New addition to Yorkshire’s leading business crime team
18 January 2008
Ashton Morton Slack’s nationally renowned business crime team is delighted to announce a major new appointment for the start of 2008.
Imran Jaffar is a Business Crime, Fraud and Business Immigration Solicitor of an exceptionally high calibre. Prior to joining Ashton Morton Slack he has worked as a consultant for some of the major firms in London City.Imran has outstanding expertise in these areas and is extremely highly regarded in this field. He was responsible for acting on one of the biggest single Fraud cases in the UK's history and he has acted in the largest money laundering case in the history of this country.
Imran has experience in dealing with FSA, Money laundering, Insurance Fraud, Mortgage Fraud, MTIC Fraud, Confiscation, Asset Recovery, DTI, offshore banking & Companies. He has advised some banks overseas on regulatory complying with OFAC, FSA, Anti Money Laundering Policy. In addition, Imran has represented clients in Pakistan, Monaco, Dubai, Turkey, Iran, Belgium, France, Spain and Poland and has attended cases overseas as an Expert UK Lawyer.
"Imran Jaffar is an important addition to the team. His international experience brings a vital new dimension to the team, which will be crucial as the department continues to grow." Commented Mark Fowler, Department Head.
Business Crime is without doubt one of Ashton Morton Slack's leading areas of expertise. The Department is a true market leader and is recognised as such as guides such as The Legal 500. 2007 was yet another superb year for the Department, with instructions involving most of the leading HMRC operations. The Department's reputation was further acknowledged with their continued active involvement in the biggest alleged "mobile phone fraud" prosecuted to date involving an alleged VAT loss of £250 million.