Criminal Defence
The specialist fraud and criminal law department at EAD Solicitors is dedicated to giving clients who are facing criminal proceedings the very best service. As members of the Specialist Fraud Panel, the EAD criminal defence department is particularly experienced in dealing with serious fraud prosecutions relating to Revenue and Customs offences, conspiracies to defraud and fraudulent trading. EAD Solicitors also has experience in dealing with fraud and criminal law offences involving international money laundering and can assist you in dealing with Restraint and Confiscation orders under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002.
EAD Solicitors criminal defence solicitors can also advise and assist those involved in criminal investigations into alleged procurement fraud. This can involve allegations of breaking fraud and criminal law by the Police or the Office of Fair Trading, where it is alleged that parties have sought to collude or gain an unfair advantage in bidding for projects such as schools, council and major construction contracts and where allegations of public sector corruption may be involved.
At EAD Solicitors, our team of criminal defence solicitors can assist in dealing with multi-jurisdictional evidence gathering in cases of fraud and internet crime. Our criminal defence team have also successfully mounted fraud and criminal law applications in many foreign countries to obtain evidence for use in trials in this country by means of mutual legal assistance provisions and treaties, and by the use of Judicial Letters of Request.
Criminal Defence Practice Areas
EAD Solicitors criminal defence team can provide a full range of services to all clients who are the subject of criminal investigation in the following areas:
- Missing trader or carousel VAT fraud
- Fraudulent evasion of duty
- Contract procurement fraud
- Construction tendering fraud
- O.F.T. bid rigging investigations
- Corruption
- Fraudulent trading
- Money Laundering and asset seizure
- Internet and computer fraud
- Identity fraud
- Conspiracy
- Drugs importation and supply
- People smuggling
- Restraint orders
- Confiscation orders
Click here to contact our Criminal Defence team today or call 0151 735 1000 for further information.
Case Studies
Southwark Crown Court 'The Millennium Dome Fraud.' Large scale conspiracy to defraud, contract procurement fraud and international money laund... All Case Studies


