Fraud Solicitors - The Facts
Richard Nelson Solicitors have a national reputation as a leading firm with experience in defending allegations of fraud. Each Partner is recognised in the Legal 500 as being a leading expert in this area. The firm is a member of the Very High Cost Case (VHCC) Panel for criminal matters, which has enabled the firm to defend the most serious allegations of fraud. The firm is a member of the Serious Fraud Association and was a founder member of the Complex Case Practitioner’s Group.
The firm specialises in defending all allegations of dishonesty, from theft from an employer through to Serious Fraud Office (SFO) prosecutions involving international frauds with multi-million pound allegations.
What is fraud?
Fraud covers a multitude of offences, usually containing allegations of dishonesty.
Common factors in allegations of fraud involve:
- Restraint Proceedings designed to freeze assets to preserve them for any ultimate confiscation proceedings. Specialist advice can be given to anyone served with or effected by a restraint order;
- Large volumes of paperwork, often following seizures by the investigating officers. We have experience in dealing with cases involving millions of documents, requiring finely tuned document handling procedures;
- Raids – usually conducted by the police and often at multiple sites where there is an allegation of misconduct by a number of people. We are resourced to attend multiple raids with national coverage;
- Forensic Accountants – Often allegations of fraud involve detailed analysis of accounting records. We work with the top forensic accountants, who are often able to find holes in the analysis conducted by the Prosecution.