Catherine McCarthy
Clarke Kiernan LLP Solicitors
More informationClarke Kiernan LLP Solicitors is a boutique law firm, which offers high-quality advice on an array of criminal offenses, including fraud and prison law. A standout feature of the team is its expertise in modern slavery, people trafficking and people smuggling cases, as well as marine salvage law. Catherine McCarthy heads up the firm's crime department and has more than 25 years of experience in handling general crime and prison law matters. Solicitor advocate Daniel Bonich leads the fraud, regulatory and complex crime group, and specialises in money laundering, fraud, drug trafficking and complex confiscation mandates. White-collar crime expert Dennis Clarke is another key contact.
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Key clients
- National Education Union
- Unison
- Police Federation of Wales
Work highlights
- Representing a client that was named on the UK’s most wanted list for many years and was wanted in connection with multiple frauds in the UK, Spain, Switzerland and across Europe.
- Advising a client charged as part of the largest VAT fraud ever prosecuted by West Midlands Police.
- Represented a client accused of operating as ‘the Deliveroo or Amazon of the drug trafficking world’.
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Daniel Bonich
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Daniel Bonich, Catherine McCarthy