Philippa Eastwood

Practice Areas

Criminal Law and Appeals

Business Crime and Investigations

POCA and Regulatory

Inquests

Career

Philippa is an established criminal advocate, regularly instructed in complex and significant cases. She has built a reputation for strategic thinking, and determined and incisive defending.

Philippa has particular expertise in financial crime and investigations, including the restraint, recovery, forfeiture or confiscation of assets. She advises and represents individuals and businesses in international investigations of bribery, money laundering and sanctions compliance.

She has gained recognition for her strength in marshalling and managing voluminous material, meticulous case preparation, and intelligent and pithy advocacy.

Current and Notable cases:

• Defending an allegation of murder through torture.

• Defending Premier League prosecution £7.7mil Conspiracy to Defraud arising from the UK’s largest illegal broadcasting of IPTV.

• Defending £40mil time-share fraud (4,800 victims)

• Defending alleged fraud by false representation (£3mil bank loans), VAT fraud and offences under the Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986.

• Defended £41m Conspiracy to Cheat HMRC arising from a sideways tax relief scheme (ecological projects).

• Advised company (construction industry) regarding possible multi-million VAT fraud conducted by its contractors, whistleblowing, and due processes.

• Instructed to challenge a Restraint Order (failures in police duty of candour).

• Assisted a corporate defendant prosecuted by SFO for bribery offences.

Professional Memberships

Criminal Bar Association

Bar Human Rights Committee

Fraud Lawyers’ Association

Proceeds of Crime Act Lawyers’ Association

Publications

Contributing author of Taylor on Criminal Appeals (second edition).

Personal

Trustee of Cecily’s Fund, a charity helping with the education of vulnerable youth in Zambia.