Serious Fraud
We have been instructed in some of the highest value fraud cases which have been brought to trial in recent years. Several of these cases have produced hundreds of thousands of pages of evidence and required complex cell site and IT analysis, forensic accountancy, investigations, cross border enquiries and complex medical evidence.
Examples of recent cases in which our lawyers have been involved, include:
- Representing a freight forwarder in a £25m VAT international fraud involving multi-million pound movements of mobile phones
- Defending a large scale banking fraud prosecuted by the Serious Organised Crime Agency and involving high-tech surveillance, passport forgery and accountancy evidence.
- Representing two businessmen charged with an international advance fee fraud
- Advising a training provider facing an allegation of funding fraud.
- Acting for a lady charged with involvement in a multi-cell VAT repayment fraud
- Advising a director in an alleged multi-handed phoenix fraud involving professionals and cross border movements of money to the British Virgin Isles.
- Representing freight forwarders in a £100m VAT carousel fraud. This is the second highest value case of its kind to be prosecuted and has involved service of approximately 150,000 pages. It requires detailed forensic accountancy and cross border investigations
- Acting for an accountant in a high value money laundering case
- Representing a businessman in a high value VAT fraud involving the purported movements of metals commodities around Europe.
- Various property and mortgage frauds for properties home and abroad.