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Chris Sykes

Year of call | 2015

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Year of call | 2015

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Christopher specialises in financial crime, confiscation, and professional discipline. 

He acts for authorities and individuals in civil and criminal matters concerning the proceeds of crime. He has particular expertise in matters concerning the freezing, detention and forfeiture of cash, bank accounts, and crypto assets. Christopher often advises financial institutions and individuals whose interests have been harmed by financial wrongdoing, and regularly advises enforcement authorities in complex operations involving civil recovery and organised crime. 
 
He represents both prosecution and defence in criminal proceedings arising from fraud and financial crime. Christopher has acted as junior counsel in complex FCA prosecutions concerning financial services offences. He also has an ongoing role acting for the defence on behalf of a corporation in connection with the Grenfell Inquiry. 

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Aidan specialises in international and domestic litigation and arbitration involving civil fraud and asset recovery, shareholder and director disputes, and contractual and commercial cases across the spectrum. He also has experience of POCA, Sanctions crypto and digital assets.

A substantial part of his work is offshore, and he regularly appears in the Privy Council. He also has significant experience in sports law (particularly football). Much of his work, particularly his arbitration and asset-recovery work, is cross-border in nature. He has significant experience in disputes involving Russia/the CIS, UAE, Mauritius, Cyprus, Sweden, BVI, Malta, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Bermuda, The Bahamas, Kenya and Nigeria. He has been called (pro hac) to the Bars of Bermuda and The Bahamas and is qualified to appear in the DIFC and the ADGM.

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Christopher specialises in financial crime, confiscation, and professional discipline. 

He acts for authorities and individuals in civil and criminal matters concerning the proceeds of crime. He has particular expertise in matters concerning the freezing, detention and forfeiture of cash, bank accounts, and crypto assets. Christopher often advises financial institutions and individuals whose interests have been harmed by financial wrongdoing, and regularly advises enforcement authorities in complex operations involving civil recovery and organised crime. 
 
He represents both prosecution and defence in criminal proceedings arising from fraud and financial crime. Christopher has acted as junior counsel in complex FCA prosecutions concerning financial services offences. He also has an ongoing role acting for the defence on behalf of a corporation in connection with the Grenfell Inquiry. 

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Christopher specialises in financial crime, confiscation, and professional discipline. 

He acts for authorities and individuals in civil and criminal matters concerning the proceeds of crime. He has particular expertise in matters concerning the freezing, detention and forfeiture of cash, bank accounts, and crypto assets. Christopher often advises financial institutions and individuals whose interests have been harmed by financial wrongdoing, and regularly advises enforcement authorities in complex operations involving civil recovery and organised crime. 
 
He represents both prosecution and defence in criminal proceedings arising from fraud and financial crime. Christopher has acted as junior counsel in complex FCA prosecutions concerning financial services offences. He also has an ongoing role acting for the defence on behalf of a corporation in connection with the Grenfell Inquiry. 

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Education

Education

Education

Education

Expertise

Expertise

Expertise

Expertise

Membership

Membership

Membership

Membership

Chris Sykes Expertise & Cases

Chris Sykes Expertise & Cases

POCA & Asset Recovery 

POCA & Asset Recovery 

POCA & Asset Recovery 

POCA & Asset Recovery 

Financial Crime

Financial Crime

Financial Crime

Financial Crime

Investigations

Investigations

Investigations

Investigations

Crypto Currency  

Crypto Currency  

Crypto Currency  

Crypto Currency  

Publications

Christopher has drafted in-depth briefings for Westlaw on the principal money laundering offences, suspicious activity reports, the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002, and tax fraud.  

Christopher has drafted in-depth briefings for Westlaw on the principal money laundering offences, suspicious activity reports, the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002, and tax fraud.  

Christopher has drafted in-depth briefings for Westlaw on the principal money laundering offences, suspicious activity reports, the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002, and tax fraud.  

He contributed to chapters of “The UK Anti-Bribery Handbook” (Bloomsbury, 2022) concerning bribery of a foreign public official and deferred prosecution agreements. 

He contributed to chapters of “The UK Anti-Bribery Handbook” (Bloomsbury, 2022) concerning bribery of a foreign public official and deferred prosecution agreements. 

He contributed to chapters of “The UK Anti-Bribery Handbook” (Bloomsbury, 2022) concerning bribery of a foreign public official and deferred prosecution agreements. 

He has drafted training for legal professionals seeking to comply with the Money Laundering Regulations 2017 and sanctions regimes. He has led presentations for law enforcement authorities and legal practitioners on money laundering offences and civil recovery. 

He has drafted training for legal professionals seeking to comply with the Money Laundering Regulations 2017 and sanctions regimes. He has led presentations for law enforcement authorities and legal practitioners on money laundering offences and civil recovery. 

He has drafted training for legal professionals seeking to comply with the Money Laundering Regulations 2017 and sanctions regimes. He has led presentations for law enforcement authorities and legal practitioners on money laundering offences and civil recovery. 

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