Regulatory & Financial Crime

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Overview

A number of senior practitioners within Chambers are widely recognised as white collar crime and fraud experts and leaders in the field. They offer a wealth of experience and talent to both private and publicly funded clients. The breadth of work extends from major City trading, banking and commercial frauds to dishonest mortgage, insurance and trading schemes.

Within the general category of fraud, a specialist Regulatory and Financial Team offers advocacy and a rapid, authoritative advice resource. The team also now provides dedicated training programmes for lawyers and those in the regulated sector. All members have considerable experience in the particular specialties of Fraud and Asset Recovery Law, including:-

• Fraud Act 2006;
• Money laundering;
• Compliance Advice for the regulated sector/legal profession;
• Restraint Proceedings;
• Criminal Confiscation;
• Cash Seizures;
• Civil Recovery

Published works by team members include:

• 'Blackstone's Guide to the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002' (Fourth Edition to be published by Oxford University Press in April 2011 - Edward Rees QC, Richard Fisher and Richard Thomas)
• Asset Recovery and Confiscation chapters in "Blackstone's Criminal Practice" (Edward Rees QC)

Team Members

Cases

CA representative selection of past cases includes:-

Fraud

• R v Paul Fisher - "Jubilee Line" fraud.
  
  
• R v Shaun Lynch - "Jockey Club" fraud.
  
  
• R v Lesley Ash - "Millennium Dome" fraud.
  
  
• R v Morley and Devine - MP's accused of expenses fraud.
  
  
• Government of Antigua Commission of Inquiry - Inquiry into diversion of monies from the repayment of a US$29 million loan. Involvement of key political figures.
  
  
• R v Stuart Armer - "Morgan Grenfell" stock trading fraud.
  
  
• R v Lewis - £170 million MTIC fraud.
  
  
• Operations Emersed, Shepherd & Devout - MTIC frauds over £100million.
  
• R v Kenyon - Fraudulent trading (£16million).
  
  
• R v D, B and J - Land registry fraud involving £7.5 million loss.
  
  
• R v Catie Walker - corruption and fraud by Lady Mayoress.
  
  
• R v Rebekah Hart - MOD accounting fraud.
  
  
• R v Ijaz Ashraf - major car purchase credit fraud.
  
  
• R v Saad Jalil - large scale car insurance fraud involving staged accidents.
  
  
• R v W & Others [2008] - significant appeal case regarding money laundering offences under POCA 2002.
  
  
• R v Fady El-Reyess, Anwoir and El-Moghrabi - appeal post NW & Others - Court of Appeal guidelines on what must be proved to establish that property "derives from" criminal conduct.
  
  
• State v Karamath - Prosecution on behalf of the DPP (Trinidad and Tobago) a large scale fraud involving corrupt tendering for public works.
  
  
• State v Franklyn Khan - Prosecution of former government minister in build construction corruption fraud.
  
  
• R v McFarnon and Ors - £100million VAT contra-trading fraud.
  
  
• Sharma - £3M fraud and money laundering case concerning the immigration consultancy company Univisas and the submission of false applications to the UK immigration authorities.
  
  
• Beyioku - £1M commercial fraud concerning the use of confidential information obtained from Job Centres for use in hundreds of false applications for benefits. He was convicted and sentenced in November 2009 following an 8 week trial.
  
  
• R v S - £25million VAT fraud in 'new build' construction industry.
  
  
• R v Ogenmakin - £900,000 - Benefit Fraud.
  
  
• R v Mullen & Ors - Substantial International "Boiler Room" Fraud.
  
  
• R v Van Helsingden & Anr - International Passport fraud.
  
  
• Operation Onset - £140 million VAT fraud.
  

Regulatory and Financial Crime

• R v W & Ors [2008] 3 All ER 533 CA and R v Anwoir & Others [2008] 2 Cr.App.R. 36, CA - two of the leading cases on money laundering offences under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002.
  
  
• R v G - Court of Appeal Civil Division, certificates of inadequacy in hidden assets cases.
  
  
• R v Bahmanzadeh - £8,000,000 confiscation with international dimension.
  
  
• R v Mayhew - Money Laundering - £700,000.
  
  
• R v Van Helsingden & Anr - International Passport fraud - 2009.
  
  
• R v Shakeel Ahmed & Ors - Banking Fraud and Money Laundering - 2010.
  
  
• R v Sophocleous - October/November 2009, money-laundering.
  
  
• R v Iktilat & Ors - May to November 2009 - drugs and £100 million money-laundering.
  
  
• R v Alom & Ors - January to March 2009, sophisticated credit card/bank fraud.
  
  
• R v N & 6 Ors - January 2011 Afghanistan to UK Conspiracy to evade immigration controls and money laundering.

 

What the Directories say

Chambers & Partners, 2011

Michael Grieve QC of Doughty Street Chambers is vastly experienced in international corruption cases. He shares a set with Christopher Sallon QC, who is highlighted for his 'engaging advocacy style'.

Chambers and Partners, 2010

This set's regulatory and financial crime team provides advocacy and advice on money laundering, confiscation and restraint proceedings and matters pertaining to the Fraud Act 2006. Clients who have worked with the set for a prolonged period of time remark that all of its members are inventive and immensely committed, while the support staff have never let them down. Christopher Sallon QC is "a powerful combination of being an excellent lawyer and a top jury advocate." He is truly excellent in court, although he has been undertaking a lot of advisory work recently. Fellow silk Michael Grieve QC concentrates on international corruption cases, and has appeared in numerous cases tried in the Caribbean.