Clare Evans
Call: Inner Temple,
1995
Qualifications: BA (Hons) English and Classical Studies
London 1990
College of Law London, 1994
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Principle Areas of Practice
Criminal commercial/ financial fraud
Serious crime including drugs and violence
Notable Cases
R v Kapia & Others
Sole
counsel for the defence in a £500,000 conspiracy to defraud major
financial institutions. The defendant was the ringleader in a complex
and carefully planned conspiracy. The trial lasted 4 weeks.
R v
Bracher & Others
Junior
counsel for the defence in a case prosecuted by Customs & Excise. The
case concerned over £200 million of diverted duty and VAT. This was one
of a number of ‘diversion’ frauds prosecuted by Customs and Excise
arising from London City Bond. The trial was listed to last 10 months
and it was anticipated that the abuse of process hearing would have
lasted around 1 month. Shortly before the trial commenced, Customs and
Excise offered no evidence and not guilty verdicts were recorded.
Preparation for this case involved detailed consideration of over 17,000
pages of disclosed statements and exhibits. Detailed analysis and
reconstruction of the paper trail was necessary to demonstrate omissions
on the part of Customs & Excise and the bonded warehouses involved.
R v
Chatfield & Others
Junior
counsel for the defence in a case being prosecuted by Customs & Excise
and the Inland Revenue. The case concerns over £2 million of unpaid VAT
and Revenue. The trial is listed to last 2-3 moths.
R v
Ransom
Junior
counsel for the defence in a murder.
