With more than 70 years’ experience of advising on and appearing in some of the most significant Business Crime and Fraud private prosecutions, Red Lion Chambers is widely recognised as a leader in this fast-growing field.
Private prosecutions have become an important route to justice for businesses and individuals, particularly in fraud cases or where the state has declined to prosecute. Our barristers act for both companies and individuals, whether bringing a private prosecution or defending against one that is ill-founded or malicious. We provide specialist advice on issues including compliance with the Code for Private Prosecutors, evidential sufficiency, disclosure obligations, abuse of process arguments, costs recovery and parallel civil proceedings.
Our experience includes some of the most high-profile and complex private prosecutions in recent years:
- Barnaby Jameson KC and Andrew Marshall – instructed in the historic private prosecution of the alleged killer of PC Yvonne Fletcher in 1984.
- Gillian Jones KC and Max Baines – successful in the private prosecution of Girish Patel for a multi-million-pound fraud, part of a global litigation strategy to prevent him from fraudulently acquiring assets.
This strength is underpinned by Kate Bex KC’s leadership as a Steering Committee Member of the Private Prosecutors’ Association and a key contributor to the drafting of the Code of Conduct for Private Prosecutions.
Beyond casework, our barristers regularly lecture on private prosecutions alongside leading law firms, sharing expertise and shaping best practice in this evolving area of law.
What sets Red Lion Chambers apart is our ability to draw on the depth of expertise across our highly-respected Business Crime and Fraud, Regulatory & Professional Disciplinary and International Criminal Law teams. This ensures clients have access to the specialist knowledge and tailored advice needed to achieve the best possible results.