The firm was a founding member of the Legal Services Commission's Specialist Fraud Panel and appeared in the Hill Samuel case, the first case to be prosecuted (and lost) by the Serious Fraud Office.
We are regularly instructed in cases investigated or prosecuted by the Serious Fraud Office and the Metropolitan and City of London police fraud squads.
The firm are regularly instructed in particularly complex and large scale cases concerning the highly regulated area of VAT and import and Excise Duties, and before the VAT and Duties and associated tribunals.
The firm have particular experience in this field, especially in cases involving the construction industry.
Janes Solicitors continue to act for clients accused of all manner of serious crime including Murder, Armed Robbery, Drug Trafficking and large-scale drug supply, terrorism and corruption.
The firm has extensive experience in cases investigated by such parties as the National Crime Squad and the Serious Crime Directorate of the Metropolitan Police.
The firm have been instructed in major cases in recent years and currently represent clients involved in extremely high value and high profile matters.
The firm has many years of experience in these fields and is alive to recent developments in this fast changing area of law. Restraint and seizure of assets is likely to be a key area of activity in forthcoming years and Janes Solicitors aim to be at the forefront in fearlessly representing their client's interests.
Janes Solicitors have acted in large prosecutions brought by the Bank of England under the Banking Act, by Trading Standards concerning alleged fraudulent and illegal trading in counterfeit computer software, Transport for London in respect of applications for revocation of operator’s license, and multiple enquiries under the umbrella of Joint Shadow Economy Team (JOSET).