High Profile Cases in the Media

Giles Bark-Jones and Maria Stalbow of Bark&co acted for a suspect who was investigated for 3 years by the SFO in relation a major bribery and corruption matter. The allegations dated back to between 1996 to 2004 and are said to have taken place in multiple jurisdictions including Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, India and Brazil…. Read more »

PRESS STATEMENT From Boris Becker: I wish to make it clear that I accept the verdicts of the jury, I accept the sentence imposed upon me and that is why I have no intention of seeking any form of appeal. I will serve my sentence in accordance with the court’s decisions.   From Bark&Co: Following… Read more »

The £3 million diamond boiler room fraud trial involving The Only Way is Essex (TOWIE) star Lewis Bloor, collapsed at Southwark Crown Court after failings in the disclosure of evidence. The Defendants were charged with a multi-company boiler room fraud that sold diamonds as investments. The Crown’s case was that our client was part of a team of… Read more »

SFO v Ersin Tatar Ersin Tatar is a Turkish politician currently serving as the Prime Minister of Northern Cyprus. We represented him in relation to an investigation by the SFO in connection with the Polly Peck case (dating back to 1987 and involving CEO Asil Nadir, who faced 66 counts of theft in the original… Read more »

ART vs Regina Acting for Dr Agnes Reeves Taylor (the ex-wife of the former President of Liberia Charles Taylor) in dismissal of all charges against her for conspiracy to torture contrary to section (1) of the Criminal Law Act 1977 and seven counts of torture contrary to section 134(1) of the Criminal Justice Act 1988… Read more »

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… Read more »

Bark&co acts for Mr. R who has been charged along with four other British men, including three former Directors of Solar Energy Savings Limited. They have been charged with conspiracy to commit fraud following the Serious Fraud Office’s investigation into Solar Energy Savings Limited, PV Solar Direct Limited and Ultra Energy Global Limited. Serious Fraud… Read more »

Our client was acquitted of all charges at Southwark Crown Court. Mr. Cryan is delighted with the unanimous verdict confirming his innocence of any involvement in a conspiracy to manipulate LIBOR. Mr. Cryan had protested his innocence from the very outset, and explained what had actually happened to the SFO in lengthy interviews in January… Read more »

Chris Cairns has been acquitted at Southwark Crown Court on 30th November 2015 as has his former barrister, our client, Mr. Andrew Fitch-Holland. Giles Bark-Jones and Peter Finbow from Bark&co acted for Mr. Andrew Fitch-Holland (Criminal Barrister) Mr. Fitch-Holland and Mr. Chris Cairns (the former New Zealand cricket captain) had been charged with doing an act… Read more »

Bark&co represents a client in relation to the on-going trial involving allegations of inappropriate payments to police and also corruption in public office. The investigation was an offshoot of those in relation to the media phone hacking scandal (Operation Weeting). The Crown has now offered no further evidence against our client, the trial however continues for… Read more »