Nick Barnard

Practice Areas

Nick specialises in advising individual and corporate clients in a range of criminal and regulatory matters.

He has been named as a rising star for ‘Fraud: White-Collar Crime’ in the Legal 500 UK 2023 and up and coming for ‘Financial Crime: HNWI’ in Chambers and Partners HNW 2022. The Legal 500 UK 2023 describes him as ‘incredibly bright’.

In recent years, Nick has acted in some of the most high-profile investigations into fraud, bribery, tax offences, money-laundering and asset forfeiture in the UK and abroad. He is frequently involved in cases conducted by the SFO, NCA, FCA and HMRC, as well as international investigations, and has a particular interest in cryptoassets.

Nick also has expertise in general crime matters, having provided advice from the police station to the Magistrates’ and Crown Courts on offences including murder, rape, grievous bodily harm, VAT fraud, drink-driving, possession of indecent images and misconduct in public office.

Career

Nick began his career with Corker Binning in 2011 and became a partner in 2023.

Professional Memberships

Nick is a member of the Fraud Lawyers Association, the Financial Services Lawyers Association, the Association of Regulatory & Disciplinary Lawyers and the Health and Safety Lawyers Association.