Active Cases : Business Crime, Serious Fraud, & Regulatory

Please find below brief descriptions of serious, fraud, business crime and regulatory court cases in which we are defending clients, or investigations in which we are working towards having clients not prosecuted. 

• Operation Inertia: R v. RH & 10 others - a case described by HMRC as "the biggest ever case of its kind" involving an alleged £160m VAT fraud (Carousel/MTIC) involving mobile phones.  Case to be tried in London in July 2011.

• Operation Duma: R v. HS & others - alleged VAT fraud (Carousel/MTIC) involving mobile phones and alleged loss of revenue of £50m.  Case to be re-tried in the Midlands in January 2011. 

• Operation Brimstone - Alleged multi-million pound mortgage fraud investigation involving numerous suspects.  We act for a conveyancing solicitor. 

• Operation Raiment III: R v. SRS & many others - alleged perverting the course of justice, money laundering etc linked to very large scale pay-roll revenue fraud (Operation Digit) pending at Birmingham Crown Court.  The defendants include professional persons. 

• Operation Ply - London Fraud CPS and West Midlands Police investigation into alleged mutli million pound mortgage fraud.  We act for a solicitor based in the North of England. 

• Operation Pylon: R v. SJ & 17 others - alleged mortgage fraud pending at Mold Crown Court, involving very high values and lengthy period of time.  We act for a mortgage broker.  Case to be tried October 2010. 

• Operation Nanobot: R v. PAE & many others - North Yorkshire Police Economic Crime Unit investigation into alleged fraud on Government department (DEFRA) involving a substantial amount of money, and thereafter money laundering with high value motor cars and gold bullion.  International elements. 

• Operation Lilywhite: R v PH & 12 others - alleged tax credit fraud pending at Liverpool Crown Court, trial in January 2011. 

• Operation Hosh: R v. SL & many others - SOCA investigation into alleged money laundering involving very substantial amounts of money over many years. 

• Operation Pandora: R v. GB, DB, RB & others - Environment Agency investigation into alleged unlicensed movement/storage of hazardous waste. 

• Operation Slyness: R v. NA & 8 others - case pending at Manchester Crown Court September 2010.  HMRC investigation into alleged VAT fraud involving the clothing trade. 

• Solicitors Regulation Authority - Long running investigation into alleged Legal Aid fraud carried out by solicitor practicing in criminal law. 

• Operation Caliper: R v. KDE & 6 others - case to be re-tried in the Midlands in October 2010, alleged banking fraud involving approximately £1.4m.

• Operation Chancellor: R v. AA & 10 others - case pending at Manchester Crown Court involving alleged waste disposal/weighbridge fraud. 

• Operation Bittern: R v. DMC & 6 others - alleged conspiracy to evade duty relating to large scale importation of cigarettes over lengthy period of time causing very high value losses to the Revenue.  Case prosecuted by HMRC.

• Operation Erta: R v. DG - West Midlands Police investigation into corporate manslaughter following death by electrocution at newly built apartment block. 
  

• Operation Valgus: R v. LC & Many Others - London CPS Fraud Office - National investigation into multimillion pound mortgage fraud involving numerous professional persons.

• Operation Savate: R v. SD & NG & others - HMRC investigation into alleged Revenue fraud within the construction industry nationally. 

• VAT fraud: R v. PAE & others - HMRC investigation into alleged VAT fraud involving precious metals.

• Operation Scuba: R v. MA, MA, & FM - SOCU investigation into alleged money laundering involving the transfer of substantial amounts of money from the UK to the Indian sub-continent over a period of several years. 

• VAT fraud: R v. PAE & others -  HMRC investigation into alleged VAT involving caravan parts. 

• Solicitors Regulation Authority - Investigation into alleged mortgage fraud/money laundering involving conveyancing solicitor. 

• Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal - Referral by the SRA to the SDT of a case involving alleged mortgage fraud and money laundering.  We act for a conveyancing solicitor.  

• Fraud case: R v. JLB & 1 other - Midlands case involving alleged fraud over 2 to 3 year period with loss over £300k, and associated money laundering.  Case to be in tried in October 2010. 
  

Active Cases : Serious Crime

• Operation Downpour: R v. CP & 12 others - large scale importation and distribution of controlled drugs, case pending at Birmingham Crown Court. 

• Operation Sifona: R v. NA, ZM, YS, RH, RY, IM, ZF & 1 other - alleged conspiracy to supply Class A drugs in the North West.  Case pending at Preston Crown Court. 

• Extradition proceedings: R v. CP - Government of Spain applying for extradition from the UK in relation to alleged involvement in supply of controlled drugs on the continent.  Case pending at City of Westminster Magistrates Court, London. 

• Operation Greengage:R v. NN & 24 others - substantial importation of Class A drugs and firearms from the continent. Case tried at Liverpool Crown Court 2010.

• Operation Unerring - Police investigation into alleged sexual assault at the home of a Premier League footballer. 

• NUT referral: R v. CF - allegations of sexual abuse by teacher on teenage pupil; strongly denied, to be tried in November 2010. 

• Operation Accure: R v. GEW & others - "cannabis factory" case with estimated annual yield to the value of £1m.  Case pending at Chester Crown Court. 

• Operation Fixture: R v. IM & many others - alleged conspiracy to commit violent disorder following Premier League football match.  Case to be tried at Preston Crown Court September 2010. 

• Historic abuse: R v. CGS - alleged rape case dating back to1968 to be tried at Preston Crown Court.