Financial Crime: High Net Worth Individuals
High Net Worth Guide 2024 : UK-wide
Band 3
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(020) 7353 1990About
Provided by Bark&co
Bark&co is one of the UK’s most progressive and successful fraud and business crime firms, and acts for high-net-worth clients in a wide range of white-collar crime and fraud cases, It is one of the most active firms in the market in relation to FCA matters, and also acts in high-profile SFO and HMRC prosecutions and investigations.
The firm became a member of the Serious Fraud Panel at its inception and senior staff are accredited as supervisors of the most serious and complex cases. Its expertise spans insider dealing/financial trading offences; money laundering; tax, mortgage, internet and pension fraud; bribery & corruption; theft; and fraudulent trading by company directors.
Its track record includes acting for individuals in prominent cases such as the Cheney Pension fraud; the high-profile Asil Nadir case (including acting for Ersin Tatar in connection thereto); the US$1bn BAE Systems corruption claims; the Adoboli case; and Marrache & Co.
The firm also acted for acted for a defendant in the SFO prosecution following the Libor scandal; represented key individuals in the high-profile SFO investigations into alleged corruption at Rolls-Royce; acted in the major carbon trading fraud case R v F & Others; and acted for Boris Becker in relation to criminal charges brought by the Insolvency Service following his bankruptcy. It also won, in 2022, a landmark Supreme Court victory for a HNW client concerning the extent to which suspects of crime are entitled to privacy.
Chambers Review
Bark&co has experience in handling financial crime matters, typically involving bribery, corruption and money laundering.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Bark&co have got very good strength in depth throughout their team. A very strong offering across all levels, from partners to associates to paralegals."
"The firm is a leading performer in financial crime, well able to deal with sophisticated allegations."
"I have yet to meet a solicitor from the firm who does not inspire confidence in the lay client."
"Bark&co have got very good strength in depth throughout their team. A very strong offering across all levels, from partners to associates to paralegals."
"The firm is a leading performer in financial crime, well able to deal with sophisticated allegations."
"I have yet to meet a solicitor from the firm who does not inspire confidence in the lay client."
Notable Practitioners
Giles Bark-Jones is a well-known figure in the financial crime space.
"Giles Bark-Jones has a wealth of connections and is very well regarded. The go-to for high-profile cases."
"Giles continues to be a major player in the legal world. Over the years, under his leadership, the firm has evolved and changed to stay at the top."
"Giles Bark-Jones is an astute performer with great acumen and an eye for high-level delivery."
David Byrne is a hugely experienced financial crime lawyer with a strong track record in these matters. Byrne is now a senior consultant at Bark&co.
"David Byrne has been one of the leading high net worth financial crime lawyers for decades, and retains his sharp tactical and strategic nous and ability to spot the killer issue before anyone else."