Siobhain Egan

CONSULTANT

Consultant specialising in high profile cases, serious fraud, money laundering, asset confiscation and restitution, regulatory/professional disciplinary proceedings, trademark offences and appellate work (privately funded and Court of Appeal work only) tax and vat prosecutions and investigations.

Has developed over the last two years an expanding client base amongst the Russian community and represented well known figures in the “City” amongst the financial and business communities.

Also conducts a buoyant appellate practice with success, her particular interest focusing upon “fresh evidence” cases.

An expert fraud defence lawyer, she has been defending serious fraud since 1992, having trained with a very well known defence specialist. She was also one of the first female lawyers to be accepted as a Supervisor on the former Serious Fraud Panel.

She also defends sexual offence allegations but on a privately funded basis only.

2007 – 2008
Edward Hayes – Temple Bar House, 23-28 Fleet Street, London EC4Y 1AA
Higher Rights Advocate / Supervisor – Serious Fraud Panel

January 2000 – 2007
Christmas & Sheehan – 78 Grand Parade, Green Lanes, London N4 1DX
Partner / Higher Rights Advocate / Supervisor – Serious Fraud Panel

1996 – December 1999
O’Keefes – Acton Street, London WC1
Partner specialising in serious organised crime

1993 – 1996
Offenbach & Co – Great Marlborough Street, London W1
Associate Solicitor / Advocate

Admitted as a Solicitor 1993
Called to the Bar in 1989

Considered to be an expert on the Law of Abuse, Disclosure, RIPA and the use and abuse of and by informants.

Particular reputation for very high rate of acquittals and overall success rate.

PUBLIC APPOINTMENT: member of The Sentencing Council – reporting to LJ Leveson.

Appointed Victim’s Advocate in 2006 (attached to the Central Criminal Court); committee member of CALA (Criminal Appeal Lawyers Association); member of SAHCA (Solicitors’ Association of Higher Court Advocates); formerly committee member LCCSA 2004-2005, and Law Reform Officer for the LCCSA 2008-2009; former member of VHCC (Very High Cost Cases – LSC) Appeal Committee.

Additionally has assisted the BBC (TV and radio) and Granada TV with a number of documentaries on criminal justice issues and has made a number of television and radio appearances as a result (Newsnight, Sky News and Radios 4 and 5). Has also assisted Panorama (February 2008) and BBC2’s The Money Programme with documentaries. In 2009 has collaborated with both The Independent and The Guardian concerning articles focusing upon criminal legal issues. 2010 advised BBC and The Guardian on criminal issues. 2011 assisted Evening Standard ES Magazine with lengthy article on Operation Rize.

Awarded The Times Lawyer of the Week in June 2003 as a result of her work on the Beckham kidnapping case which directly led to the collapse of that case; nominated in 2004 for the Independent Lawyer of the Year Award; has been cited in either the Legal 500 or Chambers UK since 2005 as either Preferred/Recommended Partner/Practitioner of Note – to date.

A former member of the Bar, she is a very experienced Solicitor/Advocate with Higher Rights of Audience and has appeared in many Crown Courts throughout the country alone and as junior advocate. She has also appeared, alone, in the Court of Appeal.

Recent cases of note which have attracted national and international publicity:
R -v- O – Murder case (client acquitted)
R -v- H – Murder case (client acquitted)
R -v- M – Stanstead Hijacking (client acquitted at first trial, PII Certificated served)
R -v- P – Beckham Kidnapping (client first to be acquitted)
R -v- M – Vast international money laundering / international drugs trafficking: first joint USA/UK prosecution (client acquitted)
R -v- A – Advance fee fraud (client acquitted)
R -v- N – Inland Revenue fraud (client acquitted)
R -v- M – Inland Revenue fraud (case dismissed)
R -v- K – Hawala fraud, £31 million (case dismissed)
R -v- M – Very large scale C10 fraud involving five major clearing houses / banks and the kidnapping of a solicitor (client acquitted)
R -v- M – Allegation of harassment involving a prominent UK businessman (case dismissed after written representations)
R -v- B – Confiscation proceedings involving seven jurisdictions
R -v- A – Conspiracy to blackmail / attempted murder case involving Kurdish gangland activity and very large scale RIPA operation (the Baybasin Operation)
R -v-A – Money laundering, very large scale RIPA operation (client acquitted)
R -v- L – Money laundering, £3 million (client pleaded guilty)
R -v- A – Money laundering, police corruption, wife of serving officer (case discontinued after written representations)
R -v- J – Attempted murder, Operation Trident (client acquitted)
R -v- O – Conspiracy to supply 60kg heroin (client acquitted)
R -v- B – Conspiracy to supply 45kg heroin (client acquitted)
R -v- M – Conspiracy to supply 40kg heroin (client acquitted)
R -v- U – Firearms conspiracy (client acquitted)
R -v- U – Conspiracy to supply heroin, Manchester (PII Certificate – client acquitted)
R -v- U – Conspiracy to supply heroin, London (client acquitted)
R -v- J – Conspiracy to supply cocaine (client only defendant acquitted)
R -v- C – Importation of heroin 70kg (client acquitted)
R -v- T – Conspiracy to import 2 tonnes of cannabis (client only defendant acquitted)
R -v- T – Conspiracy to supply 40kg (case dismissed)
R -v- T – Conspiracy to supply heroin (client acquitted)
R -v- C – Conspiracy to supply 200kg heroin (client acquitted)
R -v- C – International child abduction – three jurisdictions (guilty plea)
R -v- S – (Junior Advocate) Rape and murder of 90-year-old woman (guilty plea)
R -v- G – Conspiracy, hacking computers / mobile phones involving serving and former Metropolitan Police Officers – 25 defendants (the Jimmy Choo bugging case) (client convicted of 3 of 141 charges)
R -v- D – Murder (Mental Health Act disposal)
R -v- G – Conspiracy to corrupt serving Police Officers (guilty plea)
R -v- D – Conspiracy to possess/supply explosives/firearms (case dismissed)
R -v- A – Money laundering, large scale operation (client acquitted)
R -v- W – Rape involving a well known television personality (case discontinued after representations)
Operation Rize – seizure of 7,000 safety deposit boxes (joint SOCA / Metropolitan Police Operation), POCA investigations. Advised and represented over 50 clients, 98.8% of whom have had their property fully restored.
R -v- F – Successful appeal against conviction (fresh evidence) indecent assaults on young person
R -v- S – £ Multi-million eBay fake designer goods fraud (client acquitted)
R -v- O – Trademark case involving Nike (value £2 million) (guilty plea, non custodial sentence)

Recent and current cases:
R -v- K – Large scale after the event insurance fraud (client acquitted of all charges)
R -v- Z – Conspiracy to handle stolen high end motor vehicles and money laundering (10 defendants, clients acquitted)
R -v- W – Boiler room fraud (case discontinued after representations)
R -v- K – Conspiracy to supply 80kgs of class A drugs (discontinued after representations)
R -v- M – Appeal against conviction (murder)
R -v- H – Money laundering £1 million (discontinued after representations, full investigation, all monies returned to client)
R -v- J – Conspiracy to supply 11kgs (appeal only)
R -v- B – Blackmail (client acquitted)
R -v- B – Assisting/encouraging suicide (no further action after representations made on behalf of client)
R -v- B – Conspiracy to supply 100kgs heroin (convicted)
R -v- K – Bribery and corruption involving international motor manufacturers (no further action after representations made, diverted to civil proceedings)
3 x Revenue investigations/prosecutions (all 3 investigations successfully settled without prosecution)
R -v- O – Conspiracy to supply 500kg class A : conspiracy to supply 2 tonnes class A drugs (guilty plea - the largest SOCA drugs prosecution to date – 24 defendants)
R -v- W – very large scale drugs cultivation (acquitted)
R -v- L – large scale land fraud (pending)
R -v- M – £multi-million tax prosecution (pending)
R -v- A – advance fee fraud
R -v- L – Procurement fraud (pending)