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Leon Kazakos KC
Position
Leon is instructed by individuals and companies in the fields of business and general crime, regulatory proceedings, insolvency litigation, tax appeals and professional disciplinary work. He provides advice and advocacy in substantial, sensitive and complex cases usually from a pre-charge stage; representing those who are under investigation or being prosecuted for serious wrongdoing.
In business crime he defends across the spectrum of misconduct; from allegations of high value fraud, bribery, corruption and misconduct in public office to cheating the public revenue, money laundering, breaches of FSMA, and other related financial wrongdoing.
His general criminal practice encompasses homicide, human trafficking/ slavery, serious drugs and firearms offences, and serious sexual offending. His regulatory work spans firearms licensing, breaches of planning notices, wildlife offences (CITES regulations) and some health and safety work. He represents police officers in criminal and disciplinary cases.
His recent instructions include the largest ever prosecutions brought for slavery and for steroid importation, SFO and police bribery investigations, defending against BEIS in £multi-million Directors Disqualification proceedings, an international banking fraud, tax fraud in the hospitality, metals, telecoms and motor industry sectors, advice and representation in the Tax Tribunals in CIS Scheme, Margin Scheme VAT and DOTAS tax cases, political corruption, investment frauds, forgery, coercive control and related sexual offending cases, rape and murder.
Career
Year of Call 1999, Appointed King’s Counsel 2020
Memberships
- Advocacy Trainer (Lincoln’s Inn)
- South Eastern Circuit
- Criminal Bar Association
- Fraud Lawyers Association
- Association of Regulatory and Disciplinary Lawyers
- Financial Services Lawyers Association
- Revenue Bar Association
- Private Prosecution Association
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Business and regulatory crime (including global investigations)
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 3London Bar > Crime
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 4London Bar > Fraud: crime
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 3Leon Kazakos KC –2 Hare Court ‘Leon is the advocate’s advocate. He is compelling, lucid and erudite. Not a word is wasted in his written submissions or skeleton arguments and no bad point is ever taken.’