2 Bedford Row houses an ‘excellent fraud team’. Simon Baker KC has ‘a brilliant legal brain’, and has been kept busy handling major money laundering and trading standards cases. Kevin Toomey is currently defending an individual against allegations of fraud committed against Macmillan Cancer Support by making over 100 fraudulent grant applications for non-existent cancer sufferers. The ’tenacious‘ Molly Dyas is experienced in advising on international money laundering and boiler room fraud cases.
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- 'John Grimmer is excellent. He is a legend.'
- 'John Grimmer remains the most highly experienced and respected clerk in the business, and Paul Rodgers is fantastic at providing the level of client care that chambers' clients have come to expect.'
- 'Paul Rodgers is always a pleasure to deal with.'
- '2 Bedford Row has such a broad diversity of talent and expertise in so many areas and is one of the top sets in this area.'
- '2 Bedford Row is one of the go-to fraud sets, with many silks and juniors. They are all of an extremely high standard.'
- '2 Bedford Row are a cut above.'
- '2 Bedford Row has an excellent fraud team who appear in the most high-profile cases year in, year out.'
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Leading silks
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Leading juniors
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Rising stars
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