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Lee Reynolds
Position
Lee was called to the Bar in 2002. He specialises in regulatory criminal law and Fraud. He particularly specialises in MTIC frauds and has appeared in cases such as Operation Bridging and Forbear (£180m MTIC fraud). He represents local authorities across England and Wales prosecuting serious cases of fraud, intellectual property abuse, animal welfare, health and safety and a variety of other area prosecuted by local counclls. He is Panel counsel for the Health and Safety Executive and has prosecuted for the Serious and Organised Crime Office, Illegal Money Lending Unit, Scambusters and the Welsh Assembly Government. He is frequently involved in advising individuals and companies on ‘due diligence’ systems, and has experience advising local authorities on case management, preparation and prosecution. Regular areas of work include the 1994 Trade Marks Act, prosecuting one of Wales’s largest cases concerning conspiracy to sell counterfeit merchandise; the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008; food and food safety, including the prosecution of large supermarkets on behalf of numerous local authorities for food safety, food labelling, pricing and other consumer protection offences. Lee has developed a specialism in matters under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002, including money laundering, and regularly lectures to local authorities and solicitors concerning the same. He is also experienced in civil recovery cases.
Career
Called 2002; Gray’s Inn.
Education
Cardiff University (2000 2(1)); BVC (2001).
Lawyer Rankings
Regional Bar > Wales and Chester Circuit > Crime (general and fraud)
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 1Apex Chambers is well known on the Wales and Chester Circuit for its criminal law expertise. Jonathan Elystan Rees KC represented a former leader of a Kosovo Liberation Army veterans association leader, who was prosecuted for statements during press conferences identifying anonymous witnesses – his initial sentence was reduced on appeal. Lee Reynolds represented Swansea City Council in prosecuting a cinema for breaching COVID-19 regulations by screening a film produced by the son of David Icke, not complying with Welsh Government regulations concerning COVID vaccination passes. Nicholas Gedge represented a woman who avoided immediate custody after being convicted of preventing a lawful burial, after organising a secret pagan funeral for her father.