Fraud and Financial Crime

Chambers are highly experienced in all types of financial crime. We are regularly instructed by the Serious Fraud Office, National Crime Agency, Financial Conduct Authority and other specialist teams. Our expertise includes: -

  • Complex Fraud
  • Money Laundering
  • Bribery and Corruption
  • LPP and Disclosure Review
  • POCA Asset Forfeiture and Restraint orders

We have members who regularly act as Leading Juniors and other members who are Led by KC’s or Leading Juniors in fraud and financial crime cases of the utmost complexity, in Crown Courts around England and Wales.

Our members are highly experienced in dealing with cases involving many thousands of pages, digital and expert evidence for both the Prosecution and the Defence.

We defend and prosecute cases involving immigration fraud, where some members have dual experience in criminal and in immigration law, we undertake cases of banking fraud, mortgage, insurance, benefit or pension fraud as well as the ever growing offence of identity theft on a large scale by criminal gangs.

We have members with expert knowledge of matters involving organised crime groups and criminal gangs, where large scale fraud supports other criminal enterprises.

R v R (Kingston) – Daniel Cohen, a member of the Serious Fraud Panel, prosecuted a case involving fraudulent manipulation of customer accounts by a Santander employee.  The matter was followed by the media for The Accused, a documentary about the trial process. 

R v JJ-B (Snaresbrook Crown Court): Louis Maskell prosecuted a four-day money laundering trial which concerned the defendant acquiring £20,000 from the fraud of an elderly victim who was defrauded out of £280,000 in total. At trial, Louis called a voice recognition expert in relation to calls made between an individual and the defendant’s bank. The defendant was unanimously convicted of the single count.

R v O, Inner London Crown Court, 2023. Callum Morgan instructed as Led Junior in a trial for fraud offences. The defendant had been involved in several different frauds involving the creation of false documentation. The defendant was convicted.

R v L [Bradford Crown Court - 2023] – Charlie Austin-Groome instructed at trial to defend in a four-week conspiracy to defraud involving 16 defendants. Charlie represented the first defendant in the second trial listing. The defendant was found not guilty.

R v A: Samuel March successfully opposed an abuse of process argument after a half day legal argument. The case concerned a defendant who had already been dealt in the magistrates’ court for driving other than in accordance with a licence who was charged a year later with possessing a false ID document in relation to the same incident.

R v AN (Snaresbrook Crown Court): Louis Maskell was instructed to prosecute this NCA case involving the defendant being found in possession of close to £400,000 cash. The defendant pleaded guilty to possession of criminal property and was made subject to a Serious Crime Prevention Order.

R v W (Defence):  ‘A4e Fraud’. Jonathan Mole, Counsel for one of 13 defendants (7 at trial) charged with conspiracy to make and use false documents to defraud the DWP. 10 week trial.

R v W (Defence):Jonathan Mole Counsel for man charged with fraudulent use of Power of Attorney over mother’s affairs in sums of over half a million pounds.

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