Chris Daw KC provides high level legal representation in a wide range of Serious Fraud, Specialist and Business Crime cases. He has vast experience of complex and high-stakes criminal trials, often those making the headlines.
Serious Fraud and Business Crime
Fraud: Representing clients in cases of serious fraud, such as long firm fraud and dishonest trading, often on a truly massive scale, into hundreds of millions of pounds.
Tax and VAT Fraud: Defending individuals accused of defrauding the government or evading taxes. Chris has acted in some of the largest tax fraud prosecutions of recent years.
Bribery and Corruption: Defending businesses and individuals accused of offering or accepting illegal payments to influence decisions.
Money Laundering: Advising and defending against charges of concealing the origins of illicit funds, often involving complex financial transactions across several jurisdictions, including in the Middle East and the Far East.
Corporate and Financial Services Crime: Protecting clients from accusations under the Companies Act and the Financial Services and Markets Act, including in the regulated financial services sector.
Investment and Insurance Fraud: Representing individuals and companies in cases involving fraudulent schemes or misrepresentations in investment and insurance dealings.
Specialist Crime and Cybercrime
Chris provides expert defence in cases involving allegations of every variety, some of which are outside of the more common categories of serious crime and fraud. As technology evolves, so do the risks of criminal accusations in the digital space. Chris specialises in defending against:
Identity Theft and Forgery: Protecting clients facing charges of using false documents or misrepresenting identity for financial or other motives.
Hacking and Data Breaches: Protecting individuals and companies facing charges related to unauthorised access to systems or theft of sensitive data.
Online Fraud and Scams: Defending against accusations of cyber fraud and other internet-based crimes.
Serious Organised Crime
Chris is highly experienced in handling cases involving organised crime networks, including:
Drug Trafficking: Defending clients accused of running large-scale drug distribution and trafficking operations.
Human Trafficking: Providing defence in cases involving illegal trade and exploitation of people.
Arms Trafficking: Representing individuals and businesses accused of illegally distributing firearms or weapons.
Serious Violent Crimes , Terrorism and Sanctions
In addition to his business-related crime expertise, Chris also represents clients in high-profile violent crime cases, including:
Murder, Kidnapping, and Assault: Defending clients facing the most serious violent crime charges, often with complex legal and media implications.
Terrorism Offences: Advising and defending clients involved in sensitive national security matters, including those facing terrorism charges.
Sanctions Offences: Acting for both UK citizens and companies, and those from overseas, in cases involving international sanctions, including against Russians, resulting from the conflict in Ukraine.