Harry Bentley

Business Crime & Financial Services

One of Harry’s main practice areas over the years has been serious fraud. He has experience in complex confiscation proceedings in both negotiated settlements and contested hearings.

Notable Cases:

R v R

£21m conspiracy to cheat the public revenue through the VAT & Construction Industry Scheme.

R v H

£1m conspiracy to cheat the public revenue through the sale of counterfeit tobacco.

R v S

£750,000 conspiracy to defraud investors in a diamond investment scheme.

R v H

£1.7m conspiracy to defraud investors in a fraudulent carbon credit scheme.

R v P

Multi-million pound conspiracy to defraud investors in a land banking scheme.

R v N

Multi-million pound conspiracy to defraud HMRC through the Construction Industry Scheme (CIS).

R v W

£23m conspiracy to defraud investors in a bio-fuel investment scheme involving Jatropha plantations in Cambodia.

R v M

Multi-million pound MTIC fraud.

R v C

£1m conspiracy to defraud investors in a fraudulent en primeur wine investment scheme.