ABV Solicitors

The firm: ABV Solicitors is well-established as one of the country’s leading criminal law firms. With over 30 specialist solicitors, the firm has an outstanding reputation for dealing with the full spectrum of criminal and regulatory cases nationwide. ABV Solicitors are regularly instructed in both high-profile and complex cases, especially in and around the Thames Valley area and London. Of particular note, ABV Solicitors provide an unparalleled personal service to clients facing allegations of large-scale organised crime; complex fraud; bribery and corruption; white-collar crime; serious sexual offences; terrorism; murder; extradition and drugs with emphasis on cases involving cross-border jurisdiction.

The firm’s extensive knowledge in criminal and regulatory law as well as close links to some of the best King's Counsel in the country, has enabled it to successfully defend clients and companies from various different backgrounds including senior professionals such as, surgeons, pharmacists, accountants, bankers, lawyers, journalists and government officials, alongside other clients such as Premier League Footballers.

Not only does the firm deal with an extensive array of serious crime and regulatory law, it is proud of its team of highly experienced solicitors, who act for clients facing a wide range of financial crime allegations including: SFO Investigations; FCA Investigations; Investment fraud;  insider trading; VAT/MTIC Fraud;  high value mortgage fraud; international asset tracing and confiscation.

Areas of work: ABV Solicitors are routinely instructed on multi-handed organised crimes including murder; manslaughter / corporate manslaughter; war crimes; serious sexual offences; terrorism; large scale drug operations and violent crimes up and down the country. Cases of interest over the last 12 months include:

• Operation Riso - represented an individual posing as a qualified doctor on a 51-count indictment involving fraud, grievous bodily harm and child cruelty.

• R v D - bought before the Old Bailey, prosecuted by the Counter Terrorism Division, in which an individual was alleged to have caused a security threat, including leaving an article purporting to be a bomb outside the US Embassy in London.

• Operation Teeford - a high-profile grooming gang prosecution, linked to several trials concerning historic offences of indecent assault and rape of under-16s.

Serious fraud: The firm continues to retain a strong reputation for handling some of the largest, complex and high value frauds nationwide. Cases of interest over the last 12 months include:

• Carlauren Group (SFO) - a £74 million timeshare fraud investigation involving luxury care homes.

• Operation Unite (SFO) - an alleged £60 million funeral plan fraud, debated extensively in Parliament, impacting over 47,000 investors.

• Operation Rotor (SFO) - an alleged £80 million Ponzi scheme fraud impacting over 6,000 investors.

ABV Solicitors are frequently instructed by clients who face extradition proceedings. These matters routinely involve cross-border jurisdictions across regions including the MENA region, Europe, the Americas, Australia and South Asia.

Specialist teams at ABV Solicitors also represent clients daily at Police stations, Magistrates’ courts and Crown courts nationwide.

Offices: West London, Central London, Walthamstow, Buckinghamshire and Berkshire