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About
Provided by Faisal Osman
Practice Areas
Faisal advises and acts in the civil and criminal commercial wrongdoing disputes with an offshore focus. The core of Faisal’s work relates to domestic and international civil and criminal asset recovery on behalf of governments and commercial organisations and the worldwide enforcement of judgments and awards. His work includes commercial litigation (extensively in the DIFC), corruption, civil and criminal fraud, regulatory enforcement, sanctions and professional discipline. His disciplinary work includes prosecuting before the Taxation Disciplinary Board tribunal and defending before the ICAEW and ACCA tribunals. He also provides technical assistance for capacity building regarding anti-corruption, asset recovery and money laundering across the Commonwealth.
Career
Call 2002. Dubai International Financial Centre Court, 2015. British Virgin Islands, 2020. ADGM, 2020, QICDRC, 2023.
Publications
He is a contributing editor to ‘Mitchell Taylor Talbot: Confiscation and the Proceeds of Crime’. Consultant editor of the Commonwealth Secretariat, UNODC and IMF’s Model Provisions on Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing, Preventive Measures and Proceeds of Crime (for common law legal systems). Technical Consultant to the Government of the Bahamas’ Proceeds of Crime Act, 2016.
Chambers Review
UK Bar
Faisal Osman is a careful barrister with great powers of factual recall who adds clear value to proceedings. He is highly rated for his astute defence of clients in financial crime cases. His experience includes advising on high-value allegations of tax fraud and international money laundering. He offers additional expertise in asset recovery, including those cases concerning highly complex, cross-border matters.
Faisal Osman is a POCA practitioner specialising in domestic and international civil recovery stemming from commercial wrongdoing. He advises claimants and third parties on asset recovery matters, and also handles confiscation, fraud and regulatory enforcement cases. He is regularly instructed in appeals against confiscations, and his clients include governments and commercial organisations, among others.
Faisal Osman of 33 Chancery Lane is a senior junior with over 20 years' experience in civil fraud. He frequently acts in cross-border cases, and clients may benefit from his experience handling the criminal aspects of fraud allegations as well as civil matters. He acts for both individual and corporate clients.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Faisal is excellent. His written work is very clear, he is very measured and he has very good legal analysis."
"Faisal has a real understanding of solicitor firms and is very willing to get involved. Knowledgeable and calm, he has a real winning manner when acting as an advocate."
"Faisal Osman's advice is meticulous. He provides clear, unambiguous views on the strengths of cases together with realistic action plans for future work."
"Faisal Osman is very user-friendly with clients and someone who explains things in a very digestible way."
"Faisal is an excellent barrister."
"Faisal has a very nice manner in court. Being so well prepared, he produces neat, succinct submissions that are quietly impressive."
"Faisal has great commercial and legal judgement, getting fantastic results."
"Faisal has exceptional knowledge of the DIFC."
"Faisal is excellent. His written work is very clear, he is very measured and he has very good legal analysis."
"Faisal has a real understanding of solicitor firms and is very willing to get involved. Knowledgeable and calm, he has a real winning manner when acting as an advocate."
"Faisal Osman's advice is meticulous. He provides clear, unambiguous views on the strengths of cases together with realistic action plans for future work."
"Faisal Osman is very user-friendly with clients and someone who explains things in a very digestible way."
"Faisal is an excellent barrister."
"Faisal has a very nice manner in court. Being so well prepared, he produces neat, succinct submissions that are quietly impressive."
"Faisal has great commercial and legal judgement, getting fantastic results."
"Faisal has exceptional knowledge of the DIFC."