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Up to £3.5 billion may have been paid out to companies and individuals for fraudulent claims in relation to the government's coronavirus job retention scheme and other coronavirus financial support schemes such as bounce back loans and grants....
Following the recent successful hack by the NCA (National Crime Agency) acting together with other world wide law enforcement agencies MPR Solicitors have been instructed to act in a case for one of the defendants charged with a conspiracy to money...
MPR have been instructed to design and help implement Anti-Money Laundering (AML) procedures within a large multi-national company that will deal with their regulatory and compliance concerns. This involves an in depth analysis of each stage of...
Abdullah Al-Yunusi of MPR Solicitors has been retained by an Indian Steel company to advise and recover funds paid to overseas companies in sham transactions for plant and machinery. At MPR we can act for companies and individuals all over the...
Our client had been wanted since the beginning of 2017 by the UK authorities in relation to serious outstanding charges that he faced under the jurisdiction of England and Wales. A European Arrest Warrant had been executed and Interpol Red Flags assigned. He...
MPR’s Business Crime Team have been instructed to represent and advise a professional in the oil and gas industry in relation to charges of Conspiracy to make corrupt payments contrary to section 1 Prevention of Corruption Act 1906 and section 1 of the...
We have been asked to provide pre-charge advice and representation at the investigative stage by a senior professional in Procurement who has been asked to attend an interview by the SFO (Serious Fraud Office). The defence team is headed by Abdullah...
We have been asked to advise at the pre-charge stage in a large-scale money laundering investigation being conducted by the National Crime Agency (NCA) formerly known as the Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA). The investigation involves the alleged...
Our client is a professional Accountant whose firm had acted for a food franchise business with cash takings who was being accused of dishonest VAT suppression for a large 7 figure sum. Following a VAT inspection HMRC found clear evidence of the VAT...
The firm’s Serious and Complex Crime Team were instructed to advise and represent an individual being investigated for election fraud in the local council elections in the Thames Valley Home Counties area. These were serious allegations that carry...
MPR’s Dispute Resolution team headed by Senior Partner Abdullah Al-Yunusi has been instructed by the Ministry of Justice in Iraq to defend a High Court claim in an on-going complex case involving one of its State Owned banks. The team was chosen...
MPR’s senior partner Abdullah Al-Yunusi who is a barrister with over 20 years’ experience in defending serious litigation, has been instructed by the Iraqi State owned Rafidain Bank in complex litigation at the High Court. Abdullah is acting for...
We were instructed to provide pre-charge advice and representation at the police stage of the investigation into the alleged fraud committed on the estate of the deceased by a family member and beneficiary under the will. This was a complex investigation...
Our professional client was arrested in a dawn raid on suspicious of fraud by abuse of position and money laundering over 6 months ago. The case involved a complex myriad of transactions and historical factual issues spanning 15 years. We were chosen for...
We have been retained by a former company director to defend in fraud proceedings involving the Met Police Force and the complex law of Procurement. The case is being investigated and prosecuted by the specialist Economic Crime Team at the CPS and involves...
MPR solicitors LLP were instructed to represent a professional client charged with several counts of conspiracy to defraud with 5 others in the largest Access to Work fraud prosecuted by the CPS Specialist Fraud Unit for the DWP- Operation Aguilar. The case...
Seema Parikh of MPR solicitors LLP was instructed on behalf of 3 company directors and an employee in the Accident Claims Industry to fend off a police investigation involving conspiracy to defraud and money laundering. The investigation spanned several...
Last month MPR were instructed to instigate a private prosecution in connection with a corporate fraud. We are pleased to announce that the dossier has now been handed to the authorities with a view to taking over the prosecution. Increasingly corporate and...
Today saw the arrest of 4 police officers by Surrey police into allegations of conspiracy to defraud and money laundering. The investigation is being conducted by the Serious and Organised Crime Team and also involves other agencies as the suspects involved...
The Insurance Fraud Taskforce has conducted a yearlong review of what the major factors are behind insurance fraud and has come up with a series of recommendations for the legal sector. A list of conclusions includes: The SRA along with accident claims...
Seema Parikh trained to be a solicitor in London but between her professional studies, her passion for Art took her to Italy and Russia for 12 months where she was able to combine her legal knowledge with issues such as authenticity and art in crime such as...
An eminent cardiologist was cleared last week of tax evasion. The jury took just two hours to return a unanimous Not Guilty verdict. Our client had been charged with cheating the public revenue and was being prosecuted by the specialist tax division of...
Our client was charged and pleaded guilty to 30 charges of fraud by false representation. She was expecting a prison sentence. However, MPR solicitors were instructed to fully advise, represent and secure a non-custodial sentence if possible. The case on...
The firm’s Business Crime Team has been instructed to defend a Company Director in a prosecution being brought by Trading Standards into an alleged car-ringing fraud. The trial has been fixed for 2016. At MPR solicitors, we cover all types of Trading...
MPR solicitors were instructed to defend a Company Director being prosecuted by the Companies Investigation Branch (CIB). He faced director disqualification and hefty financial penalties. Prior to the court hearing, we fully analysed the CIB’s case...
Following proceedings lasting for over 3 years our client was finally cleared of all charges in relation to a massive VAT Fraud and Conspiracy to Cheat Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs being prosecuted by the Specialist Fraud Division of the CPS under...
We were able to secure a 2.5 year sentence at Southwark Crown Court in one of the largest bribery and corruption investigations by the SFO and the City of London Police. It involved contracts in Egypt, The Russian Federation and Singapore valued at over...
Seema Parikh who heads the Corporate Fraud Team of solicitors at MPR solicitors was instructed to protect the interests of a company director during the course of an on-going dispute resolution with a disgruntled and emotionally charged former employee. The...
MPR solicitors were chosen due to their expertise in defending “White Collar” fraud and complex conspiracy cases. We are a niche firm offering a Partner-led bespoke defence team in the most serious and complex cases. Clients will be given the...
The Firm’s Managing Partner Seema Parikh has been included in the London 2014 Super Lawyers List as a recognised expert in Fraud and Criminal Law. No more than 5% of solicitors practising in London can be selected by the Thomson Reuters...
MPR Solicitors are instructed to defend in a bribery and corruption prosecution by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) in an alleged conspiracy involving our client to rig energy contracts worth £70million. At MPR Solicitors we specialise in defending...
Seema Parikh and her team at the Firm’s Serious and Complex Crime Department were called in to advise the directors of a national claims management company following a large scale operation by the Met’s Organised Crime and Fraud Team. There were...
The Firm’s Senior Partner Abdullah Al-Yunusi is acting for a company and its directors in relation to allegations of corporate fraud on a major British Plc. The private investigation has been on-going with issues relating to forensic accounting and...
Managing Partner and Fraud Lawyer Seema Parikh has been instructed to represent a Defendant in a multi-handed 10 Defendant trial at Southwark Crown Court involving serious charges of conspiracy to defraud, conspiracy to commit fraud by abuse of position and...
The firm has been instructed to represent a senior NHS consultant accused of cheating the Revenue over a period of years. MPR solicitors business defence solicitors was chosen for its expertise in all aspects of HMRC tax fraud and evasion. If you would...
Martin Murray and Seema Parikh from the Firm’s Serious and Complex Crime Team have been instructed by a number of individuals in relation to one of the largest mobile phone frauds to have surfaced recently. It is envisaged that there are over 2000...
MPR Solicitors Senior Partner and barrister Abdullah Al-Yunusi has been privately retained to represent a Defendant in a large and complex Confiscation appeal. The confiscation originated from a large-scale money laundering conspiracy case involving over...
MPR Solicitors have been retained to represent a company director in a case involving a mult- million pound international property fraud which will be tried in 2015. We were chosen for our expertise in serious and complex fraud and proven track...
We are proud to announce that we are acting on a variety of issues for a leading UK business identified by Deloitte as being one of a number of fast-growing British companies creating wealth and jobs in the country. At MPR Solicitors we can assist...
MPR Solicitors have been instructed to represent a defendant who together with sixteen others is charged with Conspiracy to Defraud. Our client was originally represented by a duty solicitor at the police station as she had little experience of the criminal...
The Sentencing Council has today published a new guideline covering offences of Fraud, Bribery and Money Laundering. It takes effect on 1 October 2014 for all offenders sentenced on or after that date. So this is very relevant if you are currently facing...
MPR Solicitors have been instructed on behalf of another client in relation to a cash seizure. We have been asked to advise on this matter pre-interview with a view to avoiding charges relating to fraud or money laundering. Presently we have seen little...
Our client faced allegations of being involved in multimillion pound property fraud. He was a solicitor in London and was naturally concerned about the impact of a criminal investigation on his reputation, practice and his career. At MPR we offer a...
We have been retained to advise and represent two defendants in a conspiracy to defraud and money laundering case at Basildon Crown Court. The case centres around allegations of national and international fraud conducted on a nationally known charitable...
DWP take stance against those suspected of abusing the system and making fraudulent claims. Latest DWP figures show fraud and error in the benefit system stands at 2.1% of overall welfare expenditure. Fraud and error in the benefit system stands at 2.1% of...
MPR Solicitors have been retained to defend in case involving the systematic fraud against the giant drinks brand Coca Cola. This fraud was perpetuated by an insider over the course of over 5 years before suspicion. The preparation for trial involves...
We are pleased to announce that Finance Monthly Magazine has shortlisted MPR Solicitors LLP for a Global Award 2014 in the category of Fraud Law Firm of the Year – UK. The shortlist has been drawn up based on votes received from subscribers of Finance...
MPR Solicitors LLP has been shortlisted for a global award by the subscribers of Finance Monthly, a global industry sector specialist publication. The Finance Monthly Global Awards 2014 category in which MPR Solicitors have been nominated is: Tax...
The DPP, Keir Starmer QC published new guidelines for prosecutors dealing with fraud cases involving state benefits and tax credits. He announced an unprecedented crackdown on those who committed benefit fraud against the DWP (Department for Work and...
MPR’s specialist fraud team have been instructed to defend in a large-scale serious VAT fraud in Birmingham Crown Court. Operation Janitor is an alleged conspiracy to cheat HMRC of millions of pounds involving 28 Defendants. The case is likely to be...
MPR Solicitors have instructions from 2 new corporate clients including a well-known fast-food chain. MPR Solicitors are specialists in Criminal defence and Business Crime and have established themselves across London and the UK. MPR Solicitors can...
Our client was charged with conspiracy to money launder large amounts of cash with another. The case involved a complex paper trail consisting of thousands of pages of evidence. MPR Solicitors had represented this client at the start from the police station...
Seema Parikh, Managing Partner of MPR Solicitors LLP and specialist fraud lawyer was retained by a South American national to challenge an investigation by SOCA into a Y300 billion bearer bond fraud. The instruments were seized under the Proceeds of Crime...
First week of March saw MPR Fraud Solicitors take on a long-firm fraud case and an HMRC tax investigation into undeclared sources of income arising from HMOs. The team has also been instructed to act for a high net worth individual being investigated by...
To cater for the growing demands of our business and private clients, our new offices at 1 Fetter Lane in the heart of legal London and a stone’s throw from the London Stock Exchange, is just the ticket. We offer a highly discreet personal service for...
We were asked to represent an Indian national being investigated for large-scale money-laundering allegations by SOCA (Serious Organised Crime Agency). He had come under SOCA’s radar as a result of covert surveillance from London to the Midlands...
Clients often do not really understand the meaning of “Conspiracy” but one can see the panic on their faces when the “C” word is used at charge at the police station and the automatic assumption that their case is far worse and more...
The client was charged with conspiracy to defraud a local authority in the 1980s in connection with housing building grants. After the Crown Prosecution Service delayed in the service of outstanding case papers, we decided to instruct our own expert and also...
We have been instructed to defend a client who faces serious conspiracy to defraud charges at Isleworth Crown Court dating back to the 1980s concerning a local authority and building grants. We anticipate forensic issues and abuse arguments to be the focus...
We were instructed by 3 clients after police raided their safety deposit boxes in London and seized £30,000 in cash and a large amount of jewellery under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002. The Police also arrested 2 of our clients for allegations of...
We have been instructed to represent 2 professionals in an alleged mortgage fraud being investigated by the Fraud Squad of the City of London Police. The criminal investigation is running with parallel civil proceedings in the High Court which issued Mareva...
Seema Parikh of MPR Solicitors has been instructed to defend the lead Defendant in one of SOCA’s largest money laundering prosecutions in the West Midlands. A taskforce of over 200 officers carried out dawn raids across the country last week resulting...
The Coalition government has placed the new Act under review just months before its due implementation date in April 2011 as a result of increased lobbying by big business that accuse the new Act of placing UK companies at a great disadvantage in global...
The Bribery Act 2010 was given royal assent in April 2010 and is expected to come into force in April 2011. With it comes a wave of changes which renovate the previous anti-bribery legal framework to the extent that many city ‘fat cats’ will be...
On 11 January 2010 HMRC announced an initiative called the Tax Health Plan (THP) allowing individuals in the medical profession to declare all earnings and settle their arrears of tax for a fixed penalty of only 10%. Under this tax amnesty, individuals...
MPR Solicitors have been instructed to represent a dental practitioner who is due to appear at Bradford Crown Court on charges of false accounting. The case represents a full investigation by the DWP into the practices and claiming procedures on the Primary...
MPR Solicitors have been instructed to represent a Defendant involved in a conspiracy to defraud concerned with the illegal obtaining of lottery funding through the use of charities. We are specialist fraud solicitors who can assist in the proactive defence...
MPR Solicitors LLP were instructed to represent a company director alleged to have been part of an organised crime group trading large volumes of high-value carbon credits. The Treasury suspected that at least £38 million in VAT had been stolen by a...
