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Doughty Street Chambers

Financial Crime

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Doughty Street Chambers

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Financial Crime - London (Bar)

Band 3

What the Team is Known For

The barristers at Doughty Street Chambers are regularly called upon to defend major corporations and individual clients in cases involving allegations of bribery, insider dealing and money laundering. The set is also noted for its expertise in mortgage frauds, fraudulent trading schemes and cartel cases. The team offers representation to its clients through all stages of investigations, and members are frequently instructed to advise corporate clients on compliance matters. The chambers is noted for their "attention to detail and meticulous case preparation." Members from the team at Doughty Street recently acted on a matter relating to insider dealing by an employee of a high-profile financial institution.

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Strengths

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  • The clerks are delightful and really good value for money. They are very efficient too.

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  • Chloe Cousins is very efficient and helpful.

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  • The clerks are great and provide a brilliant service. Matthew Butchard and Chloe are extremely good and on the ball.

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  • Doughty Street has a stellar clerking team.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Peter Carter
    Peter Carter

    Peter Carter

    Peter Carter KC is an experienced practitioner who both prosecutes and defends and has experience handling insider dealing, share fraud and tax evasion cases. He is also well versed in money laundering matters and his practice includes work in multiple jurisdictions.

    • He has the best grasp of black letter law issues and is a really lovely advocate with buckets of experience.

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    • Peter is a mastermind, particularly in relation to privilege. He brings a wealth of financial crime expertise too.

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  • Philippa Eastwood
    Philippa Eastwood

    Philippa Eastwood

    Philippa Eastwood is an established defence junior who is valued for her experience in fraud cases, including tax frauds. She is noted for her deft advocacy in bribery cases and also offers expertise in confiscation matters.

    • It's like having a silk on board with Philippa. She is a strategic decisionmaker and has meticulous attention to detail.

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    • Philippa has a phenomenal work ethic and provides clear and concise advice. She is one of the best juniors at the bar.

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    • Philippa is phenomenal. She is so thorough and works so hard. She is a class act all round.

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  • Richard Fisher
    Richard Fisher

    Richard Fisher

    Richard Fisher KC is a silk with substantial experience in fraud and financial crime and a record of advising clients at both pre- and post-charge stages. He has been instructed in a variety of cases, including those relating to bribery, corruption and tax fraud. Interviewees commend his skill as an advocate, as well as his dedication and commitment. He is particularly adept at representing clients in prosecutions brought by HMRC and the Serious Fraud Office.

    • He is extremely charming and extremely good at what he does.

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    • Richard is meticulous in his approach and leaves no stone unturned.

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  • Jonathan Lennon
    Jonathan Lennon

    Jonathan Lennon

    Jonathan Lennon KC has significant experience in financial crime with heavyweight fraud and POCA (Proceeds of Crime Act) work at the heart of his practice. He has the ability to swiftly analyse complex cases with large volumes of documents and produce sound advocacy. Lennon has worked widely in high-value tax fraud matters, as well as in corruption cases. He is noted for his expertise in bribery and money laundering cases.

    • He is very affable and fights strongly for his clients.

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    • John is very pragmatic, sensible and proactive.

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  • Benjamin Newton
    Benjamin Newton

    Benjamin Newton

    Benjamin Newton KC is a noted criminal barrister with an accomplished defence practice. He is valued for his wide-ranging experience in fraud cases.

    • Ben is my go-to barrister. Clients trust him implicitly with their life and are one hundred per cent right to do so. He is absolutely brilliant.

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    • He has a brilliant ability to create very persuasive written submissions and is capable of seeing things that others don't.

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    • Ben is a superb advocate and in financial crime he is first rate. He is very diligent and pleasant.

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  • Richard Thomas
    Richard Thomas

    Richard Thomas

    Richard Thomas KC has deep experience in sophisticated and high value financial crime trials. He also has experience in cryptocurrency fraud.

    • Richard is someone who fights for his clients. He has a bright lively mind, is very engaging and tactically very astute.

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    • He is a brilliant advocate.

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    • He is absolutely sublime as an advocate and lawyer.

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  • Peter Caldwell
    Peter Caldwell

    Peter Caldwell

    Peter Caldwell KC is an experienced practitioner with a practice centred on financial crime matters. He is frequently called upon to defend clients facing allegations of fraud in a variety of contexts, including Bitcoin and IP.

    • Peter has a calm, measured style that is respected. He has a lot of experience across money laundering, crime and sanctions work.

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    • Peter is really responsive and easy to work with. He has a charm and is very thorough, knowing the criminal fraud world inside out.

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