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Corporate and Financial Crime News

Nadesh Karu secures acquittal at half time on behalf of the first defendant in multi-handed money laundering case

Nadesh represented the first defendant of four (previously five) at trial at Isleworth Crown Court. The Defendants were charged with acquiring criminal property, having been found with approximately £30,000 in cash between them. The prosecution case...

Charges dismissed in Barclays fraud case

Crispin Aylett QC and Ben FitzGerald acted for Barclays PLC and Barclays Bank PLC, together with Richard Lissack QC of Fountain Court Chambers, on a successful application before Mr Justice Jay to dismiss all charges against the corporate defendants, in a...

EURIBOR Trial Commences

Sean Larkin QC and Philip McGhee are representing defendants in the EURIBOR trial.

FCA abandons insider dealing investigation

Jason Mansell acted for a senior employee of a PLC who on multiple occasions and in breach of internal policy traded in his employers' securities at times when the FCA suspected he might have been in possession of price sensitive information.,...

Ben Fitzgerald prosecutes in Sophie Lionnet death case

Ben FitzGerald appears for the prosecution against two defendants admitted perverting the course of justice by attempting to burn the body of Sophie Lionnet.

William Boyce QC and Jason Mansell Act for Deutsche Bank Trader in FCA LIBOR Probe

William Boyce QC and Jason Mansell acted for Guillaume Adolph in respect of the FCA’s investigation as to whether he had been knowingly concerned in a breach by Deutsche Bank of Principle 5 (market conduct).

Rhys Meggy successful in judicial review of warrants obtained by HMRC during tax evasion investigation

In R (Hart and others) v HMRC [2017] EWHC 3091 (Admin) the four claimants were successful in their claim for judicial review of search warrants obtained by HMRC at Blackfriars Crown Court in respect of an alleged tax evasion scheme. After a two-day hearing,...
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