ABV Solicitors

Serious Fraud, White-Collar Fraud

Team Leader - Financial Crime

Amirah started her career by working in a niche law firm in Mayfair and joined ABV Solicitors in 2012.

Amirah is a specialist in dealing with complex white/grey-collar fraud, serious organised crime and complex confiscation cases. She is regularly instructed on investigations conducted by law enforcement agencies including SFO, FCA, NCA, HMRC, CPS, DBIS, Trading Standards and Local Authority.

Amirah’s experience includes working on highly publicised cases with complex issues such as cross border, novel frauds, high value and technical legal points.

Amirah is highly ranked by her peers and those within the industry.

Within the past 12 months, Amirah has worked on some of the most serious cases, many of which have been publicised in the media. These include, investigations conducted by the Serious Fraud Office into bribery and corruption allegations against British American Tobacco and Unaoil.

Amirah has also represented clients who are facing investigations conducted by the Financial Conduct Authority facing allegations of multi-million pound investment frauds. Examples include Operation Tidworth and Operation Haslemere.

Amirah is a specialist fraud lawyer with extensive knowledge and experience of confiscation, restraint and cash seizure proceedings. She has travelled to Nairobi and Mombasa to conduct defence enquiries for a £20 million pound contested confiscation trial (Operation Sorrell).

She is experienced in advising clients facing allegations of serious organised crimes such as, importation and the supply of drugs on a large scale (Operation Pulex); terrorism and in particular sensitive cases involving national security considerations and immigration offences, amongst others.

Her strengths include the ability to digest voluminous evidence, forensically examine figures and advance a pro-active defence on behalf of her clients.

Amirah has worked with some of the top silks (Queens Counsel) and counsel in the country and is recognised and respected for her work both in the profession and by clients. Amirah regularly travels internationally to advise and assist her clients.

She has considerable experience in the preparation of Very High Cost Complex Cases (VHCC) including Operation Stagecoach and Operation Savate.