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Genevieve Woods

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Genevieve Woods practises primarily in criminal and public law, with a particular focus on public inquiries, international sanctions and safeguarding cases.

Genevieve regularly advises on cases involving breaches of sanctions and export controls and on internal sanctions compliance policies. She has advised international corporations, large financial institutions, insurance companies and maritime/shipping corporations on sanctions and export control matters, with particular experience of the impact of the Russia/Ukraine sanctions regime. She has acted for high-net worth individuals and politically exposed persons, and has advised on the impact of financial sanctions on business or employment connected with designated persons. Her work ranges from the provision of confidential advice on contemplated transactions and suspected violations, to enforcement cases following the identification of breaches, to complex compliance reviews and the provision of practical training. Genevieve appears in serious criminal cases for both the defence and the prosecution. She is able to provide advice and representation pre-charge, during trial and in relation to ancillary orders, such as confiscation or forfeiture proceedings. She works on complex financial matters, including cases prosecuted by the Serious Fraud Office and HMRC. She represents individuals charged with a broad range of offences, including fraud, money laundering, bribery and blackmail.

Genevieve acts on behalf of individuals seeking to discharge Account Freezing Orders and resist applications for cash and account forfeiture. She has also appeared on behalf of the Metropolitan Police Service in high value and complex applications for forfeiture

Genevieve has advised individuals, schools, charitable, sporting and commercial organisations on safeguarding matters 3 3 Raymond Buildings, Gray’s Inn, London WC1R 5BH | T: +44 (0)20 7400 6400 (24 hours) | E: clerks@3rblaw.com and DBS requirements. She has drafted and reviewed safeguarding policies for a variety of organisations. She has acted on behalf of seven clients in the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse, including the Catholic Archdiocese of Birmingham and the Methodist Church of Great Britain. Genevieve has worked as one of two independent reviewers in an institutional inquiry into historical child sexual abuse. Genevieve also provides safeguarding and sexual consent training to sports organisations, including Premier League football teams. She has been instructed by sports governing bodies and has worked on sporting appeals. She is able to provide advice on a wide range of safeguarding issue

Genevieve regularly appears in both the Magistrates’ Courts and Crown Courts for both the defence and the prosecution. She has worked on a number of complex financial matters and cases prosecuted by the Serious Fraud Office. She represents individuals charged with a broad range of offences, including fraud and white collar crime, violent crimes, theft, and drug offences. In addition, she prosecutes cases on behalf of the Crown Prosecution Service, National Probation Service and Transport for London

Genevieve has broad experience working as counsel in public inquiries. She acted on behalf of the Methodist Church of Great Britain in the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse. She also appeared on behalf of a number of educational institutions as part of the case study relating to Residential Music Schools. She acted as junior counsel to Richard Horwell QC on behalf of the Catholic Archdiocese of Birmingham in the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse. She was a junior counsel in the Undercover Policing Inquiry on behalf of a number of police officers attached to the Special Demonstration Squad who have been granted core participant status. Genevieve has also undertaken work on behalf of the London Fire Brigade in relation to the Grenfell Tower Inquiry.

Genevieve has successfully acted on behalf of requested persons in challenging their extradition from the UK. She provides representation from initial arrest through to full hearings and appeals.

Genevieve has experience in a broad range of regulatory and health and safety matters, including fire safety cases and hearings before professional regulatory bodies. Genevieve regularly appears in licensing matters on behalf of the police and premises holders. She acts on behalf of the Metropolitan Police Service in firearms licensing cases and is able to provide advice to applicants in appeals against a decision to refuse or revoke a firearms certificate. She also appears on behalf of Transport for London in licensing appeals in the Magistrates’ Court and Crown Court.

Genevieve has provided advice and representation in inquest proceedings on behalf of both individuals and institutions. In 2020, she assisted in the pro bono representation of Sean Emmett in the inquest into the death of his wife, Abigail Elson. In 2020, Genevieve acted as part of a team of counsel in relation to the review of criminal cases involving the Post Office Horizon system. She regularly appears in matters relating to civil orders such as Account Freezing Orders, Cash Forfeiture applications, Sexual Harm Prevention Orders, Sexual Risk Orders and Stalking Protection Orders. She also has experience in judicial review proceedings. In addition, Genevieve is able to provide advice in relation to international human rights law, humanitarian law and matters relating to the United Nations and other international organisations

Career

Call 2016

Memberships

Defence Extradition Lawyers Association

Young Fraud Lawyers Association

Education

Masters of International Human Rights Law (Distinction) Oxon; GDL (Distinction) College of Law; Combined Bachelor of Arts & Laws (Hons 1), Sydney University