Simon Farrell

Simon is one the UK’s leading fraud, corruption, money laundering and proceeds of crime Silks. He has appeared in defining cases in these areas in the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court.  Much of his work is now international and he routinely advises banks, corporates and individuals in respect of cross jurisdictional financial and proceeds of crime issues including major investigations by Regulators, SARs, civil recovery and account freezing orders. Recent cases have involved bribery and money laundering connected to China, Vietnam, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Malawi, India, Tunisia, Italy and Kenya.

Simon is regularly instructed in civil and criminal cases in which these issues arise in commercial, High Court, arbitral, Crown Court, Tax Tribunal and Appellate proceedings both at home and abroad.  He has recently worked in Dubai, Gibraltar, the Isle of Man and the Sultanate of Brunei on the island of Borneo where he was called to the Bar to represent two High Court Judges there accused of corruption and money laundering.

He is the co-author of several books concerning proceeds of crime, civil recovery, fraud, the Fraud Act 2006, money laundering and the law of confiscation published by Oxford University Press and Butterworths.

Cambridge University (BA Hons, MA Hons); City University (Diploma in Law); Hardwicke Scholar, Lincoln’s Inn; Thomas Moore Award.