Vivienne Tanchel was instructed as leading junior to represent Mr X, one of 10 defendants, said to be the trusted and longstanding book keeper of the main defendant, in a £2million fraud against small businesses. It was alleged that the businesses were sold packages enabling them to switch energy suppliers on the false premise that […]
Welcome to the Winter Edition of the 2 Hare Court Tax Team newsletter. In this edition, Jonathan Kinnear QC and Laura Stephenson cover the important decision of R (oao PML Accounting Limited) handed down by the Court of Appeal which touches on penalties following a resolution of the underlying decision. Vivienne Tanchel and Howard Watkinson consider […]
Mr M, represented by Brendan Kelly QC and Vivienne Tanchel, instructed by Cindy Dorrington and Steve Sharp of Bivonas Law LLP, was acquitted yesterday after a 12 week trial of conspiracy to make corrupt payments. Mr M was accused of agreeing with his alleged co-conspirators to corrupt a procurement manager to ensure that his client, […]
Welcome to this Autumn edition of 2 Hare Court’s Business Crime Group newsletter; we hope that it finds you refreshed after a summer break. In this edition, Oliver Glasgow QC and Ben Rich discuss the first challenge to an Unexplained Wealth Order which was brought by Mrs Hajiyeva, who infamously spent £16 million in Harrods […]
Welcome to this inaugural edition of 2 Hare Court’s Private Prosecutions Group’s newsletter; we hope that it finds you refreshed after a summer break. In this edition: Oliver Glasgow QC and Lewis MacDonald write about the gathering of evidence with a view to bringing a private prosecution, suggesting that private prosecutors should have greater investigatory […]