As a business person, you will likely have experience of the efficiency and effectiveness of corporate lawyers. This is not an area in which we would excel. Likewise, do not expect this type of legal expert to be of particular use if you have been charged with a white-collar criminal offence.
Our team of solicitors and legal experts boast a long track record in successfully defending clients in significant and often complex cases. These can include involvement by one or more of the Serious Organised Crime Agency, Financial Services Authority, HM Revenue and Customs, Serious Fraud Office, Police and more.
We use a variety of tried and tested techniques to identify the core issues at the heart of your case. We relay this information to you clearly and concisely, as well as detailing any inconsistencies and weaknesses in the Crown’s case.
We put in place a handpicked team, specifically tailored to meet the particular demands of your case. This team can include tax specialists, forensic accountants, IT specialists and other technical specialists. In the most serious of cases, this can consist of Scotland’s leading QCs. Ultimately we guarantee you will have access to the most current and relevant experts in their fields.
We have undertaken some of the UK’s most high profile cases in recent years. We possess the drive and firepower to outgun our rivals and deliver results. Our criminal defence lawyers have earned a reputation for involving themselves in cases intimately to a degree that other large firms cannot match. This approach led to the Scotland on Sunday newspaper describing us as “taking on the big guns of the legal system.”
We represent both individuals and large corporations. We can help with any corporate crime issue; offences under the Companies Act, money laundering, tax evasion, allegations of corruption, insider dealing and more. We also handle more severe cases like health and safety prosecutions and corporate manslaughter.
What is Corporate Crime?
Our expert team can deal with a broad spectrum of cases including those of:-
Contact our team of specialists to deal with your case. Common cases undertaken include:-
Advance Fee Fraud, Boiler Room Fraud, Bribery, Cartels, Commodities Fraud, Confiscation Orders, Corporate Manslaughter, Corruption, Credit Card Fraud, Disciplinary Tribunals, Duty Fraud, False Accounting, Financial Regulatory Offences, Forfeiture and Seizure of Assets under the Proceeds of Crime Act, Fraudulent Trading, Insider Trading, Insolvency, Investment Fraud, Missing Trader Intra- Community (MITC) and Carousel Fraud, Money Laundering, Mortgage Fraud, Pension Fraud, Tax and VAT Fraud, and more.
We can represent you from the moment you believe yourself, potentially, to be in trouble. Do not wait until you are arrested.
This type of case is usually connected to a criminal trial. We are often successful in petitioning the Crown not to prosecute our client and to instead deal with the situation based on civil proceedings.
Such cases often mean we have to consider issues rooted in jurisdictions outwith the UK. These instances can include clients wishing to return to the UK without facing extradition, something we are experienced in with an excellent track record of success.
To us, there is no case too large or too small. We approach all our customers with sympathy and discretion. We represent our clients with passion and pride ourselves on providing a quality service. We liaise with you at every stage. Ultimately it is you who are in control.
We endeavour to keep clients informed of all relevant laws and the choices they have in facing them. If you want to engage in detail regarding your case, then we treat you as part of our team. Alternatively, we can operate largely independently should you be unable or unwilling to work this way.
Get in touch to discuss your requirements, or for more information about any of our services.
Our Forensic, Tax and Proceeds of Crime Specialist team liaise with John O’Donnell, Director at Tax & Forensic Services Ltd.
John O’Donnell specialises in:
Code 9 Investigations, VAT, Excise & Customs Duty Investigations, HMRC Prosecutions, Money Laundering and Proceeds of Crime/Confiscation Cases, Proceedings before the First Tier (Tax) Tribunal.
John spent most of his career with what is now HM Revenue & Customs. He spent 13 years there before moving to Pricewaterhouse Coopers and spending eight years providing tax and tax investigation services to everyone from individuals to large corporations.
John has experience of a wide range of corporate governance, fraud and tax investigation cases. He has appeared to give evidence in the High Court, Crown Court and Magistrates Court in England. In Scotland, he has provided expert witness testimony in the Sheriff and High Courts. John has particular experience dealing with cases heard before the First Tier (Tax) Tribunal.
John has spent more than 30 years reviewing companies’ books and records. He has worked on both the prosecution and defence sides and is ideally placed to advise from both sides.
