Trevor Francis
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Position
Managing partner, solicitor-advocate (higher courts criminal proceedings). VHCC Panel supervisor and advocate. Led junior in numerous high profile trials; notably; R v Virasami – ‘Sainsbury’s murder’ allegation; R v Evans – rape and kidnap allegation; R v Samuels – multiple armed robberies; R v Jermey – ‘kung fu killer’ murder allegation; R v Bowley – largest drugs and firearms importation case in the UK. Other notable cases/investigations: R v Smith – shadowcrew website fraud, multi-jurisdictional fraud involving US Secret Service; R v Scarratt – £100m construction industry fraud; R v Horsfall – SFO prosecution; R v Ali – Virgin Media fraud; oil for food SFO inquiries; Operation Inertia – MTIC fraud; Operation Tangelo – MTIC fraud; Operation Vex –MTIC fraud; Operation Erasure – carousel fraud; R v Daly – multi-jurisdictional identity fraud. Specialises in serious crime, particularly high-value technology fraud, finance industry frauds, advance fee frauds, price ramping frauds, MTIC frauds, e-crime, internet offences, money laundering and murder.
Career
Trained Carpenter & Co, Wallington; qualified 1998; assistant solicitor Stonehams, Croydon 1998-99; assistant solicitor Wragge & Co, Birmingham 1999-2000; managing partner Francis Lovett, Woking 2000-07; managing partner Blackfords 2007 to present.
Member
Law Society; SAHCA; LCCSA; CLSA; Association of Regulatory and Disciplinary Lawyers; Proceeds of Crime Lawyers Association.
Education
Midhurst Grammar School; University of Wales, Aberystwyth (LLB Hons); College of Law, Guildford.
Leisure
Cricket, member Surrey CCC, rugby, football.
Practice Areas
Crime - corporate; Crime - general; Fraud
