Raudnitz QC is instructed to defend an individual charged with operating money exchange...

RE: X

Rachna Gokani  is acting for a suspect in the SFO’s criminal investigation into a...

Insolvency Service v Mark Nunan

Selva Ramasamy QC acted for an entrepreneur facing criminal allegations of dissipating substantial...

Re: N

Adrian Darbishire QC was instructed by Eve Giles of Allen and Overy in a major SFO...

R v Stanley & Brenya

A fraudster who spent over £100,000 in 20 days and then attempted to resist arrest by using...

R v Alrayssi (2019)

Sean Larkin QC and Katherine Lloyd defended in a private prosecution brought by a casino against a...

SFO v Varley & Others (2019)

Ben FitzGerald successfully defended John Varley, former Chief Executive of Barclays, in the...

R v B (2017 - 2018)

Defending, in a number of trials, the CEO of a major international charity accused of multiple...

Re R

Adrian Darbishire QC  was instructed by  Gareth Minty  of  Mishcon de Reya...

DAS v Asplin and others [2018-19]

Polly Dyer represented the second defendant in a private prosecution at Southwark Crown Court. As...

R v Jones (2018)

Tom Kark QC and Rachna Gokani defended Jones in a private prosecution of a multi-million...

R v D and Others (2018)

Multi-handed money laundering acquittal...

SFO v Barclays & Barclays Bank (2018)

Ben FitzGerald secured the dismissal of the charges against Barclays and Barclays Bank in the...

SFO v JS & Others (2018)

Jocelyn Ledward is instructed as Junior Counsel representing the former Commercial Director...

FCA v A Global Bank (2018)

Lucy Kennedy provided direction to an FCA team conducting a vast regulatory and criminal...

Successful defence of COO accused of money laundering

Rhys Meggy successfully defended F, the Chief Operating Officer of a leading international betting...

R v Moore and others (2017)

Polly Dyer was instructed by the FCA as part of the prosecution team which secured the conviction...

Operation Amazon (2017)

Sean Larkin QC and Jocelyn Ledward successfully represented the former Chief Executive Officer of...

R v Bhandari and Others [2017]

Polly Dyer was instructed by the Financial Conduct Authority as second junior and disclosure...

R v Dipak Rao [2017]

Rhys Meggy defended Dipak Rao, the accountant to the rock band ‘Deep Purple’, who...

R v Company X (2017 Ongoing)

Selva is advising a manufacturer of medical products in relation to allegations of fraudulent use...

R v N and S (2017 - 2018)

Selva defended an entrepreneur against allegations of fraudulent removal of property prior to...

R v X LLP (2017)

Adam King was instructed for the defence, for a solicitors' firm accused of fraud. led by Ian...

R v Nabuguzi & others (Operation Spenser) (2012 - 2017)

Paul Raudnitz and Kerry Broome led a series of prosecutions as part of Operation Spenser, an...

R v SG (2016)

Representation of solicitor who (together with her accountant husband) was facing allegations of...

Amazon EU SARL v M (2017)

Ongoing defence of a company director facing a private prosecution for fraud by Amazon EU...

R v Evdoros Demetriou (Operation Amazon) (2017-19)

Ben FitzGerald represented a company director indicted for conspiracy to cheat the Revenue,...

SFO v A Bank (2016-17)

Advising a major UK financial institution on matters relating to LIBOR manipulation and...

R v Somaia (2009-2017)

In 2014, Ketan Somaia was convicted by a jury of nine counts of obtaining a money transfer by...

Operation Hornet (2014 - 2017)

Caoimhe was instructed on behalf of HBOS to advise on issues of privilege, in relation to the...

R v Mills & Or's [Operation Hornet] (2016-2017)

Ben Fitzgerald acted as independent counsel dealing with legal professional privilege in a...

R v PO (2016)

David Spens QC in the Court of Appeal, successfully appealed the conviction for money...

In the matter of DEF Ltd (2016)

Advising on the potential criminal liability of a property company in relation to the variation of...

R v Koort & Others (2016)

Tom Baker led Polly Dyer in a £30m money-laundering prosecution at the Central Criminal...

R v SGV Ltd. (2016)

Adam King represented a Company accused of fraud, Trading Standards offences, and avoiding...

R v SS (2016)

Defence of the sales manager of an FCA-regulated payment services provider accused of abusing her...

R v Ndoli & others (2015-2018)

Paul Raudnitz, Kerry Broome and Caoimhe Daly have concluded the largest ever joint DWP/ Home...

HMRC v DC (2016)

Defence of a renovator of luxury properties at all levels to the Court of Appeal where his...

JL (2016)

Philip Stott prosecuted a man and woman for money laundering in relation to large sums of cash...

R v Davda and Panchal (2016)

Defending the chief operating officer of a London tech company, Ms Davda, was charged with fraud...

Operation Boromo (2016)

Largest joint DWP/Home Office fraud prosecution yet brought. ...

R v Maxim (2016)

Ben Fitzgerald's  client was an exotic dancer at Stringfellows Nightclub, who admitted to...

R v Hope & Von Badlo (2015)

Tom Baker, led by Sarah Clarke of Serjeants Inn Chambers, was instructed by the FCA to prosecute...

R v Harvey (Apellant) (2015)

William Boyce QC, represented the Appellant, Jack Harvey with Jo Martin of Devon Chambers in this...

FA Ltd (2015)

Katherine Lloyd contributed to the pre-charge advice for a company under investigation for fraud...

R v Eshpari and others (2015)

Philip Stott was Junior Counsel in the defence of a trader alleged to have committed investor and...

Operation Cotton (2015)

Operation Cotton, one of the largest criminal prosecutions ever undertaken by the FCA, concluded...

R v Bloor (2015)

Paul Raudnitz and Katherine Lloyd acted for Jeffrey Bloor, accused of involvement in a...

R v Talwar and Khan (2015)

Linda Strudwick and Katherine Lloyd acted for the Crown in the successful prosecution of...

R v Taylor (2015)

Police officer charged with Fraud and offences under the Insolvency Act as a result statements...

R v Weir and Others (2015)

Acted for JG, trustee of Kids Integrated Cancer Treatment, a charity fundraising for treatment for...

R v DA (2014)

Katherine Lloyd was led junior in the successful prosecution of an ex local authority manager...

R v O and others (2014)

Defence counsel in a case involving the disposal of the proceeds of a £17 million fraud via...

R v Ghasemi & others (2014)

Linda Strudwick was lead counsel with Kerry Broome in the successful...

R v S and Others (2014)

Nicholas Corsellis acted as leading counsel for a key defendant in a £5 million investment...

R v B (2014)

Secured the acquittal of a person charged with a £1+million mortgage fraud. ...

R v McCormick (2013)

Benn Maguire represented James McCormick accused of fraud, a director of a company selling fake...

Operation Vaulter (2013)

Sean Larkin QC and Ben Fitzgerald defended a company director accused of laundering £900m as...

R v Bharya & 2 Others (2013)

The “Fast-Track”...

R v Packman (2013)

Paul Wakerley successfully defended a man accused of money laundering allegations...

R v KD (2012)

David Spens QC secured the acquittal of KD accused of involvement in the first carbon credit...

R v Uzoma-Ubani & Others (2012)

Peter Finnigan QC prosecuted a multi-million pound fraud that allegedly targeted...

R v Ali & Ali (2012)

Paul Raudnitz successfully prosecuted two brothers - a director and a company secretary (a...

Operation Forego (2012)

Philip was led by Peter Finnigan QC in the prosecution of seven defendants facing drug-related...

R v Tony Morris (2012)

Sean Larkin QC acted for Tony Morris who was unanimously acquitted of allegations of...

Re: AC (2012)

Lucy Kennedy advised a brokering house on possible offences committed by its chief executive...

R v CDW (2012)

CDW was accused of laundering part of the proceeds of Sainsbury's buyer John Maylam's...

SFO v Pearson (2011)

Defending the CEO of Crown/Langbar in prosecution for making misleading statements to the market...

R v Mason (2011)

Paul Raudnitz was instructed as Leading Counsel for the FSA in its first criminal conviction for...

R v Meehan & others; R v Hening & others (2011)

Peter Finnigan was junior prosecution counsel in the trials of Meehan & others and Hening...

R v Frauts & Lynch (2010)

Kerry Broome was instructed as disclosure junior in the SFO prosecution of the management team of...

R v D (2010)

Selva Ramasamy was instructed as leading counsel to defend in a large multi-handed case involving...

R v Kidd (2010)

Paul Raudnitz acted for the company director of three vehicle leasing companies charged...

R v Jeffrey (2009)

An elaborate fraud perpetrated on a P.L.C. by its financial director. The losses amounted to...

R v M (2009)

Susannah Stevens was junior counsel representing a company director charged with a...

R v I (2009)

​Susannah Stevens was junior counsel on behalf of a defendant charged with conspiracy...

R v Ikilat & others (2008)

William Boyce QC was instructed, with five juniors, by CPS HQ Special Casework to prosecute a huge...

R v Oshodin & others (2007)

Peter Finnigan QC led Alexandra Felix in the prosecution of this multi-handed fraud on banks....