Duncan Lewis Solicitors

Crime

Simon Connolly is a consultant solicitor at Duncan Lewis and specialises in criminal defence and white collar fraud matters.

He has forged a particular niche in the area of confiscation proceedings and his particular specialism is acting for clients where the prosecution seek high value orders in excess of £1 million pounds.

Simon has had conduct of matters dealing with a range of offences including theft, fraudulent trading, money laundering and various conspiracies - the most notable being conspiracy to defraud the public revenue. Simon had day to day conduct of a matter before Birmingham Crown Court in which the Prosecution sought a confiscation order in the sum of £197 million. However, upon the case being determined at a final hearing with various legal arguments being heard an order was eventually made in the sum of just over £106,000.

In 2012, along with his colleague, Simon was responsible for establishing a dedicated Proceeds of Crime and Fraud Unit. The unit represents clients nationwide and particularly focuses on proceedings where the Crown seeks multi-million pound benefit figures.

He qualified as a solicitor in 2011 and joined Duncan Lewis in 2013.