OPERATION SWEEPINGS / ENCROCHAT
13.07.2020
After a joint National Crime Agency/ Metropolitan police surveillance operation into an alleged Organised Crime Group operating in the Kent…
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News
“This civil and criminal litigation boutique is noted for “high-profile criminal defence work”… and has developed “the practice to the enviable position it occupies today…” – Chambers & Partners
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13.07.2020
Chambers & Partners have now published the 2020 edition of their High Net Worth (HNW) Guide and Bark&co have once again been ranked in Financial Crime: High Net Worth Individuals – UK.
13.07.2020
Chambers & Partners have now published the 2020 edition of their High Net Worth (HNW) Guide and Bark&co have once…
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No Evidence Offered In Flagship ICO Prosecution
1.10.2019
Bark&co are happy to report that in the case of R v Frederick Parr and Others (prosecuted by the Information…
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MTIC Fraud
6.09.2019
R v Waqas ASLAM & 14 Ors [Operation Banjax] 2019 – Southwark Crown Court The case was an MTIC Fraud…
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Account Freezing Order
30.05.2019
Bark&co were successful in an application to set aside an Account Freezing Order (“AFO”) against our client. The case originally…
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Client cleared of murder and manslaughter
15.02.2019
Our client was acquitted of murder and manslaughter at the Old Bailey on 11th February 2019. Mr Umezie was accused…
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Former Nigerian international & premier league footballer found not guilty
28.01.2019
Former Nigerian International & Premier League footballer Sam Sodje was found not guilty of all allegations of money laundering in…
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Another Successful Extradition Appeal
26.09.2018
The case of Patryk Lewicki v Polish Judicial Authority was heard at the Administrative Court on 26th September 2018 before…
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High Court Extradition Victory
7.08.2018
On Monday 8th July 2018, following a successful appeal against the Extradition Order issued by the Westminster Magistrates’ Court, in…
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Bark&co Ranked in Chambers and Partners High Net Worth Guide for Financial Crime
25.07.2018
We are proud to announce that we have been ranked in Chambers and Partners High Net Worth Guide for Financial…
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R v SH & 9 others 2018 – Southwark CC – Fraud (Operation Willsbridge)
18.07.2018
We successfully represented SH who was charged with being party to a large scale International Fraud against a number of…
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Bark&co succeeds in a landmark Ecuadorean Extradition case
22.06.2018
After eighteen months of hearings, the case of Ecuador v D C-V has finally come to a successful end. The…
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Prosecution offer no evidence following successful legal argument on disclosure
25.05.2018
On allegations dating back to their arrest in November 2015, Day 30 of trial at the Central Criminal Court for…
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Acquittal at Southwark Crown Court
11.04.2018
R v G and Others Today, our client was acquitted of conspiracy to import 70kgs of Class A drugs with…
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Murder Case dropped
13.03.2018
Bark and Co stepped in to represent a young man accused of a fatal stabbing in South London. With less…
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‘Houdini is nothing compared to you’
4.12.2017
The quote of a client M.F. whose Appeal was finally granted by Consent Order from the Administrative Court on 1…
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Bark&co Secured The Acquittal Of A Client Charged With Biggest And Most Complex direct tax fraud in British history
16.11.2017
After a 10 month trial at Southwark Crown Court, Bark&co secured the acquittal of a client charged with Conspiracy to…
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More Extradition Success For Bark&co
16.11.2017
On 16th November 2017, in the case of District Court of Koszalin, Poland v Rafal Szpiec, heard at Westminster Magistrates’…
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The case against Paul Cameron’s client was dismissed
3.11.2017
Paul Cameron and Natalie Bird of 2 Bedford Row were instructed on a private basis to represent Mr H at…
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Success In The Administrative Court
30.10.2017
1. MM v Circuit Court in Katowice, Poland The case of Polish Judicial Authority v MM was heard at the…
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SIX CONSECUTIVE YEARS AS A TOP TIER FIRM – Legal500 2017
12.10.2017
We are proud to announce that for the 6th consecutive year, Bark&co has been recognised as a TOP-TIER FIRM for…
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Magdalena Motyl Of Bark&co Instructed In Most High-Profile Extradition Case Of 2017
8.09.2017
Bark&co has been instructed to represent Michael Herba the Polish national who is alleged to have been involved in the…
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Triple Success For Bark&co In High Court Extradition Appeals
5.09.2017
In September 2017 Magdalena Motyl at Bark&co wins three High Court Extradition Appeals in a row. 1. Roman Kolodziejczyk v…
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Another client acquitted at the Old Bailey
14.08.2017
Solicitor Danielle Coyle successfully represented Mr M charged with being concerned in the supply of heroin and crack cocaine. Mr M…
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Court of Appeal gives judgment in X & Y Limited v HMRC (AWRS injunctions)
7.07.2017
Giles Bark-Jones and Joe Pyne of Bark&co acted for X&Y in this important appeal which has established that (1) HMRC…
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R v G & Others
14.06.2017
Mr. G was a privately paying client who came to us from his previous solicitors for his trial. He was…
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Client acquitted at the Bailey after allegations of cannabis production
6.05.2017
Senior Consultant Paul Cameron successfully represented our client following a 17-day trial at the Old Bailey. Our client faced 6…
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Bark&co act in another SFO prosecution
29.03.2017
Senior Solicitor Maria Stalbow acts for Mr. R who has been charged along with four other British men, including three…
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R v M
11.11.2016
Mr. M came to us charged with a very serious section 18 GBH offence. He was alleged to have kicked…
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FIVE YEARS AS A TOP TIER FIRM – Legal 500
15.09.2016
We are proud to announce that for the 5th consecutive year, Bark&co has been recognised as a TOP-TIER FIRM in…
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R v A & Others
5.09.2016
Senior Solicitor Dina Patel today successfully represented Mr A, at Manchester Crown Court, where the Prosecution offered no evidence against…
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Operation Incubus
2.08.2016
Conspiracy to Cheat the Public Revenue by way of Duty Evasion on HRT. Senior Lawyer Alex Nelson is instructed privately…
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R v F
14.07.2016
A Bark&co solicitor has been instructed by FX trader on a 13 count Fraud by False Representation matter at Isleworth…
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LIBOR Trial: Our Client Acquitted
27.01.2016
Today our client was acquitted of all charges at Southwark Crown Court. Mr. Cryan is delighted with the unanimous verdict…
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Former New Zealand cricket captain and Barrister Acquitted
1.12.2015
Chris Cairns has been acquitted at Southwark Crown Court on 30th November 2015 as has his former barrister, our client, Mr….
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R v S & Others.
7.10.2015
Senior Solicitor Peter Finbow successfully represented Mr. S in his acquittal in proceedings before Manchester Crown Court. It had been…
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The Legal 500 ranks Bark&co A Leading Tier 1 Firm For White-collar Crime (Fraud) For The 4th Consecutive Year
16.09.2015
The “Who’s Who” of the legal world commented: “A ‘first-class’ firm, Bark&co offers an ‘incredibly strong client-care ethos’ and ‘really…
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Client faces no further action in relation to alleged computer hacking
9.09.2015
Operation Kalmyk The CPS have formally dropped proceedings against our client in relation to a computer hacking investigation. Operation “Kalmyk” is…
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Operation Kestrel
24.07.2015
Senior Solicitor Sabrik Dhamu successfully represented a 15-year old defendant who was charged together with six others for the murder…
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Privin Corporation Ltd v HMRC
3.06.2015
Bark & Co successfully represented a former mobile phone trader in its Appeal in the First Tier Tax Tribunal against…
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Client accused of handling £286k of stolen goods cleared at Maidstone Crown Court
7.04.2015
R v P and others Senior Solicitor Dina Patel acted for a Mr P who was charged with four others…
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Bribery Act Case: Bark&co successful in securing no further action
18.03.2015
Giles Bark-Jones and Paul Lennon have been successful in obtaining no further action for a client in a wide scale…
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R v Karahassan and Others – National Crime Agency Drugs Case
12.02.2015
In 2013, Mr. K was charged with conspiracy to supply a class A drug following an extensive undercover operation by…
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R v S & Others – No Evidence Offered
7.01.2015
Our client was charged with 3 others with Conspiracy to Commit Fraud by False Representation. The alleged fraud was valued…
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R v M & Others
18.12.2014
Senior Solicitor Pat Wilson successfully represented Mrs M who was acquitted on both counts of conspiracy to facilitate a breach…
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R v B
27.11.2014
We represented a suspect who was arrested for the historical murder of Melanie Hall in 1996. Her remains were found…
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Bark&co represents brokerage manager in relation to LIBOR
17.11.2014
Bark&co now are now representing a client in relation to the SFO LIBOR criminal investigations (London Interbank Offered Rate). The…
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Former Charity Chief Executive Cleared of Two Counts of Fraud
29.08.2014
Solicitor Aisha Qazi Shamsuddin represented Our client Mr. M has today been found not guilty at Swansea Crown Court of two counts…
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Evening Standard Interview with our client Gregg Fryett
17.06.2014
The Evening Standard interviews our client Mr. Fryett regarding his detention in a Cambodian Jail pending efforts to extradite him back to…
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Attorney General’s application for increase in sentence of Lewes Gill fails
7.05.2014
The Court of Appeal has upheld the original sentence of four years after this matter was referred by the Attorney…
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Client cleared in connection with a £24m MTIC fraud
24.02.2014
Our client, Mr Bensley, has been cleared of allegations of his involvement in a £24 million missing trader (MTIC) fraud…
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R v W and Others
17.01.2014
Solicitor Aisha Qazi Shamsuddin successfully represented Mr W. This case concerns the murder of Danny Gough of Croydon in December…
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Premiership Footballer Driving Ban Successfully Appealed
15.11.2013
Bark&co have today at Norwich Magistrates Court overturned a driving ban imposed on a premiership footballer following an appeal against an…
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Stellar cast of lawyers in phone-hacking case
4.11.2013
The Legal Gazzette reports “The full list of law firms and barristers acting in the phone-hacking trial that started at…
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Client Acquitted of Money Laundering
13.08.2013
Our client was acquitted of a charge of money laundering at the Central Criminal Court (the Old Bailey) on 2nd August…
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Italian National Acquitted
12.08.2013
The firm was instructed to act for an Italian national who was being extradited to the UK. At that point…
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Tim Whiston Cleared After 7 years
12.07.2013
Giles Bark-Jones acted for Mr. Tim Whiston, the former CEO of iSOFT Group plc. The FCA opened an investigation into alleged accounting irregularities at the NHS…
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R v Davies & Others – Client Acquitted
11.04.2013
Senior Solicitor Dina Patel acted for Mr Davies who was acquitted yesterday at Bristol Crown Court of all charges against him….
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Our client Gregg Fryett in The Independent
5.04.2013
Bark&co has been quoted in The Independent regarding the imprisonment of our client, Gregg Fryett, in Cambodia: Independent
R v Bachu and Others – Prosecution Case Dropped
4.04.2013
Bark & Co acted for Miss Bachu who was charged with conspiracy to supply heroin along with 12 other co-defendants following a…
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Bark & Co Successfully Appeal HMRC Assessments on £22.7m Alleged Duty & VAT Case
4.04.2013
Bark & Co Solicitors representing Mr Gurdip Singh Dhadwal successfully appealed assessments raised by HMRC following their allegations that he was party to an excise…
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Bark & Co’s Response To The Sentencing of Kweku Adoboli
22.11.2012
Bark & Co act for Kweku Adoboli who on Tuesday 20 November 2012 was acquitted by a Southwark jury on four counts of false accounting…
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Bark & Co Represent Finance Director of Marrache & Co
27.10.2012
Bark & Co has been engaged by Lexicon Legal in the defence of Mr Solomon Marrache, former Finance Director of Marrache & Co, in a…
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