Anwar was called in 1995. He practices in all areas of serious crime, but specialises in fraud and money laundering. He has extensive experience of international investigations and prosecutions. He has advised public and private clients on international co-operation involving the UK, Jersey, BVI, Bahamas, Switzerland, Finland, the United States, Kenya and Portugal in relation to money laundering, tax evasion, corruption and drug dealing cases.
Anwar is currently instructed alone to investigate a Kenyan public official suspected of corruption and money laundering. The case involves investigations in a number of jurisdictions in Europe and Africa.
He was instructed by the Attorney General of Jersey, with a leader, to investigate and to advise during the trial in Jersey’s most extensive and complex money laundering prosecution. The case involved the use of off-shore trusts and companies to evade tax in a number of jurisdictions and launder the proceeds thereof (AG v Michel and Gallichan).
He has been instructed alone to advise as to how Bahrain could obtain evidence and restraint in the UK, Jersey, Isle of Man and the Bahamas in a corruption case.
In the UK he has been instructed to prosecute large-scale money laundering cases involving hawalla banking (an alternative means of transferring value) (R v Basra, R v Choudhary).
Within the last year he has defended a company director accused of embezzling substantial funds from his company in a variety of ways (R v Varty), and prosecuted a defendant accused of running a substantial pirate business (R v Ali).
Anwar has lectured upon the use of off-shore trust and corporate structures to launder the proceeds of crime.
Contact Anwar Nashashibi
Phone: +44 (0) 20 7242 3555
Fax: +44 (0) 20 7242 2511
Email: clerks@7br.co.uk