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ABR Solicitors Offices
BRITANNIA CHAMBERS
4 OXFORD PLACE
LEEDS
LS1 3AX
England
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Rob Rode
Work Department
Fraud, crime and regulatory.
Position
Partner and head of ABR Solicitors (fraud, crime and regulatory team). Specialises in corporate crime, fraud, tax investigations, health and safety, confiscation, regulatory offences and serious general crime. LAA Very High Cost Case Panel Supervisor; higher court advocate; has featured in a number of substantial trials as solicitor-advocate. Duty solicitor.
Career
Trained Irwin Mitchell; qualified 1994; partner ABR Solicitors 2002.
- International Advisory Experts Awards 2021 –Criminal defence firm of year –UK
- Global 100-2021-Best Criminal Defence Practice and Fraud Law firm- UK
- Global Law Experts 2021-White Collar Crime and Criminal Defence Law firm of year-UK
- Corporate America Today awards 2021-Criminal Defence Practice of year –UK
- Worldwide Financial Advisor Awards 2021-Criminal Defence Law firm of year-UK
- Global Business Insight Awards 2021-Specialist Criminal Defence solicitor of Year-UK
- Lawyers Worldwide Awards (5 star awards) 2021-Criminal Defence firm of the Yea- UK
- Lawyer International Awards 2021-Criminal Defence Practice of Year-UK
- Corporate Intl Global Awards 2021-Criminal Defence Law firm of year-UK
- ACQ5 Global Awards 2021-Fraud Law firm of year-UK
- SME News Legal Awards 2021-Best Criminal Justice Practice-Yorkshire
- Finance Monthly Awards 2021-Criminal Defence Lawyer of Year-UK
Memberships
LAA VHCC appeal panel; LAA IFCA; POCLA; SAHCA; HSLA; CLSA;SFA.
Education
Merchant Taylors school, Northwood; Nottingham University (LLB (Hons)).
Lawyer Rankings
Yorkshire and the Humber > Crime, fraud and licensing > General crime and fraud
(Leading Individuals)ABR Solicitors‘ Leeds offering is led by managing partner Rob Rode, who is known for dealing with the full spectrum of fraud, crime and regulatory cases. The team is well placed to offer support with all stages of procedures, from initial interviews though to appellate courts. James McAulay has specialist expertise regarding mental health issues.
North West > Crime, fraud and licensing > Crime: general crime and fraud
ABR Solicitors is headed by managing partner Rob Rode, ‘a genuine talent and a real fighter’, and Tony Murphy based in Liverpool. The group covers all areas of criminal law and provides regulatory advice, including on sexual offences, conspiracy offences, and business defence, and it also has niche expertise in prison law. The team which has ‘real expertise and passion for the work and always goes the extra mile’, and is routinely instructed on multi-handed organised crime and fraud cases and provides representation to clients from the police station through to the appeal courts.