The firm is regularly instructed in fraud cases often involving very serious offences worth millions of pounds. A number of our cases have been high profile such as the Robinsons legal aid fraud, the Jubilee Line Extension corruption case, and currently a large insider dealing case which is being prosecuted by the FSA.

We represented one of the 29 defendants in a large scale fraud on the legal aid fund by a firm of solicitors called Robinsons who were allegedly making fraudulent claims on the legal aid fund for payment in cases where work had not been undertaken. Our client was acquitted after a trial lasting 13 months.

We acted for a solicitor defendant in a follow on trial to the main Jubilee Line extension corruption case, the case against whom was dropped prior to trial. We have also acted in other cases involving professional clients both funded as VHCC's or under the normal legal aid structure.

Many of these cases are not headline makers but form a staple diet for those solicitors within the firm dealing with financial crime. For example, we have acted in numerous money laundering offences, VAT "missing trader" frauds involving millions of pounds and other major financial crimes.

However some cases attract a higher profile both in the UK and internationally. We are currently acting in what has been described as one of, if not, the largest FSA insider dealing enquiry. The case is 7 handed and will be a flagship case for the FSA and the gains involved are alleged to run into millions of pounds. In addition we are currently representing a company director in a corruption matter where the alleged victim is Network Rail. We also recently represented an MP in an investigation into expense claims conducted by the Metropolitan Police but which concluded with no action being taken.

The Legal services commission funds many large scale fraud cases through it Very High Cost Case ("VHCC") scheme. In the past firms have had to demonstrate an expertise in such matters so as to have been accredited initially to the Serious Fraud Panel (abolished in January 2008) and latterly the VHCC Panel. This panel is to be abolished in mid July 2010 as the Legal Services Commission moves the goalposts on public funding once again.

Richard Locke, a serious fraud supervisor under the initial panel scheme, has been involved in other major fraud cases both at this firm and previously with Simons Muirhead & Burton including Blue Arrow, Plasser and BCCI. He is able to supervise other firms on the VHCC Panel but which do not have the requisite level of experience of fraud cases.

We are equipped to deal with fraud cases of any complexity and seriousness. We regularly receive referrals from a number of the major solicitors firms dealing with fraud cases as we are known to be able to meet the unique challenges that these cases present with a minimum of fuss and the requisite degree of expertise.