England - West Midlands • Crime, fraud and licensing

Cartwright King

The excellent team at Cartwright King regularly defends directors, senior employees and the management of multinational companies who are accused of serious financial crime.  Laura Smith and John Allchin head the practice that also advises companies on how to avoid fraud. Other core areas of focus include advising on extradition matters and civil High Court judicial review proceedings. Its complex fraud work is a mix of privately paid, publicly funded and insurance backed work. Allchin is a Grade ‘A’ supervisor under the VHCC arrangements. Chris Wall is now at Tuckers Solicitors.

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Testimonials

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  • 'John Allchin - well respected and very conscientious'.
  • 'The team comes highly recommended by their clients and the stakeholders that they engage with'.

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Work highlights

  • Acting on behalf of a company director alleged to have laundered £12.5m through his businesses.
  • Acting on behalf of a futures trader alleged to have committed a £9m Ponzi Fraud.

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