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Provided by Edmund Smyth
Practice Areas
Ed has a long and successful track record representing individuals across the full range of criminal matters, focussing on white collar matters and acting for HNW or high-profile individuals facing allegations of violent or sexual offending.
His white collar and fraud practice encompasses investigations, prosecutions and other litigation conducted by various agencies and includes bribery and corruption, financial crime and money laundering. He has particular expertise dealing with law enforcement applications that seek to freeze or seize assets, including Account Freezing Orders and other applications made under the Proceeds of Crime Act, and of challenging the exercise of search and seizure. He has acted in a number of the most high-profile of such cases, often with an international dimension.
Ed also specialises in advising clients prior to, or at the earliest stages of, an investigation with a view to preventing further action. Where his cases engage issues beyond criminal law he engages other teams in the firm to provide a comprehensive solution. He also acts in appeals and applications to the Criminal Cases Review Commission (instructed post-conviction to identify potential challenge).
Career
Joined Kingsley Napley 2014, Partner 2020.
Professional Memberships
Law Society, Criminal Procedure Rule committee, London Criminal Courts Solicitors Association (Committee member).
Chambers Review
UK
Ed Smyth can advise on complex cases that involve both civil and criminal aspects. He has notable experience assisting clients who have been served with freezing and forfeiture orders.
Edmund Smyth regularly handles challenging cases concerning assault, rape and other serious criminal allegations. He has experience advising high net worth individuals along with other high-profile clients.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"He's got a very good commercial head. He can help clients understand the peculiarities of the legislation and he's a great communicator."
"Ed Smyth is a very clever, creative and nuanced thinker. He sees cases from angles that others miss."
"Edmund is an exceptionally knowledgeable partner who consistently goes above and beyond and who strikes a balance between knowledge, professionalism, directness and compassion that is hard to beat."
"Edmund Smyth is an exceptional lawyer."
"He is very switched on and sensible in his advice."
"He's got a very good commercial head. He can help clients understand the peculiarities of the legislation and he's a great communicator."
"Ed Smyth is a very clever, creative and nuanced thinker. He sees cases from angles that others miss."
"Edmund is an exceptionally knowledgeable partner who consistently goes above and beyond and who strikes a balance between knowledge, professionalism, directness and compassion that is hard to beat."
"Edmund Smyth is an exceptional lawyer."
"He is very switched on and sensible in his advice."
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