UK BUSINESS FRAUD : EXPERT LEGAL ADVICE

UK Criminal Lawyers is a national network of solicitors who specialise in the defence of serious criminal charges relating to white collar crime and business fraud in commercial environments and corporate situations. Legal aid is available to fund a professional defence team in court proceedings in the Magistrates' Court without a means test and in the Crown Court with a means test provided that the court is satisfied that the interests of justice are served by publicly funding a defence team. The interests of justice test may be satisfied in the following circumstances:-

• where there are difficulties in understanding legal proceedings due mental or physical disability or language problems
• if the accused is likely to be sent to prison
• for appeals against conviction or sentence
• if a conviction could lead to job loss
• allegations of contempt of court

Business fraud frequently involves the misappropriation of large sums of money, by an employee in a position of trust and often involves more than one person with the potential for charges of conspiracy. The criminal offence of conspiracy carries a potential maximum life sentence of imprisonment and even in the absence of a previous criminal record can lead to a long period of incarceration. If you have been charged with this offence you need the best legal representation that is available. Our network solicitors have dedicated teams of specialist lawyers and experienced support staff using the latest technology and they deal with a wide spectrum of serious cases which includes scams, corporate frauds, mortgage frauds, DTI cases, money laundering, VAT, duty fraud, false accounting, fraudulent trading, corporate corruption and insolvency cases.

The Legal Services Commission is the central body that deals with the allocation of legal aid for criminal proceedings and it also administers the Specialist Fraud Panel which was instigated to ensure that defendants charged with these complex monetary offences receive quality representation from firms with expertise in managing such cases. Only lawyers who satisfy the stringent appointment criteria are allowed membership and legal aid in these complex cases is only granted to firms that are members. All of our network lawyers have been appointed to the Specialist Fraud Panel and have the expertise to handle these cases which can be technical and complex and may involve investigation and analysis of thousands of documents including detailed accounting records.

The quality of the evidence presented by the prosecution in court proceedings involving charges of business fraud, white collar crime or conspiracy should never be underestimated. Charges of this nature are never entered into lightly by the prosecution and are often the result of detailed and lengthy investigation and examination of thousands of documents contained in books and records over many years by specialist police officers and professionally qualified investigators.

If you are being investigated by the police or have been charged with an offence you will need the help of an expert lawyer to ensure fair treatment. It is in your interests to be represented by a specialist who will give you clear advice on your legal rights. If you would like to talk to an experienced lawyer with no charge just use the help line. If after talking to us you decide not to take matters further you are under no obligation to do so and you will not be charged anything at all.

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