Financial Crime

 
 
 
 
 

Overview

In addressing the complex spectrum of financial crime 9BR Chambers provides counsel with the essential blend of quality advocacy, strategic excellence and attention to detail.

Our barristers prosecute or defend in all matters related to fraud and financial crime. Cases may be brought by the NCA, CPS, HMRC, Borough Councils, Trading Standards, the SFO, regulatory bodies or be a private prosecution. Some of our counsel have gained significant inside experience working in specialist prosecuting authorities such as the Serious Fraud Office and the Financial Conduct Authority.

Counsel practice domestically and internationally,  in cases overlapping between criminal, civil and international jurisdictions.

Our financial crime experience includes:

  • Tax/revenue fraud
  • Investment fraud
  • Carousel fraud
  • Boiler room fraud
  • Insider trading
  • Market abuse
  • Fraud by abuse of position
  • Pyramid schemes
  • Money laundering
  • Counterfeiting (currency and goods)
  • False accounting
  • Fraudulent trading