Andrew Trollope KC

Practice Areas

Recognised for expertise and wide experience in fraud ("white-collar crime") and serious/organised crime cases. Has appeared consistently among the leading silks recommended in Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession for both Crime and Fraud / Criminal. Long established practice in City, commercial and tax cases in courts and tribunals. Specialisations include money-laundering, confiscation, civil recovery, insolvency, VAT and Duty cases [FTTT/UT)], sports law.

Cases include R v Relton (Brinks Mat), R v Viccei (Knightsbridge Safety Deposit), Rv Khalid Ali (Taliban bomber)

R v Stainforth (Blue Arrow), R v T Ward (Guinness), R v M Ward (European Leisure plc); R v Masterson (Caird plc);R v James (Harrovian Properties/Leisure), R v Keyes (McNicholas), R v Myles (Richmond Oil and Gas plc). R v McKeown(Powerscreen plc), R v Sykes (Cheney Pension Scheme), R v Golechha /OpVenison, R v Lindsay/OpVitric (MTIC Carousel Frauds), R v Auchi (Goldshield-pharmaceuticals cartel)], Megantic Services Ltd v HMRC (FTTTUT), R v lbori (money laundering), R v Storrie and Mandaric (Portsmouth FC), R v Perrin (Vantis Tax), R v Revell Read (UK's largest 'boiler room'), SOCA v Namli [€6m civil recovery],Asiana Ltd v HMRC (FTTT/UT), Edgeskill Ltd v HMRC (UT), GSM Ltd/Sprint Cellular Ltd v HMRC (FTTT/UT), R v Bruce (foreign bribery) R v Smith (Theft from BT/Openreach), R v Fallon (gold fraud); R v Khan (Defence costs fraud); R v Bond(£17m VAT);R v David (Investment Fraud). R v Bowers (Investment fraud)

Career

Call 1971. KC 1991. Appointed assistant recorder 1984, Recorder 1989-2023. Head of Chambers for 35 years, until 2024.