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Mr Kweku Adoboli was today granted bail after a successful bail application at Southwark Crown Court. Mr Tim Harris, Solicitor on this matter said his client was “delighted, very emotional and would like to thank all his family and friends for their support”. Mr Adoboli is due to be released from Wandsworth prison on Monday pending the bail terms being satisfied. 

Mr Bark-Jones, partner at Bark & Co Solicitors said “Our client is both emotional and delighted at the outcome of today’s bail hearing. He looks forward to working on his case at our London offices.” 

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Tim Harris 

Solicitor at Bark & Co Solicitors 
London, United Kingdom | Law Practice 
Current: Solicitor at Bark & Co Solicitors Past: Trainee Solicitor at Eversheds, ALT at Sendai City Board of Education (Japanese Teaching Exchange Programme) Education: BPP Law School, University of Durham, Oakham School 

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Charlie Shuttleworth 

London, United Kingdom | Law Practice 

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Gina Hajitheodosi 

Trainee Solicitor at Bark & Co Solicitors 
United Kingdom | Law Practice 
Current: Trainee Solicitor at Bark & Co Solicitors Past: Paralegal at Bark & Co Solicitors, Volunteer at Battersea Law Centre Education:College of Law, London, King’s College London, U. of London, King’s College London, U. of London, Università degli Studi di Ferrara, Streatham &a… 

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It is reported that the Met Police will now investigate a News of The World link concerning the Daniel Morgan Murder (R v Vian & Others).

Details reported [here] in the Guardian

Mr Glen Vian, represented by Bark & Co, was acquitted in March 2011.

Fred Bunn has been instructed by Glenn Vian since the mid-2008.  Not guilty verdicts were entered against MrVian and the other defendants, following complex and fiercely fought challenges to the Crown’s case during protracted pre-trial legal argument.  The initial investigation into the murder of Daniel Morgan in 1987 was deeply flawed, and many compelling leads were not pursued properly or, in some cases, at all.  The level of public resources expended in this most recent investigation is simply breathtaking.  The Police bought the house next door to Mr Vian, in order to conduct thousands of hours of intrusive covert surveillance upon him and his family.  They released false stories to the press in an effort to trigger incriminating conversations.  When these efforts failed to produce any cogent evidence, a case was built against these defendants using “Supergrass” witnesses, and considerably flawed Serious Organized Crime & Police Act (SOCPA) agreements.  It will come as no surprise to right thinking people to learn that those of the worst character, facing many years in custody for crimes including drug trafficking and attempted murder, will say anything in order to secure a massive reduction in their sentence and/or substantial financial benefits.   The position is very much worse where, as in this case, a SOCPA witness is told in advance what the case theory is, and simply has to repeat it to gain his reward.  The defense has, in the course of pre-trial legal arguments, been able to discredit the Crown’s case so that, one by one, the evidence of these witnesses has been excluded by the trial Judge or abandoned by the Crown.  The recent legal arguments which preceded the collapse of the case were led by our defense team, based on a document found in the unused material by a solicitor of this firm.

When entering not guilty verdicts, the trial Judge said:-

“the legal representatives for all of the defendants, faced with a mammoth and most difficult task, have responded magnificently to it.  And the quality of the written and oral submissions that I have received has, taken overall, been of the highest quality.  The industry and the tenacity which has been shown by the defense teams is to be commended and the defendants will leave court knowing, if they did not know before, though I think they must have known before, that they have been very well served”.

Our client comments:

“My name is Glenn Vian. I have recently been acquitted of murder at the C.C.C. I have been very lucky as I was represented by the best team of solicitors you could possibly find Bark & Co.

I cannot say enough about this firm, other than look nowhere else. They are the best. Their investigation team were brilliant.  Thanks to Eamon Harris and Fred Bunn.

All of these Solicitors are top drawer: Giles Bark-Jones, Jenny Boyden etc. Giles has no problem obtaining the best QCs because of Bark’s reputation and the team behind them. I was again fortunate to get the best QC’s David Whitehouse QC and Ed Gritt QC, absolutely brilliant men.

Which brings me to my solicitor Alison Hill, her brilliant legal mind and determination to uncover and get the truth goes above and beyond. So a very special thanks to Alison Hill and Eamon Harris for giving me back the rest of my life. God bless you all at Fred Bunn

Glenn Vian”

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R v Asil Nadir

Description: Bark & Co has been instructed by the former CEO of Polly Peck International (PPI) in an alleged multi-million pound fraud. The client faced 66 counts of Fraud & Theft, but failed to appear in the 1993 trial. Mr Nadir has returned to the UK to fight to clear his name. The trial is due to commence in January 2012. Significance: One of the first high profile SFO prosecutions.

R v Ravjani & Others

Bark & Co represented a client accused significant involvement in a complex contra-trading MTIC fraud. The alleged fraud was of a scale that prompted the Government to proffer the case as an explanation as to why the UK balance of payments were adrift for a particular year. Unfortunately, reporting restrictions prevent us from publishing the full outcome at this time. (Last updated: 03.12.2011)

R v X

Description: This matter involves an insider trading investigation at a number of banks and hedge funds and other large financial institutions conducted by the FSA and SOCA which Reuters reports has “sent shockwaves through the country’s financial industry”. Significance: This case involves significant press interest and involves the representation of a director at a very high profile financial institution.

Indirect Tax - Bark & Co Solicitors - Specialist Fraud Firm

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Indirect taxes, predominantly Value Added Tax and excise duties, are now a common subject of civil litigation. Litigation of this kind often involves a department of Government such as Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs making allegations of fraud or dishonesty against legitimate businesses and their directors.

The Commercial and Indirect Tax Fraud team at Bark & Co has an excellent reputation for successfully negotiating and litigating a wide range of disputes. We have a large team of specialist.

Areas of Expertise:

The specialisations of the Commercial and Indirect Tax Fraud Team include:

• VAT Fraud

• MTIC Fraud

• Carousel Fraud

• Knowledge/Means of Knowledge Input Tax Denial

• Invalid Invoice disputes

• Assessments of VAT and/or Excise

• Excise Diversion Fraud

• Seizure of goods upon importation

• Repayment Supplement Appeals (delayed authorisation of VAT returns)

• Default Surcharge Appeals

• Extended Verification of VAT returns

• Freezing and Restraint Orders

Our team retains litigation expertise in all the relevant forums, particularly in the VAT and Duties Tribunals and the High Court.

Current cases include high profile MTIC and Carousel fraud allegations amounting to hundreds of millions of pounds that are set to test both UK and European legislation.

Bark & Co Solicitors London News: $2.2 Bn Liberian Deal Being Investigated By City of London Police

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Fred Bunn are instructed to represent Mr A. He is under investigation by City of London Police Overseas Anti Corruption Unit concerning alleged improprieties in a $2.2 billion deal with the Liberian Government for the concession over 400,000 hectares of rainforest to be used for a carbon offset project. The matter is being investigated under the Prevention of Corruption Act 1906. All allegations are denied.

An investigation was also launched by the Liberian President.

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Bark & Co is reknowned for its competency and experience in large-scale, complex fraud cases. The firm has been involved in many of the high profile prosecutions in recent years and in the course of their work, our specialist fraud teams work closely with individuals, large corporations and Government organisations. The firm is now among the top criminal fraud firms for both size and quality of representation and deals frequently with cases that involve both UK and foreign jurisdictions.