LL.B University College London

Inns of Court School of Law 1979

Called to the Bar of England and Wales in July 1979 (Gray’s Inn)

Masters Degree Georgetown U, Washington D.C. International Trade and Finance (LLM) 1980-1

AREAS OF PRACTICE AND GENERAL INFORMATION

Ivor Frank is a specialist in commercial fraud, tax fraud, money laundering, criminal defence, International commercial law, all aspects of family law and human rights law.

Counsel to Sidley & Austen attorneys, special advisor on U.S. Anti-Trust and European Competition Law, (including reporting on Senate Confirmation hearings on appointment of Special Attorney General for Anti-Trust).

NOTEWORTHY CASES

•International Counsel to the Dene Nation indigenous peoples of Canada.

•Has represented on behalf on the Free Representation Unit of the Bar Council

•Represented on behalf of the Mary Ward Legal Centre

•Given Lectures to the American Bar Association Insurance Litigation Division

•Representative of the Bar Council and of Amnesty International at the “Breaton 7” inquest in Jamaica (2002)

•Written contributions to treasury on 2004 Children’s Bill

•Written contributions to Home Office on International Child Abduction Law

•Member of All Parliamentary Group for Children and Young People in and leaving care

•Trustee of the Frank Buttle Trust

Other interests:

Astrology, Egyptology

Sports: Sailing (have obtained Yachtmaster Cert), flying (have obtained Private Pilot Licence with aerobatic rating, skiing (have acquired broken bones) and rowing

For further information on Ivor Frank, please contact the clerks.