Financial crime lawyers
Financial crime is a complex field. If you’re facing charges or investigation, you’ll need specialist fraud Solicitors.
If you’re being investigated for fraud, the implications can be serious — and not just for you. An investigation can have repercussions for your family, your business and your affiliations.
Instructing our expert fraud Solicitors at your earliest opportunity will ensure you get the best advice and give you peace of mind.
Why choose Harewood Law?
Our financial crime lawyers are experts in this field and have the necessary knowledge, skills and analytical approach. We’ll manage your investigation and do everything in our power to defend your assets and protect your reputation.
Instruct us and you’ll access to the UK’s leading barristers, including King’s Counsel. These financial crime experts are renowned for giving clients the edge they need to defend their position.
You’ll also have access to forensic accountants, who can provide detailed reports.
Facing charges of fraud or financial crime?
Contact the team at Harewood Law today.
0333 344 8377
From 9.00am - 5.00pm
0333 344 8366
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Experts in defending financial crime
We work with both private and Legal Aid clients facing charges of:
• Bribery and corruption
• Confiscation and asset forfeiture
• Counterfeiting or forgery
• Embezzlement
• Financial fraud
• Money laundering offences
• Tax evasion
• Theft
Bribery and corruption
All UK businesses must comply with the UK Bribery Act, which prohibits all bribery and corruption. The Act covers transactions in the UK and abroad — and in both the public and private sectors.
Confiscation and asset forfeiture
Under the Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA), if you’re a convicted defendant who’s profited from criminal activities:
A confiscation order would order you to pay a sum equivalent to the amount you’ve profited.
A forfeiture order would allow authorities to seize any financial assets you’ve acquired by illegal means.
Counterfeiting or forgery
Counterfeiting and forgery are both crimes where the intent is to defraud, or deceive.
In the case of counterfeiting, it’s making an unauthorised copy of something and pretending it’s the genuine article.
Forgery means producing or adapting documents or objects. In a case of forgery that results in someone being deceived out of money, there may be additional charges added.
Embezzlement
Embezzlement is a form of theft where the victim has entrusted their assets with someone who, then, steals them.
Financial fraud
Financial fraud includes personal fraud and covers a number of different offences, such as:
• Bank fraud
• Cheque fraud
• Corporate fraud
• Credit card fraud
• Electronic fraud
• Identity theft
• Insider dealing
• Medical fraud
Money laundering offences
Money laundering is where large sums of money gained from criminal activity are made to seem like they were acquired legally.
Tax evasion
Tax evasion occurs when individuals or businesses are not paying enough tax, or are claiming tax repayments dishonestly. The intent is to deceive the tax authorities and/ or enrich the perpetrator.
In corporate cases, charges may also be brought against those who fail to prevent tax evasion.
Theft
Theft is the crime of stealing someone else’s property with the intention of keeping it and/or profiting from it.