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Mark Bryant-Heron

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Practise area and specialisations
Cases of interest
Associated work

Called

1986

Appointments

Serious Fraud Office Panel of Advocates - A List

Recorder of the Crown Court (2005)

Standing counsel to the Revenue and Customs Prosecution Office (2005-2010)
Appointed to the CPS Advocate Panel at Level 4

Reviews

Mark is named in the current edition of Legal 500 in the first rank as one of the country's leading juniors in criminal fraud.

Practice Areas and Specialisations

Mark is a criminal and regulatory/disciplinary law practitioner, with a particular expertise in fraud. He is a specialist in revenue fraud and related areas in the criminal and civil jurisdictions.

His casework consists of the full range of serious criminal work.

Recent defence instructions include the defence of an allegation of money laundering the proceeds of the Kent Securitas robbery and defending in one of the Heathrow Menzies robbery trials.

He undertakes regulatory and disciplinary work and currently advises the Accountancy and Actuarial Discipline Board (AADB) in relation to an ongoing investigation.

He advises corporate clients and prosecution agencies in money laundering and insolvency-related criminal matters.

He is instructed in the tax tribunal in revenue fraud related cases.

Mark has extensive experience as a leading junior in multi-handed large-scale fraud and general crime cases.

Education and Qualifications

Cambridge University (MA Cantab)
Qualified to receive instructions through direct professional access

Memberships

Criminal Bar Association executive member
Elected member of the Bar Council
Association of Regulatory and Disciplinary Lawyers

Cases of Interest

R v. Sarwar and others, 2011. Prosecution of multi-handed £140 million MTIC fraud)

R v. Betts and others, 2010. Defending in Heathrow Menzies robbery

R v. Bowrem, 2010. Laundering proceeds of Kent Securitas robbery

R v. Phillips, 2009. Defence of perverting the course of justice charge in the context of a nightclub shooting

R v. Bowles, 2009. Complex air freight/land transaction VAT fraud.

R v. Rafiei, R v. Leith and others, R v. Kiani (Operation Slogan, 2008). Series of SOCA investigated drug trafficking cases.

R v. Farrell and others (Operation Devout, 2007-8). VAT carousel fraud.

R v. Golizadeh and others (Operation Zygose, 2006). Large-scale SOCA investigated drug trafficking.

R v. Simons and others (Operation Capri, 2005-6). VAT carousel fraud.

R v. Cater and others (SSL, 2004-5). Fraudulent misstatement of accounts.

R v. Robinson and Stovold, 2004. Conspiracy to defraud local authorities, fraudulent trading.

R v. McDonald and others (Operation Halfpenny, 2003). Conspiracy to defraud a bank, false accounting, fraudulent trading.

Associated Work

Mark provides training and seminars for members of the legal profession and investigating officers, most recently on the Fraud Act 2006.

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