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Band 2

POCA Work & Asset Forfeiture

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11 Years Ranked

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Financial Crime

London (Bar)

7 Years Ranked

About

Provided by Richard Fisher KC

UK Bar

Career

Richard Fisher KC provides advice and advocacy for clients whose cases involve allegations of financial crime, issues of bribery and corruption, the proceeds of crime and related litigation, and regulatory compliance. His advisory practice draws on his extensive experience of representing clients on contentious financial crime matters; many of which involve novel points of law or procedure. He has given expert evidence to the Home Affairs Select Committee.

On the contentious side of his practice Richard is regularly instructed in complex and high profile cases involving allegations of financial crime and related money laundering; particularly where criminal and civil asset recovery powers are engaged to detain, restrain, freeze, recover, forfeit or confiscate assets in the UK or overseas. Richard has a particular interest in and experience of advising on the emerging interface between asset recovery and financial sanctions enforcement. He is routinely instructed to represent the full range of persons affected by the exercise of asset recovery powers and by related judicial orders. Richard also conducts linked litigation in the High Court.

Professional Memberships

Criminal Bar Association

Proceeds of Crime Lawyers Association

Justice

Publications

Richard is co-author of one of the leading practitioner texts on the UK’s proceeds of crime legislation, Blackstone’s Guide to the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Oxford University Press, 5th ed).

Richard has presented seminars on a variety of topics including at the Law Society Risk and Compliance Annual Conference (Fiduciary relationships – corruption and criminal finances) and the Offshore Alert conference, London (corporate facilitation of tax evasion). He has written articles that have been published in Archbold News and the Solicitor’s Journal and he has contributed to LexisNexis UK Human Rights Updater service and the drafting of consultation papers on behalf of the Criminal Bar Association and Liberty. Richard is joint leader of Chambers’ Business Crime and Investigations Team.

Work Highlights

Recent cases of note include:

Representing a prominent defendant in the largest (cash) money laundering case prosecuted in the UK to date (Operation Larkshot), involving allegations of criminal property valued at £266million (2020-2022 ongoing).

Advising a former Airbus Executive under investigation by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) and the Parquet National Financier (PNF) for offences of Bribery and Corruption (£billions) in relation to securing contracts for the supply of commercial and military aircraft. Detailed written representations were submitted on the relevant law and the facts as to the charging decision. The matter was subsequently formally discontinued by the SFO (2020-2022).

Representing a Fintech corporate in proceedings brought by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) with regards to POCA 2002 Account Freezing Orders and Account Forfeiture Orders totalling £2m (2020-2022).

Advising a corporate on disclosures to His Majesty’s Revenue & Customs (HMRC) under the Contractual Disclosure Facility (CDF) / Code of Practice (COP) 9 and COP 8) as to fraud (Corporate Liability), failing to prevent the facilitation of tax evasion and cheating the public revenue (2021-2022).

Bringing a successful challenge to seizure and detention applications under POCA 2002 brought by HMRC related to high value Listed Assets and cash, on behalf of an ultra HNWI subject of politically charged allegations of criminal conduct (2022).

Advising on the exercise of police powers in connection with an investigation into alleged assistance provided to an offender in connection with a long running, high profile murder investigation conducted by the Metropolitan Police (2022, ongoing).

Representing an extradited defendant in what was said involve the largest (by value) domestic burglary ever prosecuted and associated money laundering offences. The homes of Frank Lampard and Christine Lampard (jewellery valued at £60,000), Mr Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha (cash and jewellery valued at £1million) and Tamara Ecclestone and Jay Rutland (jewellery valued at £25million) were burgled (2021-2022).

Advising a FTSE 100 PLC on AML and POCA issues (2022, ongoing).

Education

University of Bristol. LLB

Hons Inns of Court School of Law

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