ABR Solicitors

The firm: ABR solicitors is a niche fraud, crime, regulatory and prison law practice with its head and back office in Leeds. It also has offices in Nottingham, Manchester, Liverpool, Birmingham, Newcastle, Leicester and London . ABR is committed to operating in a digitalised court process.

The firm believes in ensuring that people and companies are properly represented in their case, and that every case is different. To do so it always fully assesses and challenges evidence.

ABR is committed to fighting for all its clients, both publicly and privately funded.

The firm is available 24/7, acting throughout with: personality; intellectual ability; honesty and integrity; and professionalism.

ABR provides ‘the best form of defence’.

The firm and the partners have received national and international awards for their work and recognition:

• International Advisory Experts Awards 2021 –Criminal defence firm of year –UK
• Global 100-2021-Best Criminal Defence Practice and Fraud Law firm- UK
• Global Law Experts 2021-White Collar Crime and Criminal Defence Law firm of year-UK
• Corporate America Today awards 2021-Criminal Defence Practice of year –UK
• Worldwide Financial Advisor Awards 2021-Criminal Defence Law firm of year-UK
• Global Business Insight Awards 2021-Specialist Criminal Defence solicitor of Year-UK
• Lawyers Worldwide Awards (5 star awards) 2021-Criminal Defence firm of the Year- UK
• Lawyer International Awards 2021-Criminal Defence Practice of Year-UK
• Corporate Intl Global Awards 2021-Criminal Defence Law firm of year-UK
• ACQ5 Global Awards 2021-Fraud Law firm of year-UK
• SME News Legal Awards 2021-Best Criminal Justice Practice-Yorkshire
• Finance Monthly Awards 2021-Criminal Defence Lawyer of Year-UK

Types of work undertaken: ABR Solicitors provides the full range of fraud, crime and regulatory services, advising and representing clients throughout investigations and proceedings conducted by the Serious Fraud Office, Crown Prosecution Service, Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs, Financial Conduct Authority, National Crime Agency, Health & Safety Executive, trading standards, Fire Protection and Environment Agency and other regulatory agencies. It represents individuals and companies in the UK and abroad facing investigation/prosecution under the Bribery Act or multijurisdictional legislation including FCPA.

It also represents professions including doctors, dentists, teachers, nurses, solicitors and other professionals in respect of disciplinary proceedings.

The firm undertakes all restraint order and confiscation work and has two of the leading practitioners in the country Andrew Stewardson and Rob Rode undertaking that work.

ABR advises companies to ensure their procedures are compliant.

The firm has one of the leading  sexual offences practitioners, James McAulay,(IIOC/CSAM , historic and present offences and abuse allegations) leading the  sexual offences team.

Jo Davidson leads the prison law team.