Fraud Case History

 

1997 to 1998: MGCC, R v T: Represented a company director charged with conspiracy to cheat in relation to $2.3 billion of promissory notes.

1997 to 2001: WGCC, R v N:  Represented an employee of Fort Patrick bonded warehouse as part of Operation Stockade.  This was the largest diversion fraud of its time. 

1997 to 2005: WGCC, R v N: Represented a haulier in a large diversion fraud at Fort Patrick in both the Crown Court and Court of Appeal where conspiracy to evade duty was alleged.

1997 to 2001: SWCC, R v H:  Represented a principal defendant in substantial diversion fraud (Operation Methuselah).

1997 to 2000: SWCC, R v H:  Represented a main defendant 13 handed diversion fraud (Operation Galleon). 

1998 to 2000: KTCC, R v W: Represented a main defendant in 15 handed £8 million duty/VAT evasion followed by successfully contested confiscation proceedings.

1999 to 2000: HCC, R v G: Represented a defendant in a £1 million money laundering conspiracy.

2000 to 2001: KTCC, R v R-J: Represented two of 16 defendants in contested £40 million money laundering conspiracy including successfully contested ancillary litigation in the High Court.

2000 to 2001: SWCC, R v K: Represented company director and main defendant in four handed conspiracy to defraud in relation to fraudulent commercial loan offers.

1999 to 2003: SWCC, R v M: Represented proprietor of computer component firm in £8 million missing trader VAT fraud.

2001 to 2003: WGCC, R v Q: Represented a main defendant in a £12 million money laundering conspiracy allegation.

2001 to 2003: SWCC, R v B: Represented a company director and main defendant in a multi-handed £3 million contested VAT fraud.

2001 to 2003: BCC, R v D:  Represented an individual in substantial fraud by employees on the Department of Work and Pensions.

2001 to 2004: SCC, R v M: Represented an accountant in respect of a series of thefts of over £0.5 million from clients.

2001 to 2005: SWCC, R v B: Represented a company director in a multi-million pound Millennium Dome contract fraud investigation.

2003 to 2004: SCC, R v L: Represented a senior local authority employee on an allegation of corrupt contract tendering.

2004: MGCC, R v G: Represented one of three partners in a firm of Chartered   Accountants for numerous allegations of VAT evasion.

2002 to 2005: BFCC, R v G: Represented a company director in a contested £110 million conspiracy to cheat of the revenue.

2003 to 2005: BCC, R v R: Represented a company director in relation to allegation of fraudulent trading involving a Government funding scheme.

2005 to date: Defending ongoing allegations of conspiracy to defraud, revenue evasion, fraudulent trading, conspiracy to use false instruments, money laundering, false accounting and obtaining money transfers by deception.

 

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