Chambers Review
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Financial Crime - London (Bar)
Individual Editorial
Neil Hawes KC of Crucible Law is a top-quality advocate who is sought out to advise on leading cases involving rate rigging, corruption, insider dealing and mortgage fraud. He is also experienced in international bribery cases. His wide-ranging experience includes the defence of cases prosecuted by HMRC, the Serious Fraud Office and the Financial Conduct Authority.
Strengths
He is a go-to silk for the SFO. He has such a good reputation, having done key cases and clients recommend him.
Neil is supremely gifted in finance law, with a brain the size of Britain. He is inventive and always soundly formulates arguments.
He is the best financial crime silk in the country. He is exceptional, user-friendly and has an encyclopaedic knowledge of the law.