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Janes Solicitors Offices
CORDING HOUSE
34-35, ST JAMES'S STREET
LONDON
SW1A 4HD
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Fiona Gavriel
Work Department
Supervising Solicitor in Fraud, Complex and Serious Crime
Position
Fiona is a senior criminal litigation lawyer specialising in and with extensive experience of complex business, white collar and general crime. She has led large teams of solicitors in numerous high profile and media featured cases brought by the SFO, HMRC, CPS, FCA, Trading Standards and more recently the Metropolitan Police War Crimes Unit. Fiona qualified as a solicitor in 2000.
Significant cases include:
R- V- R and others (Op Amazon) Southwark Crown Court Feb 2017 – present
Successful Defence of an accountant after a ten month trial. The case took 8 years to come to trial and has been described as the most complex direct tax prosecution case ever brought by HMRC. The case has afforded unprecedented insight into the workings and deficiencies of HMRC’s disclosure process as regards e-disclosure.
R- V- JWW and others July 2017
Successful defence of the director of a major independent brewery who faced three counts of cheating the public revenue. The charges related to the alleged non-payment of tax by the company. The company was one of the first London microbreweries and was recently acquired by Carlsberg. The jury were directed to give not guilty verdicts following successful half time submissions of “no case to answer”.
R- v- R and others Southwark Crown Court Sept 2015 – Jan 2016
Successful defence of a broker who worked at Tullett Prebon accused of involvement in LIBOR manipulation. The client was acquitted in less than one day following a four month trial.
R- V T Central Criminal Court – Charged 1st June 2017 . Trial September 2018
Charges of “Torture” dating back to the Liberian civil war, brought by the Metropolitan Police War Crimes Unit under “Universal Jurisdiction”.
Other Notable Experience in Allegations of:
-Pension theft (Cheney Locksmiths in Birmingham)
-Horse race fixing (involving Kieran Fallon)
-Counterfeit software (Microsoft grey goods market)
-Boiler room fraud
-MTIC fraud
-Money Laundering (including a long running trial of money laundering for a Colombian drugs cartel with numerous associated trials involving a police informant).
-Large scale mortgage fraud
-Tax evasion (representing two Vantis Tax directors and their wives)
-Drugs offences (including importation and possession with intent to supply)
-Arson (resulting in hospital order)
-Fraudulent Trading (including the McAlpine owned “Welsh Slate” false invoicing case).
Relevant Work History
Career
Bark and Co – May 2001 – present (VHCC supervisor since 2006)
Janes Solicitors 1998 – 2001 Training Contract and post qualification (also qualifying as duty solicitor)
Languages
Fluent Greek and French
Memberships
Fraud Lawyers Association
Female Fraud Forum
Education
BA – Law and French – Westminster
MA – Inter-disciplinary Masters – War Studies dept. – King’s College London
Legal Practice Course – College of Law (York
Lawyer Rankings
London > Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals)
Through routinely representing individual clients in high-profile extradition cases involving allegations of fraud and complex investigations conducted by the SFO, FCA and HMRC, the Janes Solicitors team shows ‘great strength in depth’. The practice has vast experience of handling complex financial fraud cases including money laundering and tax evasion, which often span across industries ranging from renewable energy to finance. David Janes leads the financial crime division, specialising in alleged bribery, corruption, and asset recovery cases, whilst the ‘outstanding’ James Mullion has expertise in sanctions breaches and regulatory matters. Fiona Gavriel focuses on complex business and financial crime issues, and Simon Barker concentrates on confiscation and money laundering proceedings.
London > Crime, fraud and licensing > Crime: general
The general crime team at Janes Solicitors is experienced in cases involving EncroChat, high-profile extradition matters, drug offences, fraud, and violent offences. The team is led by Robert Berg
, who is recommended by clients for his ‘decades of experience‘, and regularly acts on serious crime matters such as high-profile money laundering, sexual offences, and international drug trafficking. Other key team members include James Mullion, who is adept at advising clients on fraud and regulatory matters and whose recent work includes representing Gianluigi Torzi, who was allegedly involved in fraud on the Vatican City State. Fiona Gavriel is experienced in complex business and financial crime. Associates Alex Mincoff and Alex Chapman are also notable names within the team.
Lawyer Rankings
- Crime: general London > Crime, fraud and licensing
- Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals) London > Crime, fraud and licensing