Fraud: A Practitioner’s Handbook

Containing comprehensive coverage of recent changes, the book deals extensively with the Fraud Act 2006, going on to explain the particular types of fraud activity that are charged, from the everyday bread and butter work that most lawyers experience on a daily basis through to the more specialist areas such as Ponzi Fraud, Boiler room fraud, insider dealing and carbon credit fraud.

This new edition is fully revised with key developments including:

- The meaning of ’dishonesty’ as clarified by the Supreme Court in respect of civil proceedings in Genting Casinos v Ivey [2017] UKSC 67 and subsequently in respect of criminal proceedings in Barton & Booth [2020] EWCA Crim 575
- The dangers of instructing experts without sufficient expertise
- Dismissal of applications following SFO v Barclays Plc [2018] EWHC 3055
- Attorney General’s Guidelines on Disclosure 2022
- CPIA Code of Practice 2020
- Digital material and reasonable lines of enquiry

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Adrian Eissa KC is a barrister at Millennium Chambers with vast experience and a diverse practice encompassing all aspects of serious and complex crime, including fraud, business crime and confiscation. He sits as Recorder of the Crown Court and is co-author of Confiscation Law Handbook (Bloomsbury Professional).

Nathaniel Rudolf KC is a barrister at leading crime and fraud chambers, 25 Bedford Row. He defends in serious fraud matters, corporate criminal and regulatory investigations. Nathaniel also has significant experience in high-value confiscation as well as crime-related areas such as judicial review.

Sonal Dashani is a barrister at leading crime and fraud chambers, 25 Bedford Row. She specialises in serious and complex fraud cases. Sonal has substantial experience in money laundering, confiscation and enforcement proceedings and is well adept at handling cases involving large volumes of material.

Nick Murphy is a barrister at leading crime and fraud chambers, 25 Bedford Row. He is a highly-regarded junior practising in all areas of criminal defence. He has experience in matters far exceeding his year of call and has particular expertise in allegations of white collar crime, fraud, corruption, and bribery. Nick has experience in all areas of financial offending, including applications for confiscation, compensation and the disqualification of directors.