Catherine Collins

Practice Areas

Catherine is a specialist criminal advocate whose practice encompasses all aspects of financial wrongdoing.

Catherine acts for the prosecution and defence in fraud matters. Experience in these matters has enabled Catherine to develop an incisive and thorough approach to substantial and complex fraud cases.

Catherine has experience in dealing with CJA, DTA and POCA confiscation matters, including ancillary issues such as restraint, contempt and cash forfeiture. She has acted for the prosecution, defence and third parties at all stages of asset recovery proceedings, from contested confiscation through to enforcement and receivership. She regularly advises on, and assists in, the preparation of written statements for the purposes of asset recovery proceedings (whether in the Magistrates’ or Crown Court). Her Restraint practice encompasses cases including international assets, and applications for Orders at all stages of proceedings, including post-conviction.

Catherine’s civil practice encompasses fraud, receivership and civil recovery. She has undertaken work in cases with an international aspect, and has appeared in the First Tier Tribunal in tax matters.

Catherine has appeared, both led and alone, in various high-profile cases on behalf of the Metropolitan Police, and other forces, advising in relation to warrants, disclosure orders, production orders and judicial review matters connected thereto.

Career

Year of Call - 2010

Professional Memberships

Proceeds of Crime Lawyers' Association; Criminal Bar Association; South Eastern Circuit; The Fraud Lawyers' Association; The Female Fraud Forum

Publications

Contributing editor; ‘Mitchell, Taylor & Talbot: Confiscation and the Proceeds of Crime’.​