Complex Fraud/Commercial Crime
Tom is experienced in fraud litigation of the most complex kind, having spent 18 months as second junior instructed by the Serious Fraud Office in the re-trial of R v Brook and ors, a £250 million offshore investment fraud - at the time the SFO’s largest case. In the course of that trial he took witnesses including investors, IFAs, forensic accountants, compliance officers and an expert surveyor.
Multi-million pound confiscation proceedings arising from that case are ongoing, in which Tom is also instructed by the SFO. Issues relating to offshore trusts and multi-jurisdictional business interests arise.
Tom was instructed by the Attorney-General of Jersey to assist in the investigation of a money laundering case which arose from an allegedly corrupt Kenyan public official laundering bribes through offshore accounts. In the course of his work on this case, Tom conducted section 2 interviews with potential witnesses from alleged bribe-paying companies.
In addition Tom has a wide experience of complex fraud and money laundering cases in the Crown Court, including mortgage fraud, fraud by employees on charities, car ringing, benefit and tax fraud.
Regulatory litigation
Tom has had experience since pupillage of health and safety prosecutions arising from deaths in the workplace and sports/leisure premises.
He has appeared in numerous inquests arising from fatal road traffic accidents - which often overlaps with representation in related criminal proceedings.
He is instructed by the Metropolitan Police to act as indepent counsel advising on Legal Professional Privilege in the search of legal professionals’ premises.
Contact Tom Elmer
Phone: +44 (0) 20 7242 3555
Fax: +44 (0) 20 7242 2511
Email: clerks@7br.co.uk