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Selva Ramasamy KC KC
Position
Selva is a specialist in cases involving professionals charged in criminal, regulatory and disciplinary proceedings. His principal focus is financial crime, and cases involving doctors (and other healthcare professionals), particularly those involving complex technical issues. He has wide experience in GMC, GDC, GCC, HCPC and GOstC cases including appeals to the High Court. He is regularly instructed in prosecutions and regulatory cases involving legal professionals. He also specialises in representing police officers in disciplinary proceedings. He has substantial experience in cases of fraud involving banks, companies, financial advisers and share dealing, as well as in the healthcare sector. He has expertise in health and safety cases, and those involving general crime including sexual allegations. He also represents interested parties in complex inquests. Recent criminal cases include defending a doctor against allegations of sexual assault; defending an osteopath against allegations of sexual assault; SRA private prosecutions under the Solicitors Act and the Legal Services Act; defending an actress/ producer in the first prosecution for fraudulent claims for film tax credit; defending a sub-postmaster accused of trading in counterfeit stamps; defending a CEO in a prosecution for making misleading statements to the market in the largest fraud on the Alternative investment Market. Recent disciplinary cases include defending an osteopath against allegations of sexual assault during the course of examinations; representing a police officer in disciplinary proceedings arising out of a death in custody; an inquiry into a series of exposure prone procedures leading to the largest “look back” exercise in NHS history; and an inquiry into a fatality arising from conflicting opinions about the use of alternative remedies. Recent inquests include acting for the family of a Royal Navy officer who died in a fall from a warship; acting for a company in relation to a workplace electrocution; and acting for a police officer in relation to a death in custody.
Career
Called lnner Temple 1992. Recorder 2009. Member of the Bar Standards Board Prosecuting Counsel Panel for Disciplinary Hearings.
Memberships
Elected member of the Bar Council (1997-2000); Criminal Bar Association committee (1997-2000 and 2008-09); British Association of Sport and Law; Association of Regulatory & Disciplinary Lawyers; Health and Safety Lawyers Association; registered with the Bar Council Public Access Directory; Public Access Bar Association.
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Business and regulatory crime (including global investigations)
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 3Selva Ramasamy KC – QEB Hollis Whiteman ‘Selva is a very able and intelligent barrister who commands real confidence with lay clients. Selva quickly masters the details of the case and provides valuable input to the global strategy during the investigation phase. Selva’s advocacy is concise and engaging, and very jury friendly.’
QEB Hollis Whiteman is reputed for its specialism in financial crime and corporate offences, with the set’s members being sought out for their vast defence expertise, while also frequently acting for prosecution agencies such as the SFO and the FCA. Adrian Darbishire KC represented a founder charged with bribery offences following the sale of his company, while Selva Ramasamy KC‘s busy workload includes defending in a private prosecution for fraud brought by an American company against a solicitor related to the purchase of a castle in Scotland. Tom Doble acts for the former CEO of a mining company charged with conspiring to make corrupt payments to government officials in Sierra Leone. Mark Aldred advises an executive on the multinational investigation involving the US Department of Justice and the SFO related to bribery allegations against Glencore in connection with allegations of bribery to officials in different West African countries.
London Bar > Inquests and inquiries
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 4London Bar > Professional disciplinary and regulatory law
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 2Selva Ramasamy KC –QEB Hollis Whiteman ‘Selva is exceptionally experienced, very intelligent and meticulous. He always gets to the heart of the issues. A charming, persuasive and articulate advocate.’
QEB Hollis Whiteman is ‘well established as one of the leading sets‘ in the professional discipline and regulatory law arena, boasting ‘a highly impressive array of talent‘. Selva Ramasamy KC has an excellent track record in handling cases involving healthcare professionals, as well as financial regulatory matters. In a recent matter, Ramasamy KC acted for the respondent in the High Court in GMC v Dr R, a GMC appeal against a determination made by the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS). The MPTS’ initial determination was that no action should be taken against the respondent in respect of the respondent’s alleged sexual misconduct, however the GMC argued that the respondent should have received a suspension. The High Court ruled that no action was insufficient, but that suspension was disproportionate to the case’s circumstances. Lydia Barnfather is a highly regarded junior in the professional disciplinary arena.