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William England

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Position

William practices in serious organised crime, with particular emphasis on business and financial crime and its regulatory counterparts. He defends largely in cases prosecuted by the NCA, including high profile terrorist cases, large-scale drug importations and some of the country’s leading VAT and Customs and Excise Frauds. He is also known for his wealth of experience in murder and manslaughter cases, especially gang related matters.

William has developed a thriving private practice and is regarded as a Leader in his field in the areas of both economic crime and those accused of sexual misconduct. He has represented a number of high profile and high net worth individuals, and is a regulatory consultant at Prospect Law, where he provides advice on a wide range of topics, including the pitfalls associated with regulatory compliance. His attention to detail, his work ethic, and his ability to provide early strategic advice, typifies why he is in strong demand.

In the areas of professional discipline and general regulatory practice, he has represented individuals in the medical and healthcare sector accused by their regulatory bodies of misconduct and fitness to practice impairment by virtue of lack of competence, health, and misconduct.

His recent instructions include acting as lead counsel in Operation Maplelodge (£80 million Royal Mail fraud). Operation Dogwood (£17 million trading standards fraud) Operation Druid, (highly publicised VAT fraud in the fashion industry). Operation Tabernackler. (£200 million cocaine seizure). Operation Italici (£80 million steroid distribution case) Operation Cornflour (multi-million-pound boiler room fraud) Operation Electron (Leading top ten NCA VAT fraud) and Operation Sacae and Operation Harplike, (Terrorist cases involving far right groups).

In matters of health and safety and corporate crime, he has defended in cases alleging gross negligence manslaughter and corporate manslaughter. He acted as lead counsel in the successful defence of the prosecution of senior members of the Warwickshire Fire and Rescue Service for gross negligence manslaughter.

He was also lead Counsel representing a core participant in the Baha Mousa Public Inquiry, chaired by Sir William Gage – an inquiry of international importance into the death of an Iraqi whilst in custody during Operation Telic.

Career

Called: 1991

Memberships

• CBA, FSLA, ARDL, AMCA and CLBM and PPA.
• Regulatory consultant at Prospect Law.

Education

• LLB (Hons) and LLM University College London.