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Provided by Andrew Fisher KC
Instructed in cases of the utmost gravity, principally by the Defence and on occasions by the Crown.
Has particular expertise in cases involving complex factual disputes and technical issues (including medical matters)
Extensive experience in cases involving homicide of all kinds, organised crime and gang warfare, high value drug offences, serious sex offences. Specialist in ‘white collar’ and business crime including MTIC/VAT carousel, Revenue, banking and finance, boiler room, insurance, and long firm), money laundering and Proceeds of Crime proceedings.
Murder & Manslaughter
Prosecuted and defended in gang shootings , contract killings, historic murders, baby shaking and medically complex matters , gross negligence and corporate manslaughter .
Firearms :
Operation Cookie: Large scale commercial trafficking of firearms and ammunition prosecuting 26 defendants.
Operation Gold Dust: Prosecuting biggest case brought by National Ballistics Intelligence Agency for Importation and sale of illegal firearms and large scale manufacture and sale of illegal ammunition.
Fraud
£180m MTIC/VAT carousel fraud and money laundering.
£140m MTIC/VAT carousel fraud and money laundering, represented a bank manager.
£65m Hawala banking fraud.
£35m boiler room fraud, represented stockbroker and Registrar.
£1.5m corporate fraud/corruption case, represented prominent executive of a public company.
£1m fraud on a government scheme.
Drugs & Gang-Related
Represented senior employee of a major prosecuting authority on Class A supply and sexual assault charges.
Large scale people smuggling into the USA .
Lead defence counsel in gang war riot between ’Hell’s Angels’ and ’Outlaws’.
Represented major wholesale heroin dealer.
Numerous drugs and gang warfare related murders
Prior to commencing his career at the bar Andrew was for several years in international banking (predominantly with J.P. Morgan) prior to entry to the Bar.
Throughout a career predominantly practicing in crime Andrew has maintained an interest in commercial and financial work :
Represented a company director in complex director’s disqualification charges.
Technology and Construction Court – representing several firms of Solicitors challenging lawfulness of Government procurement policy.
Court of Appeal (Civil Div) – significant case on misfeasance in public office.
Court of Appeal (Civil Div) – ’reasonableness’ and ’necessity’ on arrest in Civil actions against the police.
Financial Services and Markets Tribunal, represented large firm of Independent Financial Advisers.
Private prosecution of insurance frauds.
Commercial litigation including contractual disputes, employment issues and contentious probate matters.
Provided by Chambers
Andrew Fisher KC is an experienced silk who regularly acts for government bodies in highly complex fraud, financial and white-collar crime cases. He boasts additional expertise in serious general crime cases, including those concerning homicide and organised crime.