5 St Andrews Hill

Andrew practises in crime, business crime and asset recovery, civil fraud & confiscation law.

Andrew Evans is an experienced criminal practitioner, specialising in the prosecution of serious and complex fraud. He is Grade 4 prosecutor, and is often instructed as leading counsel. He has appeared on behalf of various prosecution agencies, including the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) Central Fraud Group, CPS Special Casework Unit, HM Revenue & Customs, the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) and the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).

Andrew has successfully prosecuted cases involving revenue and social security frauds, banking and insurance frauds, mortgage and healthcare frauds. Due to the size and complexity of these cases, Andrew is regularly instructed at an early stage in order to provide pre-charge advice.

Andrew was called to the Bar in 1985. Andrew has been appointed to the CPS Level Advocates Panel at Level 4. Andrew is also an appointed member of the CPS Specialist Fraud Panel: Level 3.

Asset Recovery, Civil Fraud & Confiscation

Most of Andrew’s fraud caseload results in confiscation proceedings, and as a result Andrew is experienced in all aspects of asset recovery, including forfeiture, restraint and receivership.  He has been involved in contested confiscation proceedings involving statutory“lifestyle” assumptions and hidden assets.

A recent hearing which he conducted over 9 days involved involving a benefit figure of £14 million.

Business Crime & Financial Regulation

Andrew specialises in cases involving fraud and financial crime.  Andrew’s experience and understanding in this field is supported by a background in tax and accountancy.

Andrew has successfully prosecuted cases for the CPS Central Fraud Group, a VAT fraud involving misuse and misapplication of the Second Hand Margin Scheme a revenue fraud involving misuse of the Construction Industry Scheme (CIS).

He is also regularly instructed by BIS to prosecute offences under Companies Acts and Insolvency Act 1986.

Criminal Prosecutions - Private & Public

Andrew has acquired a reputation for mastering cases involving large quantities of material and documents and he has an eye for detail.

He has successfully prosecuting some of the most serious and challenging cases investigated by the DWP, including insider frauds committed by DWP and/or post office staff, multiple ID frauds, and benefit frauds involving the largest recorded overpayments. He has also prosecuted for HMRC cases involving fraudulent evasion of duty on imported goods (e.g. shish tobacco) and large-scale importations of controlled drugs.

Criminal Bar Association.