Tax and Revenue Investigations

Corporate and Financial Crime — Our Services

With many years’ experience behind us, the PCB Byrne team has established an excellent reputation for dealing swiftly and successfully with complex tax and revenue investigations.

Whether it’s a criminal investigation from the outset or the commencement of a Code of Practice 9 investigation and process, we guide clients at every step with a robust and coherent strategy from the off. We seek to deflect criminal investigations at the earliest stage, in an effort to reach a civil settlement as a worst-case scenario. We also regularly advise on Code of Practice 9 interviews and work alongside tax experts who negotiate settlement agreements.

Our aim is always the same: if there has to be a sanction then it should be a financial penalty rather than a custodial sentence.

Our notable experience

Acting for a solicitor in HMRC's biggest prosecution for carbon credit tax fraud.
Acting for an accountant and entrepreneur in HMRC's series of trials for film investor tax relief prosecutions.
Acting for a leading insolvency practitioner in HMRC's biggest prosecution for phoenixism tax frauds.
Acting for former directors of a leading marketing agency in relation to tax avoidance schemes as part of the Panama and Paradise Papers scandals.

Our specialists

Michael Potts

Partner

mpotts@pcb-byrne.com

0207 842 1640

07770 802430

Languages:

English, French

Matthew Frankland

Partner

mfrankland@pcb-byrne.com

0207 842 1639

07774 133733

Languages:

English

Civil Fraud and Commercial Dispute Services

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Asset Recovery and Enforcement

We have decades of expertise working across complex international fraud and asset recovery cases – delivering creative solutions, at pace.

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Civil Fraud

Regarded as a leader in the civil fraud space, our team is experienced representing both claimants and defendants in all areas of fraud litigation.

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Commercial Litigation

We have a wealth of experience in dealing with high-value, complex and heavily contested commercial litigation cases – often against large City and international firms.

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Insolvency and Restructuring

With wide-ranging experience acting for corporations and individuals alike, members of the PCB Byrne team have dealt with some of the largest insolvency cases to reach the English Courts.

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International Arbitration

We have worked with clients from around the world, who seek us out for our outcome-driven approach and pragmatic advice. We ensure every case is tailored to meet the needs of each client – often leaning on our litigation colleagues to support arbitration proceedings, for example in the case of interim relief applications.

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Business Crime and Regulatory Services

Asset Seizure and Forfeiture

With one of the most experienced teams in the country, we routinely tackle asset seizure and forfeiture investigations for a wide range of clients. We have established a number of legal precedents in this space, and have become the go-to firm for proactive, expert advice.

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Corporate and Financial Crime

Working across jurisdictions on all areas of corporate and financial crime, we regularly advise on issues such as fraud, bribery and corruption, economic sanctions and money laundering.

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Crypto Currency and Cyber Crime

We have built a reputation for our tenacity in building cases and in tracing, freezing and recovering assets. We work at the cutting edge of the law on interim relief, using the full armoury of the law in order to obtain results for our clients.

Financial Sanctions

In a fast-evolving, global environment, where penalties for any breach are severe and the need to bring timely challenges is crucial, our sanctions team provides specialist advice, backed by worldwide experience.

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Regulatory and Disciplinary

Whether clients are facing investigations by the Financial Conduct Authority or the Dental Practice Board, we bring a wealth of international experience across regulatory and compliance enquiries.

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Serious and General Crime

We bring our criminal defence expertise to bear across a range of general crime issues, from theft and fraud to sexual and violent offences.

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