William Coker QC has a broad practice in fraud and general crime, both prosecuting and defending.
He has been highly recommended by Legal500 for five years and is ranked 6 in London Crime by Chambers and Partners.
He is regularly instructed by the SFO.
He has prosecuted pension, investment, invoice factoring and advance fee fraud and defended in a similar range of cases.
He has been instructed to defend in one of the SFO prosecutions arising from alleged abuse of the UN Oil for Food Programme. As a defence advocate he has had success in securing acquittals and stays for abuse process as a result of defects in the prosecution’s disclosure process.
Recent notable cases
R v Sykes & others – (SFO prosecution) – conspiracy to steal £3m pension fund
R v Prudhoe & others – (SFO prosecution) - £88m factoring fraud
R v Al Hassan (Central Law Practice) – SFO breach of UN oil for food sanctions (to be tried in 2011)
Contact William Coker QC
Phone: +44 (0) 20 7242 3555
Fax: +44 (0) 20 7242 2511
Email: clerks@7br.co.uk