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The only set of law reports dedicated to financial crime case law

Lloyd’s Law Reports: Financial Crime feature key cases from the criminal and civil perspectives with aspects of:
- Fraud
- Money laundering
- Asset recovery
- Confiscation
- Cyber crime
- Cartels
- Revenue
- Corruption
- Prospectus offences
- Accounting offences
- Insider trading
- Companies Act offences

Lloyd's Law Reports: Financial Crime offer the latest cases, selected, headnoted and commented on by leading barristers and sollicitors specialising in various fields within financial crime. These Reports will prove an invaluable tool for all legal, accounting and compliance professionals in all industries and a key addition to all legal libraries.

The headnoted cases will be made available online and will be published in print 10 times per year. This service will enable you to:
- Plan your own and client's strategies in cases of financial crime
- Stay informed of important changes in case law
- Keep track of who's winning and losing in court - and why

The editorial team:

Jonathan Fisher QC, General Editor
Jonathan Fisher QC (Devereux Chambers, London) is a barrister specializing in financial crime and contentious tax cases. He undertakes work in civil and criminal courts and tribunals.

He has been described as “an experienced and active silk with "a diplomatic and thoughtful style …” (Chambers UK, 2012), “ a highly intelligent silk [and] … a favourite of London’s top law firms …” (Chambers UK, 2011) , “[having] great gravitas when appearing in high-value cases where the stakes are high” (Chambers UK, 2011) , “… brilliant at money laundering and confiscation matters …", (Chambers UK, 2010) , “ … highly respected for his advisory work on money laundering, proceeds of crime, VAT fraud and taxation matters..." (Chambers Guide, 2009), “… extremely thoughtful and considered” in the run-up to court but “once in the heat of battle he tells it as it is and pulls no punches ….” (Chambers UK, 2009), and “meticulous in preparation, extremely responsive and hard-working - judges defer to his judgment" (Legal 500, 2008).

Jonathan is a Visiting Professor of Law at the London School of Economics, an Honorary Visiting Professor at City Law School London, a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Taxation, a Chartered Tax Adviser, an accredited Trusts and Estates Practitioner, an Editorial Board Member of Simons Taxes, an Honorary Member of the London Fraud Forum's Steering Committee and a Committee Member of the International Bar Association's Anti-Money Laundering Legislation Implementation Group. He has published widely and is frequently asked to comment by the media.

Consultant Editors

Nicholas Vineall QC
Nicholas Vineall QC (4 Pump Court) has extensive experience of freezing injunctions and related proceedings and has acted for a wide range of clients in obtaining urgent interlocutory relief, and in related proceedings including committal for contempt. His practice includes many types of commercial fraud including invoice factoring fraud, various insurance frauds, pyramid selling schemes, sham investment frauds, prescription fraud and various other fraudulent misrepresentation claims.

Nick has worked regularly for the FSA since its creation and has wide experience of regulatory work under FSMA including perimeter policing, insurance regulation (for insurers, brokers, and for the FSA), and FSMA Tribunal work.

He is recommended in the directories as a leading silk in financial services and civil fraud.

Rachel Cook
Rachel Cook (Peters & Peters Solicitors LLP) Rachel is an Associate at Peters & Peters, a leading law firm that specialises in business and financial crime. Rachel acts for both individuals and corporations, working on a range of white collar crime and regulatory matters.

Rachel’s experience encompasses multi-jurisdictional cartel investigations (including acting for immunity applicants), SFO investigations (bribery and corruption offences), contentious FSA regulatory work, money laundering, forfeiture, mortgage fraud, professional disciplinary hearings, Official Secrets Act offences (Rachel has Security Check Clearance status), extradition, mutual legal assistance requests and tax fraud. Rachel participated in HMRC’s Civil Investigation of Fraud – Contractual Disclosure Facility consultation to assist with the new facility launching in 2012.

Rachel is joint Social Secretary of the Young Fraud Lawyers’ Association and has been a member of the Association’s Committee since 2010.

David Corker
David Corker is a founding partner of Corker Binning who has built up a formidable reputation as a criminal and regulatory litigator. He has acted for clients in almost every large criminal fraud case undertaken by the Serious Fraud Office and has considerable experience in international criminal cases involving allegations of corruption, money laundering, tax and cartels. In Financial Services Authority investigations, his work has focused on alleged insider dealing, boiler room frauds and misleading the market.

David is ranked as a key individual in the fields of Criminal Fraud, Crime and Cartel Defence by    Chambers 2012. He is also ranked as a most highly regarded individual in the International Who's Who of Business Crime Defence Lawyers 2011. The Legal 500 2011 described him as “Amongst the elite group of criminal defence lawyers” and Chambers UK 2012 stated that “He enjoys an enviable reputation for “great legal understanding allied to superb tactical judgement.”

Shula de Jersey
Shula joined Russell Jones & Walker in 2001 as a paralegal having undertaken her legal studies on a part time basis and qualified as a solicitor in 2006. She has experience of representing clients in all areas of white collar crime.

She assisted Rod Fletcher in representing a defendant in Operation Holbein, the largest ever SFO prosecution.  She has built an established fraud practice in her own right and has represented numerous individuals under investigation for fraud, corruption, money laundering and other financial crime.  More recently she represented a defendant in Xclusive (Beijing Olympic ticket scam) and the SFO prosecution relating to the collapse of the company Langbar, said to be the largest fraud on the Alternative Investment Market.

She is active within the criminal fraud community and is a current Committee Member and former Chair of the Young Fraud Lawyers Association.

Shula regularly writes articles for publications such as Money Laundering Bulletin, The Lawyer, and Legal Week as well as giving lectures to various organisations such as Prospect.

Louise Delahunty
Louise Delahunty (Sullivan & Cromwell LLP) has more than 20 years’ experience advising individuals, corporations and financial institutions on business-related crime issues, and is widely recognised as an expert on white-collar crime.

Louise has significant experience advising financial institutions and corporations on anti-money laundering risk mitigation, interpretation and defence, and has represented financial institutions, energy, and healthcare and life science companies on fraud, sanctions and corruption issues around the world.

Louise has also been a member of UK government and EU committees regarding money-laundering law and regulation. She is a member of the Attorney General’s Plea Negotiation Panel and gave evidence in 2009 to the Parliamentary Select Committee on the new Bribery Bill, now the Bribery Act 2010.

She is a well-known speaker for the American Bar Association and the International Bar Association, and is former chairwoman of the Law Society’s Money Laundering Task Force.

James Purchas
James Purchas is a barrister at 4 Pump Court. He has a commercial practice with particular focus on financial services, insurance/reinsurance and professional negligence. He is recommended as a leading junior for Financial Services in Chambers and Partners.

In the financial services arena, he acts for UK and overseas regulators and those in or on the cusp of the regulated sector. He has extensive experience of perimeter cases, the IMD, MiFID and the consequential jurisdictional issues that can arise. Recent cases have involved Boiler Room operations, unauthorised trading and Ponzi schemes. He also advises on the wider issues affecting the regulated, including consumer claims and matters involving complaints to FOS and court litigation.

He is a contributing editor to the monthly Law Brief Update newsletter for the Financial Services, Insurance & Professional Negligence sections and co-author of “Civil Appeals: Principles and Procedure” (Sweet and Maxwell 2010)

Eleanor Sanderson
Eleanor is a predominantly defence barrister specialising in the fields of financial and regulatory crime and professional discipline. On gaining tenancy at 2 Bedford Row she quickly developed a reputation in the area of serious fraud and since that time has been instructed in relation to many complex and sensitive financial allegations, including in some of the SFO’s largest prosecutions in recent years. She regularly acts in confiscation and cash forfeiture proceedings, and has particular interest in the international elements of multi-jurisdictional investigations and the evidential and disclosure issues arising as a result. Her regulatory practice incorporates advice and representation to companies and directors concerning allegations of manslaughter and offences contrary to health and safety, fire safety and environmental law. Noted for her “impeccable delivery in court” (Chambers and Partners 2011) in addition to the criminal courts, Eleanor regularly appears before the Coroner’s court and before a range of professional disciplinary tribunals. She was educated at New College, Oxford and City University, London.

 

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