Francis Fenegan

Memberships

The Law Society, London Criminal Court Solicitors Association, Health & Safety Lawyers Association, Tax Investigation Practitioners Group 

Profile

Francis was born in 1966 and lives in North-West London.  In his rare leisure time, he enjoys indulging his passion for motorcycles, snow boarding and scuba diving. 

He was admitted as a solicitor in 1993 having studied the Solicitors Finals at the College of Law, London.

Between 1993 and 2003, Francis developed his expertise in business crime and commercial fraud with niche White Collar Crime firm, Harkavys, based in the West End of London.

Having joined as an assistant solicitor, he became a partner in 1998 before establishing this firm together with his brother, Alex Fenegan in March 2003.

Expertise

- Defence preparation in respect of prosecutions brought by the Serious Fraud Office, Department of Trade and Industry, H M Customs & .Excise, Inland Revenue Special Compliance Unit and the CPS Special Case Work Unit

- Confiscation Proceedings, both defendant and third party, with particular emphasis on Appeals, Certificates of Inadequacy and variation of Restraint Orders.

- Civil Asset Recovery / Forfeiture  

In particular, expertise in

VAT Investigations
Missing Trade Intra-community (Carousel) Fraud
Duty Diversion
Money Laundering
Mortgage Fraud
Large-scale Drugs Importation
Firearm Offences
Director Disqualifications

Significant Cases

- R –v- Meekey & Others [2006]
  Conspiracy to supply and manufacture firearms.

- R –v- Chowdhury [2006]
  £15 million banking fraud.  Acquittal of all charges.

- R -v- Knights & Maguire [2005]
  Appeal against Confiscation Order to the Court of Appeal and to the House of Lords.

- R –v- Sharifh & Others [2004]
  Test case on abuse of process involving money laundering through Bureau de Change.  Acquitted on all charges.

- R –v- Barrett-Jolley [2002]
   £20 million Cocaine importation.

- R –v- Knight and Others/London City Bond Enquiry [       ]*
  Dismissal of prosecution for abuse of statutory power by H M Customs and Excise.  

- R –v- Anderson
  Defence of Serious Fraud Office prosecution for multimillion pound theft and false pound. 

- R –v- Walker & Others [1994]
  Defence of Chairman and Chief Executive of public limited company prosecution by the Serious Fraud Office for share price flation.