Shaw Graham Kersh

Crime; Fraud

Raymond is the head of SGK's private client and fraud departments.  His most recent highlights include:

• successful insanity defence in an alleged attempted murder by a businessman of a colleague
• resisting an SFO s2 Notice demanding information provided in confidence to a journalist
• advising a witness to the Grenfell Tower Inquiry
• overturning a rape conviction at the Court of Appeal and securing acquittal at retrial
• defending a multi-million pound Local Authority prosecuted fraud conspiracy, spanning multiple years and businesses
• successfully defending an actuary, facing accusations of sexual and other assaults by a fellow actuary in proceedings before his professional body, the IFoA

Raymond has particular experience advising/defending fraud and related financial investigations/proceedings brought by the SFO/FCA/HMRC/CMA and CPS specialist units.

Raymond's practice includes:

• lawyers/medical professionals facing professional disciplinary investigations carrying potential criminal liability;
• football related criminal investigations (advising directors, players and lawyers) and
• international child abduction cases

1999               Shaw Graham Kersh 1996-99       Garstangs 1994-96       Fisher Meredith (trainee)

Former President, London Criminal Courts Solicitors Association representing solicitors with Government, the Judiciary, CPS and Bar.

Certified Fraud Examiner qualification

London Criminal Courts Solicitors Association (former President);

Fraud Lawyers Association.

1993              LPC, College of Law

1992              CPE (Law), University of Westminster

1985-88      Leeds University, B.A.Hons, International History and Politics 2:1