Ranked in 1 Practice Areas
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Band 2

Financial Crime

London (Bar)

10 Years Ranked

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Provided by Eleanor Mawrey

UK Bar

Practice Areas

Eleanor has built up a successful practice dealing with the highest level of financial crime. She regularly prosecutes and defends in high value cases; often where the defendant is a professional and/or other position of authority. She has been praised for her ability to unpick expert evidence, making it accessible to a jury and her success in cross examining expert-witnesses.

Eleanor has considerable experience in the following areas: Bribery and corruption, Fraud (including high value investment fraud, income tax fraud and VAT evasion), Insider dealing/market abuse and other FSMA 2000/FSA 2012 offences.

Recent cases: first junior for the SFO in the high-profile corruption case R v GPT Ltd, Cook & Others, R v Duodu & Others (Gift Aid fraud using Charities/Churches), R v Major and Attra (fraud committed by a solicitor and translator on the Legal Aid Agency), and Das v Asplin (CEO of a company). Eleanor also deals frequently with Proceeds of Crime Act [POCA] matters including confiscation and restraint matters. She regularly appears in high value applications for the detention of cash or freezing of assets/accounts.

Career

Called 2001.

Bencher of Gray’s Inn.

Eleanor is a CPS Grade 4 Fraud Specialist, a SFO A Panel Advocate and a Grade B Regulatory list (Health and Safety and Environmental Law).

Professional Memberships

Eleanor is the Co-Vice Chair of the Bar Council’s Equality, Diversity and Social Mobility Committee. She is also a CBA committee member and its Co-Director of Equality and Diversity.

Publications

Eleanor regularly lectures on the Fraud Act.

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Financial Crime - London (Bar)
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Band 2

Eleanor Mawrey has extensive experience of financial crime work and acts as both a prosecution and defence junior. She is valued for her expertise in handling unused material and for her understanding of disclosure obligations. Mawrey has additional expertise in private prosecutions.

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