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2 Hare Court, Temple, London, EC4Y 7BH
Tel: 020 7353 5324
Fax: 020 7353 0667
2 Hare Court, Temple, London, EC4Y 7BH
Tel: 020 7353 5324
Fax: 020 7353 0667
James Buchanan
A specialist defence advocate with a substantial leading junior practice.
In recent years, the focus of his practice has been on fraud (including tax, banking, company, mortgage and insurance frauds), money laundering and large-scale drug trafficking. Asset confiscation and restraint in the criminal jurisdiction is a related speciality.
He has an established track record in the defence of professionals charged with serious and complex crime, and acts in proceedings brought by leading prosecuting authorities.
In the wider field of general criminal practice, James has extensive experience in substantial drug trafficking, people-trafficking and robbery conspiracy cases. He has appeared in numerous multi-handed trials, often involving serious organised crime and flowing from large-scale investigations run by, amongst others: the Serious Fraud Office, the Serious and Organised Crime Agency; HMRC; CPS Special Casework; Trading Standards; Operation Trident and the Flying Squad.
Grave crimes experience includes murder, rape, firearms and serious vio
| Case name | R v Anthony Blok |
|---|---|
| Appearance | Defence |
| Category | Money Laundering |
| Detail | Defendant, the senior partner of Sears Blok, Solicitors, charged with money laundering, perjury and perverting the course of justice following an investigation lasting over a period of 12 years. |
| Case name | R v Paul Richardson |
|---|---|
| Appearance | Defence |
| Category | Fraud |
| Detail | Represented, as leading junior counsel, a company director charged with income tax evasion (and associated money laundering offences) to the value of £2.8m. |
| Case name | R v Michael Daly |
|---|---|
| Appearance | Defence |
| Category | Drugs |
| Detail | Acted for the principal defendant (a retired detective sergeant on the Metropolitan Police Drugs Squad) who was alleged to be a directing mind behind the largest ever single conspiracy to import cocaine (worth in excess of £200 million) into the United Kingdom. |
| Case name | R v John Dale |
|---|---|
| Appearance | Defence |
| Category | Murder |
| Detail | Represented ex-Regimental Sergeant Major – discharged from the Army having been diagnosed with Post–traumatic Stress Disorder – charged with the attempted murder of his partner. |
