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Gavin Irwin

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Position

Gavin specialises in advising and representing businesses and professionals with a particular focus on: fraud and money laundering; bribery and corruption; and, regulatory compliance.

Gavin has substantial experience across a range of allied disciplines including:

• Financial and other Serious Crime (recent matters include SFO investigations; private prosecutions; and, proceedings brought by the Information Commissioner and Pensions Regulator)

• Financial and Trade Sanctions (recent work includes designations under the Russia and Belarus regimes) and Export Controls (Russia, China, Iran and Israel)

• Proceeds of Crime (including AML and ABC systems and controls; SARs and DAMLs; and, Account Freezing and Forfeiture applications)

• Extradition (recent work includes requests from Germany, Spain, UAE, Peru and South Africa)

• Professional Conduct and Discipline (regularly appearing: on behalf of registrants in healthcare proceedings brought by the GMC and GDC; at Coroner’s Inquests; and, before the SRA, BSB and CLC)

Gavin routinely advises organisations and individuals on crisis management and self-reporting responsibilities.

Career

Year of Call 1996

Memberships

• Private Prosecutors’ Association
• Bar of England and Wales
• Association of Regulatory and Disciplinary Lawyers
• Health and Safety Lawyers’ Association
• Defence Extradition Lawyers’ Forum
• European Criminal Bar Association
• European Fraud and Compliance Lawyers
• South Eastern Circuit