News: Financial Crime

Barclays trio charged with Libor conspiracy

Peter Johnson is represented by Hugo Keith QC and Ben Watson and the Serious Fraud Office is represented by James Hines.

28th February 2014

Celtic fraud charge dismissed

The charge of conspiracy to defraud against Stephen Davies QC, an eminent commercial practitioner, and five other defendants...

18th February 2014

HMRC prosecute film scheme LLP

Thirteen defendants have appeared in court, charged in connection with a film-production tax avoidance scheme. The defendants...

30th January 2014

Sven-Goran Eriksson civil contempt application

Sven-Goran Eriksson's financial adviser, Samir Khan appeared in court today, in defence to Mr. Eriksson's application to...

12th November 2013

iSoft’s former directors trial collapses

A long-running prosecution against the owner of Barnsley Football Club and an IT firm has collapsed. Patrick Cryne, 62, and...

24th July 2013

SFO prosecution list results announced

Chambers is delighted to announce that 7 members have been appointed to the SFO PoCA and Prosecution Counsel Lists. James...

22nd April 2013

£10m ponzi fraud: Court of Appeal decision in R v Hirst, Pollett & Hirst

In August 2012, John Hirst and Richard Pollett were sentenced for conspiracy to defraud having operated a £10m investment...

26th March 2013

‘A Landscape of Lies’: Film fraudsters jailed over tax scam

Five people were sentenced at Southwark Crown Court after making false claims for VAT repayments and Film Tax Credit. The...

25th March 2013

Footballers and jockey found guilty of corruption

Nine individuals, including footballers Michael Chopra, Mark Wilson and James Coppinger, and jockey Andrew Heffernan, have...

25th January 2013

Former Chairman of Innovia acquitted of corruption

On Thursday 5th December 2012 after a two-week trial at the Southwark Crown the former chairman of Innovia Plc and...

6th December 2012