Faras Baloch

Practice Areas

Faras is a specialist in the most serious cases of financial crime. He acts for and against companies and senior professionals accused of serious financial misconduct. He lectures internationally on topics including the Common Reporting Standard, The Bribery Act and The Proceeds of Crime Act. ​​Recent work has included: prosecuting Glencore for the SFO, appearing in the Balli Steel and Unaoil trials and as lead counsel in a multi- million-pound private equity fraud in the energy sector. He is instructed in international corruption investigations involving multinational corporates and an international trade finance fraud. He represented a company director accused of laundering the proceeds of international diversion frauds and a compliance officer accused of laundering £10 million of terrorist funds. Faras advises in internal investigations relating to financial misconduct by major financial institutions and breaches of international sanctions.

Career

Professional Appointments:

SFO A Panel;

SFO Proceeds of Crime A Panel;

Grade 4 CPS Prosecutor;

Grade 4 CPS Specialist Fraud Panel.

Professional Memberships

Criminal Bar Association; Middle temple; South Eastern Circuit.