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Timestamp: 2019-04-23 07:56:38+00:00

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Mark Bryant-Heron QC is a specialist in crime with an emphasis on corporate fraud and associated regulatory matters. He is instructed in high profile and complex trials. He advises on criminal and quasi-criminal matters, including matters with an international and cross-jurisdictional dimension, international corruption and anti-bribery advice, advice on the conduct of private prosecutions for fraud, both in this jurisdiction and internationally, corporate advice on the conduct of internal investigation in relation to international sanctions offences, and advice on post-conviction confiscation and asset forfeiture.
Mark’s court based criminal fraud work is complemented by an advisory practice in fraud and related areas. He has been instructed in private prosecutions both in this jurisdiction on behalf of a corporate entity and advising in relation to a fraud based prosecution in Cyprus. He has further advised in relation to international corruption and bribery matters and has advised extensively in relation to revenue fraud and alleged tax evasion schemes operating both in this jurisdiction and abroad.
Mark regularly advises and conducts hearings in relation to post conviction confiscation and asset recovery, most recently in relation to international corruption/bribery allegations.
Mark has advised in relation to extradition proceedings from the UAE for fraud related offences.
Mark advises on judicial review matters arising from criminal litigation, most recently, on a judicial review challenge to investigating agency’s procedure for identifying legal professional privilege material.
Mark has acted in the tax tribunal in revenue fraud related cases, most recently on behalf of the respondent in Electrical Environmental Services v. HMRC  an appeal against a refusal of a £12 million input tax claim on the basis that it was connected with fraud.
R v. Dartnell & Others [Southwark Crown Court, 2016 – 2017]: Successful defence of a CEO of a limited liability company prosecuted by the SFO with conspiracy to defraud a bank of £164 million.
R v. Khan and others – [Southwark Crown Court, 2016]. Prosecution of multi-handed mortgage fraud alleged against a number of professional defendants working in the property business.
R v. Smith & Ouzman Limited – [Southwark Crown Court. 2014-2015]. Prosecution on behalf of the SFO of the first successful contested prosecution of a corporate for offences of corruption of foreign public officials.
R v. Brooks, Coulson and others – [Central Criminal Court, 2014]. Prosecution of the phone hacking trial.
Electrical Environmental Services v. HMRC [First tier tax tribunal, 2013]. Instructed for the respondent in large scale appeals against refusal of input tax on the basis of connection with fraud.
R v. Forde and others [Birmingham Crown Court, 2012] – instructed in large scale MTIC VAT fraud.
R v. Eze and others –[Winchester Crown Court, 2012] – successful defence of a defendant in a SOCA/NCA investigated large scale drug trafficking conspiracy.
R v. Kulibaba and others – [Croydon Crown Court, 2011] – Prosecution of multi-handed cybercrime conspiracy to defraud using Trojan virus to attack internet users’ bank accounts.
R v. Sarwar and others – [Croydon Crown Court, 2011] – instructed in a £140 million MTIC VAT evasion fraud.
R v. Betts and others – [Kingston Crown Court, 2010] – successful defence of a defendant charged in the Heathrow Menzies robbery.

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