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Sean Larkin KC KC
Position
Sean Larkin QC provides specialist advice and advocacy at all stages of criminal and regulatory proceedings, with a particular emphasis on financial and serious crime, regulatory or disciplinary breaches by individuals (particularly professionals) and companies. He is described as ‘incredibly bright and industrious’ and ‘absolutely superb’. Nominated for Crime Silk of the Year (Legal 500 2017) Professional Discipline Silk of the Year (Chambers UK 2017) and, he was also Times Lawyer Of The Week following his appearance in the Supreme Court in the landmark case on the definition of terrorism.
Recent cases include: advising corporate entities, directors and other professionals facing allegations of bribery, fraud and regulatory breaches; Operation Amazon (defending a CEO in largest e-disclosure case), Operation Cotton (prosecution of FCA’s largest case), defending a trader in Euribor, providing advice in Barclays-Qatar investigation, defence of a Dr accused of sexually assaulting patients over a period of years; several cases of serious violence, sexual assault and terrorism; Dr Pandya (GP accused of FGM), advising other healthcare professionals facing allegations of misconduct; Operation Vaulter (defending director accused of laundering £900m), defence of a former CEO for £52m pension fraud; defence of company for workplace death.
Sean’s experience includes: advising, pre-charge through to representation or prosecution at trial, a variety of professionals (including lawyers, doctors, dentists, police officers, directors, IFAs, accountants and insolvency practitioners) in a wide variety of criminal, regulatory and disciplinary offences. He regularly speaks at conferences and conducts training sessions on a variety of legal topics. More information at www.qebhw.co.uk
Career
Called 1987. Silk 2010
Memberships
CBA, ARDL, FSLA, HSLA, Justice
Education
Salesian College; Queen Mary College, University of London; Law.
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Fraud: crime
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 1Sean Larkin KC –QEB Hollis Whiteman ‘Sean is a fantastic advocate with charisma, confidence and eloquence in equal measure. No matter how difficult the case or the issue, he rises to it.’
At QEB Hollis Whiteman, recent work for the group includes Paul Raudnitz KC defending an individual charged with multiple counts of confidence fraud and money laundering, having allegedly posed as a wealthy aristocrat in order to obtain loans from private investors. Sean Larkin KC has an excellent reputation for handling a broad spectrum of very high-profile, complex financial crime cases, and is adept at prosecuting and defending directors and corporate entities. Turning to the juniors, Jennifer Newcomb prosecuted two individuals charged with false representation, money laundering and abuse of position after submitting fake invoices to suppliers while working at the London office of a prominent US law firm.
London Bar > Business and regulatory crime (including global investigations)
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 3Sean Larkin KC – QEB Hollis Whiteman ‘Clinical and eviscerating in questioning. At the same time, he has a remarkably calm demeanour with clients which puts them at ease. A go-to silk for complex matters.’
London Bar > Crime
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 3Sean Larkin KC – QEB Hollis Whiteman ‘Sean’s manner in court is calm and his advocacy is unrivalled, with many who know him commenting on his sheer skill at holding a jury’s attention and making them truly think about the evidence. His ability to immediately understand the issues in a case, even in the most complex, is a sight to behold. Yet with all of this he still has empathy, even with the youngest and most vulnerable of lay clients.’