Christopher Convey

Year of Call: 1994

A specialist in cases involving the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002, Christopher Convey has a particular interest in business crime, corporate wrongdoing, fraud, asset forfeiture, confiscation, and money laundering.

Christopher’s government clients include the Fraud Prosecution Directorate, HM Treasury Solicitors, The Department of Business Innovation and Skills, The Financial Services Authority, HM Revenue and Customs, The Department of Work and Pensions, The Medicines Control Agency, The Legal Services Commission, and a range of local authorities. He is also frequently asked to represent and protect the interests of third parties and victims affected by asset forfeiture and confiscation proceedings in the Supreme Court, Court of Appeal and High Court.

Recent high-profile cases include representation of the United States Department of Justice in England and Wales in the matter of Alan Stanford and Stanford International Bank, the defense of Kent Pharmaceuticals against the restrictive practices claim brought against it by the Department of Health, a multi-million pound travel industry fraud, an alleged multi-million pound construction industry fraud and money laundering operation, the prosecution of the fraudster Michael Brown, the successful defence of a solicitor accused of money laundering and the successful appeal of a multi-million pound confiscation order.

International work has included acting for the Attorney General for Jersey in the jurisdiction’s first international money laundering prosecution, and advising HM Attorney General for the Turks and Caicos Islands in a multi-million dollar international money laundering matter.

Notable Cases

  • Stanford International Bank
    Acting on behalf of the US Department of Justice in concurrent civil and criminal proceedings in respect of the insolvency of Stanford International Bank
  • Kent Pharmaceuticals
    Junior counsel to Kent Pharmaceuticals in its defence of the restrictive practices claim brought against it by the Department of Health
  • Philippou & Others
     The country’s largest ever travel industry fraud
  • Michael Brown
     Prosecution of the Liberal Party’s largest ever donor for a multi-million pound high yield investment fraud
  • Piper
     Long running (8 years), serious and complex     Drug Trafficking Act confiscation proceedings
  • Robinson
     £1million recovered on behalf of the LSC.
  • Boparan
    £3million confiscation order, quashed on appeal.
  • Kalyan
    Largest known organised people trafficking case in the UK.
  • Compton
    First case of an increase in a defendant’s benefit and realisable assets by the Crown Court on the application of the Crown; upheld in the Court of Appeal.
  • Ross
     Postponement of confiscation orders.
  • AG for Jersey v O’Brien, Dunne, Lloyd & Others [2006] 1 WLR 1485
     Acting on behalf of HM Attorney General for Jersey in the jurisdiction’s first international money laundering prosecution.
  • AG for the Turks & Caicos Islands v British West Indies Trust
     Advising and appearing on behalf of HM Attorney General for the Turks and Caicos Islands in a multi-million dollar international money laundering matter.
  • Hall v AG for the Turks & Caicos Islands & Others
     Appearing on behalf of HM Attorney General for the Turks and Caicos Islands in two successfully defended election petitions.