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Jonathan Kinnear KC
Position
Jonathan Kinnear KC specialises in matters of real financial complexity, representing individuals and corporate clients, as well a range of Governmental organisations, often operating in the margins where the criminal and civil law meet. He has a multi-jurisdictional practice, regularly appearing in both the Criminal and Civil Divisions of the Court of Appeal, the Crown Court, the High Court and a range of Tribunal jurisdictions, in particular in respect of tax matters.
He has been instructed in a number of the most serious and complex fraud cases over the last 20 years and is regularly instructed to provide strategic advice in advance of charge or prosecution on behalf of both the defence and the prosecution. He has particular experience in assisting clients under investigation by the SFO.
He is regularly instructed in large-scale review and investigation work, leading large teams of investigators, solicitors and counsel.
He also acts as a special advocate dealing with cases relating to national security and has particular expertise in relation to disclosure issues.
Career
Year of Call 1994 (Northern Ireland 1996), Appointed King’s Counsel 2012
Memberships
- Recorder of the Crown Court (authorised to try serious sex cases) 2009
- KC List for SFO Prosecution Panel & Proceeds of Crime Panel (2013 – present)
- Special Advocate appointed by the Attorney General to deal with terrorism (Special Immigration Appeals Commission) cases and complex public interest immunity (PII) issues – 2007
- Criminal Bar Association
- Revenue Bar Association
Education
- Methodist College, Belfast
- Newcastle University LLB (Hons)
- Inns of Court School of Law
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Business and regulatory crime (including global investigations)
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 12 Hare Court acts for both businesses and individuals on all kinds of criminal and regulatory issues, such as criminal cartel offences, fraud, financial crime, sanctions, confiscations, asset seizures, private prosecutions and internal investigations. Regarding the latter, Jonathan Laidlaw KC acted for the Bank of England in an investigation into a former Barclays CEO Jes Staley’s alleged misrepresentation of his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, the now-deceased financier, convicted sex offender and associate of Prince Andrew. Corruption specialist Jonathan Kinnear KC successfully acted for the SFO in its case against Glencore, which ultimately pleaded guilty to paying millions in bribes to gain preferential access to oil in Africa and was subsequently subject to fines and confiscations amounting to £281m. In R v Coleman & Fisher, the first contentious prosecution of its kind for market manipulation offences under FSMA 2000, Merry van Woodenberg successfully acted as junior prosecution counsel for the Financial Conduct Authority, resulting in the former CFO of a listed company being found to have made misleading statements to auditors and the market.