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Nathaniel Rudolf KC KC
Position
Nathaniel is renowned for his expertise in defending serious fraud and high value confiscation matters as well as crime-related areas such as judicial review and case stated.
Nathaniel has a particular speciality in seeking evidence from foreign jurisdictions; past examples include the USA (Florida, California, Washington DC), Australia, Norway, Japan, Spain and Dubai.
Career
- Called 1996.
- Appointed Silk 2021.
- Appointed a Recorder of the Crown Court and a Fee Paid Judge of the First Tier Tribunal (Tax Chamber) 2022.
Memberships
- Criminal Bar Association
- South East Circuit
- Fraud Lawyers Association
- Proceeds of Crime Lawyers Association
- Financial Services Lawyers Association
Education
- University of Warwick (LLB Hons 2:1)
- Diplock Scholar of the Honourable Society of Middle Temple
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Proceeds of crime (POCA) and asset forfeiture
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 2Nathaniel Rudolf KC – 25 Bedford Row ‘Encyclopaedic memory of all things POCA– and he is always happy to help and advise. His advocacy is clear and concise.‘
London Bar > Business and regulatory crime (including global investigations)
With established experience in representing individuals prosecuted by the Serious Fraud Office, the CPS and other prosecutors, 25 Bedford Row is considered ‘a leading set for criminal defence work‘ in areas of practice that include anti-money laundering, bribery and due diligence matters. George Carter-Stephenson KC acted for the principal defendant in a trial after an SFO investigation into the collapse of the Cayman registered Axiom Legal Financing Fund, a fund which allegedly enabled the dishonest misuse of £107m of investors’ money for personal and business benefit, rather than for financing litigation. In another SFO case, Nathaniel Rudolf KC represented the former managing director of the Middle Eastern arm of Balli Steel, who was acquitted on the larger counts, but convicted of others, regarding an alleged fraud carried out by non-existent steel trades.
London Bar > Fraud: crime
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 3Nathaniel Rudolf KC – 25 Bedford Row ‘Nathaniel is one of the brightest silks practising in criminal fraud. He takes a very analytical approach to evidence, has sound judgement in court, and his advocacy is fluent, careful and persuasive. He has an attractive manner in dealing with witnesses, stands up to judges when he needs to and has good rapport with co-defending and prosecution counsel.’
25 Bedford Row is a leading criminal defence set with ‘a huge depth of talent dealing with fraud cases’. George Carter-Stephenson KC has considerable experience defending in complex fraud cases – he represented a struck-off solicitor in the criminal case concerning the collapse of the Axiom Legal Financing Fund, which claimed to be funding litigation. In 2022 Nicola Howard KC, ‘a superb jury advocate’, defended a case involved an international confidence fraud orchestrated by a film producer. Nathaniel Rudolf KC defended in a case concerning an alleged boiler room fraud, involving purported investments in payday loans and diamonds.