Red Lion Chambers is home to a highly respected team of fraud barristers, specialising in serious and complex criminal, civil and regulatory fraud cases.
Widely recognised as one of the country’s leading chambers for Business Crime, our barristers advise, defend and prosecute in many of the most significant, high-profile and complex fraud cases and investigations in the UK and internationally. This positioning is also consistent with RLC’s current fraud brochure.
Our fraud barristers act for prosecuting authorities, corporations, company directors, senior executives and individuals, providing specialist advice and representation at every stage, from the earliest stages of an investigation and pre-charge advice through to trial, appeal and related proceedings.
We work across a broad range of industries and financial markets on national and international investigations. Our team has extensive experience of large-scale, data-intensive cases involving complex financial evidence, international corporate and financial structures, insolvency and asset recovery.
Members have particular expertise in matters involving the Serious Fraud Office (SFO), Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), Financial Reporting Council (FRC), Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) and National Crime Agency (NCA), including cases involving parallel criminal, civil and regulatory proceedings.
We combine specialist fraud expertise with strategic and commercially focused advice, giving clients clear guidance on both the immediate legal issues and the wider commercial implications of an investigation or prosecution. Where appropriate, our barristers work closely with forensic accountants, financial specialists, insolvency practitioners and technology experts.
Our fraud expertise
Our barristers advise and represent clients in matters involving:
- Serious and complex fraud
- Corporate fraud
- Complex markets and trading fraud
- LIBOR and related matters
- Financial services
- Corruption
- Cartels
- Investment fraud
- Money Laundering & Proceeds of Crime
- Revenue fraud
- Insolvency offences
- Tax fraud (including EU duty fraud)
- Public and charity sector fraud International Sanctions
- Companies Act offences
- Fraudulent trading
- False accounting.