Paul Garlick QC

Year of Call: 1974

Queen's Counsel: 1996

Specialist practice areas: Serious Crime, Criminal/Civil Fraud, Regulation/Compliance, Extradition, Asset Forfeiture, Prison Law, Health & Safety, Police Disciplinary, Inquests & Public Inquiries

Paul Garlick QC's practice covers the areas of commercial crime and financial regulatory work, including acting for the CPS, the SFO and the Chartered Institute of Accountants, Health and Safety and other serious crime (for both the prosecution and the defence). He has considerable experience in leading case teams, both in the criminal and regulatory fields.

He has particular expertise in corporate liability for criminal offences and international and cross-border crime. In 1992, he was appointed by the Attorney General as Standing Counsel to HM Customs and Excise. Since then, he has advised and conducted cases on behalf of the prosecution and the defence in the Crown Court, Administrative Court and Court of Appeal in cases involving MTIC Frauds, money laundering, corruption and European criminal law.

Corporate Manslaughter and Health and Safety issues are an area in which he enjoys a fast growing reputation. He regularly advises companies and individuals in cases involving fatalities and serious accidents in the workplace.

He is a specialist in extradition, where he has been highly commended by Chambers Directory.  He has recently been involved in a number of high profile extradition cases where he represented former directors of the Russian "UKOS" oil company.

In addition, he also undertakes regulatory and disciplinary work, particularly in the financial services sector. He was leading counsel on behalf of the Executive Counsel of the Accountants' Joint Disciplinary Scheme (JDS) in the recent successful prosecution of KPMG for disciplinary offences in connection with its audit of the collapsed Independent Insurance Group.

He is a Recorder of the Crown Court and in 2005, Paul Garlick was the United Kingdom International Judge to the War Crimes Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina. He acts as an International Legal Expert for the Council of Europe, the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in European (OSCE) and the United Kingdom Foreign Office (FCO).

He is a Director and Trustee of REDRESS, an NGO devoted to providing reparation for survivors of torture throughout the world.

Areas of practice

Serious Fraud, Health and Safety, Extradition, Public Law, Disciplinary and Regulatory Law.

He is a member of the CBA and ARDL

Notable cases

2009 - R v. Hills - Bristol Crown Court (successfully defended a manager charged with manslaughter after an industrial accident)

2009 - Successfully prosecuted KPMG for disciplinary offences before the Joint Disciplinary Scheme for Accountants

2009 Gomes v Trinidad and Tobago (Administrative Court - Extradition)

2008 Italy v La Torre (Administrative Court - Extradition)

2005 Russia v Gorbachev and others (Extradition)

R v Governor of Brixton Prison, ex p Levin (House of Lords - extradition)

In Re Evans (House of Lords - extradition)

R v Kevin Maxwell and others (SFO).

Experience of MTIC Frauds

1991 onwards  - As Standing Counsel to HMC&E - advising and acting for Customs & Excise in relation to numerous MTIC frauds + advising Customs and Excise and CPS in relation to extradition and requests for international legal assistance in connection with MTIC frauds.

2003-04 - Advising HMC&E in relation to the The London City Bond fraud, which led to the loss of at least £340 million in revenue and probably many millions more, had its origins in an EU directive introduced as part of the Single Market in 1993.

2004-06 - Advising and acting on behalf of one of the lead defendants in the largest consolidated MTIC fraud and money laundering prosecution at Southwark Crown Court dealt with Mr Justice Aikens. In the same case I advised the defendant in relation to extradition law and abuse of process.

2006-08 - Advising and acting on behalf of prosecution (HMC&E) in MTIC fraud [R v Roy], an investigation into a £2.6 million MTIC repayment fraud: Operation Ironwood.

2008 and ongoing - advising a current client in relation to possible extradition in relation to alleged money laundering of the proceeds of an MTIC fraud.

Referees:

Louise Delahunty - (partner) Simmons and Simmons  louisedelahunty@simmons-simmons.com

Anand Doobay - (partner) Peters & Peters adoobay@petersandpeters.com

Anil Ranjani (partner) IBB anil.rajani@ibblaw.co.uk

Paddy Roche (partner) Morgan Cole (Oxford) paddy.roche@morgan-cole.com