Fraud and Financial Offences

Fraud encompasses a wide range of offences featuring allegations of dishonesty relative to financial matters. These include offences relating to the Public Purse, often referred to as Fraud on the Revenue, which are investigated and prosecuted by HMRC. Fraud offences may feature the alleged involvement of companies and businesses, their owners and employees, or a group of individuals.

Generally, fraud cases are highly detailed, often involving a multitude of financial transactions spanning long periods of time. It is necessary in defending such cases to unravel their complexity and develop the defence through to its simplest and most straightforward form. Such cases revolve around whether the prosecution can prove dishonesty on the part of the defendant. Unfortunately, many innocent businesses and individuals find themselves wrongly drawn into these cases.

MSB Serious Crime solicitors have a vast experience of representing clients facing allegations of fraud, from the initial investigation stage, which can often be very lengthy, through to prosecution before the courts. We have represented clients in cases which have taken over ten years to complete.

It is vital to have the best legal team by your side from the outset as it is necessary to devote considerable time and resources to the defence of fraud cases. MSB Defence lawyers display the skill, knowledge, determination and expertise required to successfully navigate clients through the lengthy, complex and difficult process of successfully defending fraud allegations.

The most serious fraud cases, generally of substantial financial value, are dealt with before the Crown Court. Conviction for these most serious of offences can result in significant sentences of imprisonment and large financial confiscation orders.