Crime ยท business crime & fraud
Business crime and fraud barristers, instructed directly.
For allegations of fraud or business crime, a barrister can advise individuals and companies and defend them.
At a glance
Investigations
Advice during SFO and police investigations.
Fraud and bribery
Defending fraud, bribery and money laundering allegations.
Companies and individuals
Acting for businesses and the people in them.
Business crime and fraud cases are document-heavy and high-stakes, involving allegations such as fraud, bribery, money laundering, false accounting and regulatory offences, investigated by bodies including the Serious Fraud Office and the police. A barrister can advise individuals and companies under investigation and defend them at trial.
A barrister will assess the case and the evidence, the available defences and the exposure, and represent you in the Crown Court. Some cases also need a litigator, on which the barrister will advise. Through Direct Access you can instruct a barrister directly for advice and many hearings, without going through a solicitor first.
Barristers are regulated by the Bar Standards Board.
Through Direct Access you can instruct a business crime & fraud barrister directly, without going through a solicitor first. Barristers are regulated by the Bar Standards Board (BSB).
When to bring in a barrister
You or your business is under investigation for fraud
You have been charged with a business crime offence
A regulator or the SFO has made contact
Abbas Lakha KC
Abbas successfully appealed against HMRC's decision to cancel Brac Saajan Exchange Limited's registration under The Money Laundering, Terrorist...
Gary Pons
Gary Pons is a barrister specialising in licensing and criminal law, ranked by Chambers and Partners as a leader in crime at the London Bar. He...
Gary Summers
Gary Summers is a barrister with over 30 years' experience specialising in private prosecutions, commercial disputes, fraud, insolvency and...
Hugh O'Donoghue
Hugh is an expert in the laws of Ireland and is fully qualified in Ireland. Hugh was Chair of the EU and International Affairs of the Law Society in...
Jeff Hardman
Jeff Hardman is a seasoned trial advocate and litigator. He has been a barrister for more than 10 years and is recommended by the legal directories as...
John King
John King stands as a distinguished barrister in England and Wales, renowned for his thirty-plus years of unwavering dedication to the legal field....
John Lucas
I offer expertise in a wide range of legal fields and in particular criminal defence work including, complex fraud, murder and attempted murder, rapes...
Joseph Giret KC
Joseph Giret KC is an experienced and highly regarded silk recognised for his formidable advocacy, commercial acumen and pragmatic approach to dispute...
Julian Gun Cuninghame
Why choose me? I will always fight your corner in court and outside court. I have expertise in landlord and tenant cases acting both for landlords and...
Michael Clark
Michael's practice covers a broad range of litigation and arbitration involving complex commercial disputes. He accepts instructions in the following...
Muhammad Imtiaz
My professional experience lies in Commercial Chancery, Company, Construction, Civil Fraud, Deformation, International and offshore, Landlord and...
Nigel Edwards KC
Represented the first Defendant on a multi-handed multi million pound advertising/ charity fraud. The case ran to 10,000 pages plus and required close...
Philip Newman
I qualified as a barrister in 1977, and have practised both as a barrister and solicitor. That gives me a distinct advantage when advising my clients,...
Professor Mark Watson-Gandy
Effective and respected barrister with expertise in banking, insolvency, directors disqualification and civil fraud work, offering expert and...
Richard Bloomfield
Professional negligence - Regulatory - Contentious probate - Judicial Review
Robert Rhodes KC
Why Choose me ? I am good with people, and able to empathise with them. - I am a senior KC with extensive judicial experience. - Mediation: - I am an...
Sarah Wood
Sarah has specialised in complex fraud and financial crime since 2000. She is widely recognised and highly regarded for her work in this area having...
Satpal Roth-Sharma
Satpal is a highly experienced advocate at the Criminal Bar. She possesses extensive litigation and advisory experience, spanning over 25 years in the...
Stephen Harvey KC
Stephen has prosecuted and defended in equal measure in all aspects of the criminal law, and particularly over recent years, in allegations of serious...
Timothy Raggett KC
I practice in all areas of Regulatory Civil restraints Orders, Confiscation and criminal property, Debt Recovery (Freezing / injunction Orders), Civil...
Frequently asked questions
Can a barrister advise on a fraud investigation directly?
For advice and many steps, yes, through Direct Access. Larger cases also need a litigator, and the barrister will tell you if so.
How early should I take advice?
As early as possible. Decisions made during an investigation can shape whether charges follow and how a case runs.
What does it cost?
Barristers often agree a fixed or staged fee. There is no charge to enquire.
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