Our Team

Adrian is a highly experienced King’s Counsel with specialisms in contentious tax, VAT, and financial crime. He is ranked as a Leading Silk by Legal 500, and by Chambers and Partners for asset forfeiture, proceeds of crime and financial crime.

He is a lawyer who can deliver the highly technical knowledge and tactics required to deal with complex tax frauds, with the knowledge and experience of navigating the draconian powers that can be employed by HMRC in such circumstances. He has over 30 years experience advising and representing companies and individuals facing serious investigation by HMRC and other prosecutorial agencies such as the SFO, FCA and the NCA. This experience brings significant weight to his advice, and his ability to predict the optimal routes to success on behalf of clients. Adrian also sits as a part time judge in the Crown Court.

Adrian works with the CCTC team to deliver the full package of legal and forensic services required to successfully resolve the most complex and contentious tax fraud cases, whether HMRC is pursuing the taxpayer under the civil or criminal route.

Publications

Adrian is the author of the Fraud Lawyers Handbook published by Bloomsbury Professional 2015 ( 2^nd Ed due 2025); Confiscation Law Handbook published by Bloomsbury Professional 2011 ( 2^nd Ed due 2025) and is a major contributor to the leading professional reference text Sutherland Williams on The Proceeds of Crime Oxford University Press 6^th Ed 2023.