Andrew Herd is an experienced barrister specialising in criminal, regulatory, and fraud law. He has particular expertise in Business Crime & Fraud cases, as well as Professional Discipline cases.

Andrew also has significant experience in proceeds of crime cases and can assist with civil issues such as contempt of court and cash forfeiture.

Andrew has achieved successful outcomes for clients accused of a wide range of serious allegations from dangerous driving to attempted murder. In addition, his experience prosecuting for the CPS and other agencies such as the Insolvency Service, and acting for regulators such as the BSB, GMC and Metropolitan Police gives him a deep understanding of case strategy, which enables him to represent clients effectively at all stages of a case or investigation.

Andrew holds an LLB (first class) and LLM (with distinction). He is a member of the CPS General Panel (Grade 3), a Specialist Fraud and Proceeds of Crime panel member, a member of the SFO panel, a member of the Civilian Stabilisation Group, and has previously contributed to the practitioner text, Arlidge and Parry on Fraud. He is qualified to undertake litigation as well as advocacy, and to accept direct access instructions in appropriate cases.

Year of Call: 2015

CPS Panel Advocate (Grade 3)

CPS Specialist Fraud Panel Advocate (Grade 2)

CPS Specialist Proceeds of Crime Panel Advocate (Grade 2)

SFO, C Panel

Member of the Civilian Stabilisation Unit

Bar Standards Board, Independent Decision-making Body, barrister member

Publications

What New UK Money Laundering Law Means For Fintech, Law 360, June 2021

Arlidge and Parry on Fraud, 6th Edition, 2020, co-author

Arlidge and Parry on Fraud, 5th Edition, 1st Supplement, September 2018, co-author

Criminal Finances Act 2017, January 2018 update, co-author

Brexit and Money Laundering Regulation, April 2017, co-author

Book Review of Forbes: The Institutes of the Law of Scotland: Edinburgh Law Review, vol. 18, May 2014,pp 300 – 301

CBA

ARDL

LLM by Research, University of Edinburgh, Distinction

LLB (Hons), University of Aberdeen, First Class