Martin Evans KC

Practice Areas

Specialises in all aspects of the law relating to criminal and civil asset recovery and confiscation. Acts for defendants, prosecuting authorities and third parties. Experienced in handling domestic and international restraint and receivership proceedings (including the restraint of UK assets pursuant to overseas requests), freezing orders under Part 5 of POCA and confiscation proceedings. Frequently instructed in cases on appeal where he was not involved in the lower court.

Expertise in fraud, corruption, money laundering and corporate criminal liability.

Current instructions include advising company director subject to criminal investigation, advising the NCA as to freezing cryptocurrency and advising a Government Department in respect of money laundering legislation.

Notable recent cases include:

R v Wood (Niki) [2023] 1 WLR 156

R v Briedis [2023] 1 Cr App R 18

Gopee v Southwark Crown Court [2023] EWCA Civ 881

Chief Constable of Merseyside v Bennett [2023] 1 Cr App R10

NCA v Petrosaudi Oil Services (Venezuela) Ltd [2022] EWHC 920 (Admin)

R v Andrewes [2022] 1 WLR 3878, SC

Crown Prosecution Service v Aquila Advisory Ltd [2021] 1 WLR 5666, SC

Asplin & others [2021] EWCA Crim 1313;

National Crime Agency v Aziz (No.1) [2020] EWHC 3060 (Admin), [2021] Lloyd's Rep. F.C. 207;

PDVSA Servicios SA v Clyde & Co LLP [2020] EWHC 2322 (Ch), [2020] Lloyd's Rep. F.C. 580.

Career

Called to Bar in 1989. Took silk in 2017.

Professional Memberships

Proceeds of Crime Lawyers’ Association.

Publications

Corporate Criminal Liability’ (co-author) Fourth Edition April 2021; ‘Archbold’ (contributing editor responsible for confiscation and money laundering chapters)