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About
Provided by Catherine Collins
Practice Areas
Catherine is a specialist criminal advocate whose practice encompasses all aspects of financial wrongdoing.
Catherine acts for the prosecution and defence in fraud matters. Experience in these matters has enabled Catherine to develop an incisive and thorough approach to substantial and complex fraud cases.
Catherine has experience in dealing with CJA, DTA and POCA confiscation matters, including ancillary issues such as restraint, contempt and cash forfeiture. She has acted for the prosecution, defence and third parties at all stages of asset recovery proceedings, from contested confiscation through to enforcement and receivership. She regularly advises on, and assists in, the preparation of written statements for the purposes of asset recovery proceedings (whether in the Magistrates’ or Crown Court). Her Restraint practice encompasses cases including international assets, and applications for Orders at all stages of proceedings, including post-conviction.
Catherine’s civil practice encompasses fraud, receivership and civil recovery. She has undertaken work in cases with an international aspect, and has appeared in the First Tier Tribunal in tax matters.
Catherine has appeared, both led and alone, in various high-profile cases on behalf of the Metropolitan Police, and other forces, advising in relation to warrants, disclosure orders, production orders and judicial review matters connected thereto.
Career
Year of Call - 2010
Professional Memberships
Proceeds of Crime Lawyers' Association; Criminal Bar Association; South Eastern Circuit; The Fraud Lawyers' Association; The Female Fraud Forum
Publications
Contributing editor; ‘Mitchell, Taylor & Talbot: Confiscation and the Proceeds of Crime’.
Chambers Review
UK Bar
Catherine Collins is experienced in both the prosecution and defence of asset forfeiture issues. She frequently advises and represents third parties in a broad range of POCA and financial crime cases, particularly matters with a civil and criminal law crossover. Collins is appointed to the SFO Proceeds of Crime B Panel and the SFO Prosecution B Panel.
Catherine Collins both prosecutes and defends across a range of fraud matters. Her expertise in financial crime is well complemented by an established practice in POCA (Proceeds of Crime Act) and asset forfeiture.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Catherine is probably one of the most meticulous barristers; she takes it to a whole new level. She is super-smart in terms of knowledge of the law and has such a good eye for detail."
"She is excellent on the legal argument and is a very good advocate."
"Catherine is very bright. Her knowledge is second to none, and her skeleton arguments are beautifully pitched."
"She has a real mastery of the issues involved in confiscations arising out of fraud."
"Catherine has such a good eye for detail and you can trust her completely. She is very good on her feet and superb at her job, I wouldn't like to be opposite her in a POCA case."
"Catherine is probably one of the most meticulous barristers; she takes it to a whole new level. She is super-smart in terms of knowledge of the law and has such a good eye for detail."
"She is excellent on the legal argument and is a very good advocate."
"Catherine is very bright. Her knowledge is second to none, and her skeleton arguments are beautifully pitched."
"She has a real mastery of the issues involved in confiscations arising out of fraud."
"Catherine has such a good eye for detail and you can trust her completely. She is very good on her feet and superb at her job, I wouldn't like to be opposite her in a POCA case."