Active Serious, Fraud, Business Crime & Regulatory Cases

Please find below brief descriptions of serious, fraud, business crime and regulatory cases in which we are currently defending.

• R v. RH & 9 Others - 'Operation Inertia' - a very substantial prosecution brought by HMRC alleging over £150 million of VAT fraud - a 'Carousel / MTIC' case involving mobile phones. We are acting for one of the main defendants out of 10. Case to be tried in London in April 2010.

• R v. NLS & Many Others - Serious Fraud Office - national investigation into alleged conspiracy to defraud and money laundering arising from compensation claims made on behalf of miners and mineworkers.

• R v. HS & 8 others - 'Operation Duma' - HMRC prosecution of 'Carousel / MTIC' fraud involving alleged loss of revenue of £50 million. Case to be tried in Midlands in early 2010. 

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

• R v. AH & 3 Others - 'Operation Cobra' - HMRC investigation into £1 million VAT fraud involving international travel and retail food outlets.

• R v. KDE & 6 Others - 'Operation Caliper' - Alleged banking fraud approximately £1.4 million.
  Case to be tried in the Midlands in January 2010.

• R v. DAK & 4 others - Alleged conspiracy to defraud over lengthy period involving approximately £4 million of public money paid to waste disposal company. Case to be tried in North of England in 2009. 
  
  
• R v. STB & 13 others - HRMC prosecution of an alleged VAT fraud involving approximately £1.7 million. Case to be tried in Liverpool in 2009. 

• HSE v. CL Ltd, JW & DC - Health & Safety Executive lengthy investigation following fatal accident at quarry.
  
  
• HSE v. TS & 2 others - Joint Police and Health & Safety Executive lengthy investigation following fatal accident at a building site. 

• R v. NN & 14 others 'Operation Greengage' - Substantial importation of Class A drugs and firearms from the continent.