Mr Hardeep Dhaliwal > Duncan Lewis Solicitors > Hackney, England > Lawyer Profile
Duncan Lewis Solicitors Offices
1 KINGSLAND HIGH STREET
DALSTON, HACKNEY
LONDON
E8 2JS
England
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Mr Hardeep Dhaliwal
Work Department
Crime
Position
Director Hardeep is a specialist in criminal fraud defence work and has a significant practice in high-value DWP benefit fraud, MTIC VAT fraud, and complex boiler room and money laundering cases. He defends cases investigated and prosecuted by the National Crime Agency, HMRC, the Serious Fraud Office, UK Borders Agency, Economic Crime Units, the DWP, local authorities and Trading Standards. Hardeep also handles defence work in high-profile (often gang-related) serious crimes such as murders, drug importation, fraud and rape.
He has a niche specialism in defending bank employee fraud cases (with holistic assistance from the firm’s welfare benefits legal team). Hardeep has further expanded his role by ensuring the firm is recognised as leaders in representing clients charged with very serious high profile offences which are only triable at the Crown Court. This includes high value complex fraud cases and large scale drug importation cases.
Hardeep’s notable cases include R v W, a money laundering case involving money in excess of £100,000, and the case of R v O which involved the alleged large-scale importation of cannabis into the UK from the Netherlands and was investigated by the National Crime Agency.
Career
Hardeep qualified as a solicitor in 1997. He joined Duncan Lewis in 1999 and has been a partner-level director from 2006 to date.
Languages
Hindi and Punjabi.
Education
LPC and LLB (Hons).
Lawyer Rankings
London > Crime, fraud and licensing > Crime: general
Duncan Lewis Solicitors ‘stands out for its expertise in serious and complex cases, its tenacity and its realistic approach’. Hardeep Dhaliwal and Sunjay Versani head the practice. Dhaliwal, ‘fair, well-prepared and a joy to deal with’, is experienced in cases involving extradition, sexual assault, and theft. Versani, ‘always responsive and very clear on next steps’, specialises in fraud and theft. Laurence Grant, ‘a superb tactical lawyer who chooses the right counsel for the right case’, is also experienced in fraud, as well as illicit drugs cases. Linda Barker, ‘brilliant with clients, relatable, empathetic‘, is experienced with murder, conspiracy to murder, and attempted murder. At the associate level, Olivia Amy Rose is a key figure to note.
South East > Crime, fraud and licensing > General crime and fraud
Duncan Lewis Solicitors is known for handling the full gamut of serious criminal cases involving gang-related crime, murder, and drug importation matters. The team is particularly well-known for its dedicated proceeds of crime and fraud unit, which specialises in high-value confiscation proceedings, in addition to its broad experience in extradition requests. The department is jointly led by the ‘outstanding‘ Sunjay Versani, who regularly appears before the Crown Court in trials, and Hardeep Dhaliwal, who is adept at advising on a broad array of offences, including sexual offences, white-collar fraud, and road traffic prosecutions.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Public sector > Administrative and public law
- Dispute resolution > Debt recovery
- Real estate > Social housing: tenant
- Public sector > Civil liberties and human rights
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Crime: general
- Private client > Court of protection
- Private client > Family
- Employment > Immigration
- Insurance > Clinical negligence: claimant