We were instructed to advise and represent an individual who was the subject of a huge SFO investigation following allegations concerning a property SIP investment fraud which is alleged to have taken place in four jurisdictions and involved the loss of £63 million and subsequent money laundering.

Siobhain took detailed instructions and advised the client to give a fully commented interview, and as a result of his answers and detailed representations made on his behalf by Siobhain (after the interview in written correspondence), the SFO revoked his bail (he had been on bail for many months) and he has now been dropped from the investigation.

This emphasises the importance of instructing genuinely experienced fraud lawyers, who know their way around an interview situation. Interviews are the most important part of the whole criminal investigation process and it is vital that the arrestee/interviewee has a team that understand how the investigative authorities work and how they react.

We have been defending SFO investigations and prosecutions since the SFO was first set up and have a very successful track record.