Financial Crime

Peter Carter KC is an experienced practitioner who both prosecutes and defends and has experience handling insider dealing, share fraud and tax evasion cases. He is also well versed in money laundering matters and his practice includes work in multiple jurisdictions.

"Peter is a doyen and has a world of experience in criminal and financial services matters. He is very strong on issues of privilege, is a class act and he has got really excellent judgement."

"Peter is one of the big hitters in financial crime. He has an encyclopedic knowledge of privilege."

Philippa Eastwood is an established defence junior who is valued for her experience in fraud cases, including tax frauds. She is noted for her deft advocacy in bribery cases and also offers expertise in confiscation matters.

"Astute and hard-working, Philippa Eastwood is a brilliant advocate with an eye for detail in the most sophisticated fraud cases."

"Philippa is a silk in the making, outstanding with her written work and a master tactician. She is great on her feet and puts clients at ease."

"Philippa gives good, pragmatic advice, is extremely pleasant and approachable and has an extremely good bedside manner."

Rupert Bowers KC regularly defends white-collar crime cases and has handled a number of matters concerning tax evasion, parliamentary expenses and money laundering. He is noted for his pre-charge financial crime work challenging search warrants and arrest and detention, as well as for his ability acting in private prosecutions.

"Rupert is excellent, persistent and indefatigable. He is willing to take difficult and esoteric points and does so with charm."

Peter Caldwell is an experienced junior with a practice centred on financial crime matters. He is frequently called upon to defend clients facing allegations of fraud in a variety of contexts, including Bitcoin and IP.

"Peter has a particularly charming manner with the judge and the jury and can identify what his strongest points are and draw focus onto those."

"He is the epitome of reasonableness and a really measured advocate."

"Peter Caldwell is intelligent, up to date with new developments in his field, committed, hard-working and responsive."

Richard Fisher KC is a silk with substantial experience in fraud and financial crime and a record of advising clients at both pre- and post-charge stages. He has been instructed in a variety of cases, including those relating to bribery, corruption and tax fraud. Interviewees commend his skill as an advocate, as well as his dedication and commitment. He is particularly adept at representing clients in prosecutions brought by HMRC and the Serious Fraud Office.

"Richard has a really good advocacy style. He is able to just pitch it right and is very persuasive."

Benjamin Newton KC is a noted criminal barrister with an accomplished defence practice. He is valued for his wide-ranging experience in fraud cases.

"Benjamin has tactical clarity and knows the law very well. It is an absolute pleasure to work with him. He is very clever, persuasive and caring. He is liked by juries and judges respect him."

"He is a wonderful advocate and a pleasure to listen to. He can take apart a witness before they realise he is cross-examining. You wouldn't want to be on the other side of him in court."

"He has a gentle style but his submissions are very powerful and his written work is excellent. He is very quick to respond and is on hand when you need him."

Jonathan Lennon KC has significant experience in financial crime with heavyweight fraud and POCA (Proceeds of Crime Act) work at the heart of his practice. He has the ability to swiftly analyse complex cases with large volumes of documents and produce sound advocacy. Lennon has worked widely in high-value tax fraud matters, as well as in corruption cases. He is noted for his expertise in bribery and money laundering cases.

"Jonathan is a very good advocate and a strong practitioner."

"He is a great defender and fantastic on his feet."

"The strength of legal arguments is superb and his written work is first class."