Kabir Sondhi

Practice Areas

Kabir’s practice encompasses a full range of criminal work, both prosecuting and defending, with a specialism in financial, white-collar, and corporate crime. He represents and advises individuals, corporates, and authorities in complex SFO, HMRC, CPS, Insolvency Service, and Trading Standards cases. He has particular knowledge and experience of international bribery and corruption / fraud investigations and Deferred Prosecution Agreements.

As well as being an accomplished advocate, Kabir undertakes advisory work for individuals and corporates in relation to investigations and liabilities arising from business dealings, often with an international dimension. He is increasingly asked to advise on the bringing of private prosecutions with a business context. Alongside his specialist knowledge of criminal law, Kabir’s postgraduate studies in corporate and commercial law allow him to take a holistic approach to advising corporates and senior management.

Kabir maintains a strong practice in general criminal and related public law, usually involving complex legal and factual issues and nuanced subject matter. He has significant experience dealing with cases involving restricted and sensitive material and complicated disclosure exercises. Kabir maintains an interest in other discrete areas of practice, including international criminal law, media law, and digital rights, privacy, and security.

Career

• Called 2010

• SFO prosecution panel

• CPS specialist Fraud, Proceeds of Crime, and Serious Crime panels

• CPS general crime panel

• Direct access qualified / authorised to conduct litigation

Professional Memberships

• Fraud Lawyers’ Association (committee)

• Criminal Bar Association

• South Eastern Circuit

• Gray’s Inn (Master of the Bench)