Criminal Defence Fraud Lawyers at Bark&Co Solicitors Secure Acquittal in Biggest Ever UK Direct Tax Fraud
Conspiracy to Defraud the Revenue (Operation Amazon).
After a 10 month trial at Southwark Crown Court, our top criminal fraud defence lawyer team at Bark&Co Solicitors, secure acquittal in the biggest Direct & Complex tax fraud in British history. Our client was charged with Conspiracy to Defraud the Revenue (Operation Amazon).
Biggest Direct & Most Complex Tax Fraud
This is said to have been the biggest and most complex direct tax fraud in British history and the potential loss was £107.92 million. The scheme involved high net worth individuals who invested in environmental projects. This matter has taken 8 years to come to trial and involved complex issues relating to e-disclosure. The Court of Appeal have used this case in order to give guidance on the proper approach to disclosure and Abuse of Process (Regina -V-Richards and others 2015).
We instructed Andrew Radcliffe QC of 2 Hare Court and Matthew Buckland of Carmelite Chambers.
https://www.ft.com/content/0068bd87-e426-3a74-a327-c29fdf98e81c
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-41945982
https://www.judiciary.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/r-v-richards-and-others.pdf
