Ongoing work with large quarry business.
Appointment Type: Party appointed expert
Service area: Fraud, Divorce and Matrimonial Matters, Criminal and Regulatory
Industry: Construction and Engineering
Additional work regarding a double divorce, fraud and share buy out case.
Barrister failed to submit 20 years of personal tax returns
Appointment Type: Party appointed expert
Service area: Criminal and Regulatory, Fraud
Industry: Legal and Professional
A Barrister nearing retirement had to submit 20 years of personal tax returns and 8+ years of VAT returns following HMRC enquiry. No returns previously submitted.
Pleaded guilty to drug dealing
Appointment Type: Single Joint Expert
Service area: Criminal and Regulatory
Industry: Not applicable
Pleaded guilty to the supply of heroin and cocaine. Benefit assessed at £1.7 million and available assets £0.5 million. Required to consider the source and destination of funds which passed through the bank account.
Expert report to review Furlough claims made during Covid-19
Appointment Type: Party appointed expert
Service area: Criminal and Regulatory
Industry: Legal and Professional
HMRC dispute regarding level of furlough claims made during Covid 19. Report produced to rework what the claims should have been and then compared to client's claims and HMRC's calculations. HMRC calculations found to be grossly understated.
HMRC Dispute over historical tax scheme
Appointment Type: Party appointed expert
Service area: Criminal and Regulatory
Industry: Transport and Automotive
Historical tax scheme quashed by HMRC after 17 year consideration. Tax and interest levied. Claim over justification of interest charge given unreasonable delay by HMRC.
Fraud case relating to stock record manipulation
Appointment Type: Party appointed expert
Service area: Divorce and Matrimonial Matters, Criminal and Regulatory, Fraud
Industry: Construction and Engineering
Divorce case involving two siblings who are part of a large family business. Partner of one is suspected of manipulating stock records to enhance profits and indirectly enhance the matrimonial assets.
Defence of an individual in respect of an alleged Ponzi scheme
Appointment Type: Single Joint Expert
Service area: Criminal and Regulatory
Industry: Other
Defence of an individual charged with 29 counts of fraud totalling £5m in respect of an alleged Ponzi scheme, spending money provided by clients for investment on gambling and lifestyle.
Defendant found guilty of money laundering
Appointment Type: Single Joint Expert
Service area: Criminal and Regulatory
Industry: Not applicable
The Defendant was found guilty of allowing her bank accounts to be used by an OCG in order to launder the proceeds of crime. Benefit figure set at £350k.
Review of Prosecution’s documentation
Appointment Type: Single Joint Expert
Service area: Criminal and Regulatory
Industry: Not-for-profit organisations
Review of Prosecution’s documentation to determine whether it supports the crown’s allegation that the client defrauded her employer of £226k.