Have you been accused of serious fraud or business crime? Our highly experienced lawyers provide advice on all types of business crime including credit card fraud, financial fraud, corporate fraud and money laundering.
Contact us today in London (West Drayton) on 01895 449288 or in Hertfordshire (St Albans) on 01727 840900 or by email via our contact page.
What can we help you with?
Investigations conducted by bodies such as the Financial Conduct Authority, HMRC, the Health & Safety Executive or the Office of Fair Trading can have a hugely detrimental effect on your ability to trade, even before a prosecution has begun.
It is important to seek legal advice as soon as possible to protect your rights and assets.
An investigation may begin with a police search of your home and work place, potentially leading to materials being seized, accounts and assets frozen by a restraint order and ultimately an arrest.
Financial fraud covers:
- Money laundering
- Fraud
- Corruption
- Embezzlement
- Serious Fraud Office (SFO) Prosecutions
- Bribery
- HMRC tax investigations
- Director(s) disqualification
- Extradition
- Disciplinary and regulatory issues
These cases are inevitably heard by the Crown Court. Sentences vary depending on the nature and severity of the financial fraud and range from a fine to imprisonment.
Our highly experienced lawyers provide robust representation in all serious fraud, business crime and proceeds of crime cases. Due to the nature of the powers available to prosecuting and investigative bodies, it is advisable that you seek advice at the earliest possible opportunity.
We can call upon forensic accountants to analyse evidence and provide independent findings to defend such proceedings as well as to mitigate any sentence or financial sanction.
We can assist in applying to the court to vary, relax or in certain circumstances even discharge Restraint Orders.
We can also advise on whether or not you qualify for Legal Aid to meet the costs of your defence.
Contact us today for a free initial consultation in London on 01895 449288 or in St Albans on 01727 840900 or by email.
Credit card fraud is an area of the law that is fast evolving and is therefore rarely a straightforward criminal case. It is essential you seek legal advice as soon as possible to make sure you clearly understand what is expected of you during the process.
Due to increasing levels of sophistication and preference for shopping on the internet, credit card fraud is on the rise. It is taken very seriously by the police and courts to act as a deterrent. Credit card fraud ranges from a single duplicated or stolen card through to more advanced, organised operations where cards or details are illegally obtained and processed.
Hearings for less serious cases will usually take place at a Magistrates’ Court, with the more complex and serious matters heard in the Crown Court. Sentences range from small fines to several years’ imprisonment depending on the severity of the case.
We can advise on whether or not you qualify for Legal Aid to cover the costs of your defence.
Contact us today for a free initial consultation in London on 01895 449288 or in St Albans on 01727 840900 or by email.
Money laundering was originally the process of hiding the origins of proceeds of crime. However, the term has now come to include other forms of financial and business crime.
Hearings will inevitably take place in the Crown Court, where prosecutors will seek to prove:
- Integration – where money from criminal activity has been absorbed into the economy
- Placement – where money is processed into a financial system
- Layering – where money has moved, often through offshore companies.
Sentences vary, up to a maximum 14 years’ imprisonment, depending on the severity of each case.
We can advise on whether or not you qualify for assistance through the Legal Aid Scheme.
