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About
Provided by Christopher Convey
Practice Areas
National and international commercial wrongdoing including fraud, corporate crime, money laundering and asset forfeiture.
Career
A highly regarded fraud junior with particular experience in business crime, corporate wrongdoing, offshore trusts, complex fraud, civil recovery and money laundering. Additionally, a recognised specialist in cases involving POCA and related matters. Instructed as junior defence counsel in the first LIBOR and EURIBOR prosecutions by the SFO. Previously instructed as junior defence counsel in SFO v Asil Nadir (Polly Peck). Internationally, has acted for the Attorneys General of Jersey and the Turks & Caicos Islands.
Instructed in several leading POCA cases including Stanford International Bank and Windsor & Hare. Regularly instructed to advise offshore trusts in relation to money laundering and related compliance issues. Frequently represents the interests of third parties in complex restraint, confiscation and receivership proceedings in the Supreme Court, Court of Appeal and High Court. Regularly represents claimants, defendants and third parties in Account Freezing and Forfeiture Order proceedings. Instructed by the Metropolitan Police in Operation Ivy, the largest Account Forfeiture Order in the UK to date. Further high profile cases include representing a Deal Team defendant in the ‘Tuna Bonds’ litigation, a client in the first cryptocurrency money-laundering case in Guernsey, a multi-million pound travel industry fraud, an alleged multi-million pound construction industry fraud and money laundering operation and the successful defence of an alleged money laundering solicitor.
Publications
Contributing editor to Mitchell, Taylor & Talbot on Confiscation and the Proceeds of Crime
Chambers Review
UK Bar
Christopher Convey is recognised for the diligence, great attention to detail and fine advocacy skills that he brings to the defence of fraud and financial crime cases. Rate rigging and corporate theft matters feature highly in his caseload, as does complex money laundering. He is experienced in advising clients on international matters. Convey further offers counsel on compliance issues.
Christopher Convey frequently acts for defendants and third parties in POCA proceedings relating to allegations of business crime and corporate wrongdoing, regularly appearing before the High Court, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court. He has particular experience advising offshore trusts on money laundering and compliance issues.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"He has a really impressive ability to tailor his style to the judge or the court and to make a clear, complex argument."
"Christopher Convey has a wide range of experience, strong advocacy skills, excellent legal knowledge and a thorough understanding of the law."
"His mastery of tactics is absolutely at the highest level. He's a great planner and strategist and a great one for knowing how to deploy the tactics of case management over a long period of time."
"Christopher is exceptionally bright, very hard-working and easy to get on with. If you have a client with a complex matter, he's the first person to speak to."
"He has a really impressive ability to tailor his style to the judge or the court and to make a clear, complex argument."
"Christopher Convey has a wide range of experience, strong advocacy skills, excellent legal knowledge and a thorough understanding of the law."
"His mastery of tactics is absolutely at the highest level. He's a great planner and strategist and a great one for knowing how to deploy the tactics of case management over a long period of time."
"Christopher is exceptionally bright, very hard-working and easy to get on with. If you have a client with a complex matter, he's the first person to speak to."