Manchester
Address:
St James's Court
Brown Street
Manchester
M2 1DH
Liverpool
Address:
5th Floor
Horton House
Exchange Flags
Liverpool, L2 3PF
London
Address:
1st Floor
Holborn Gate
330 High Holborn
London, WC1V 7QT
Criminal Defence
John Grogan’s extensive general practice experience pays dividends in cases involving high level accountancy issues, such as those which require explanation of the correct basis of accounting for particular transactions or the role of auditors or the clarification of tax issues.
In cases involving the analysis and presentation of often complex financial data John is highly regarded for the clarity of his reports.
As we are a small niche firm with low overheads we have no difficulty in meeting the fee expectations of the Legal Services Commission.
Recent case examples:
- Numerous cases involving investigation and analysis, on behalf of defendants, of Section 16 Statements prepared by the prosecution in confiscation cases brought under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002.
- Expert accountancy evidence for the defendant finance director of a company engaged in the travel trade accused of having manipulated the company’s accounts, with the connivance of the auditors, in order to deceive an industry regulator as to the true financial position of the company. Showed that the financial evidence relied on by the prosecution suffered from a number of fundamental misconceptions as to what was or was not normal accounting practice, and as to the financial effect of the accounting practices that were criticised.
- Instructed as one defendant’s expert accountant in an SFO prosecution of a number of defendants involved with a string of companies involved in mobile phone distribution, which the SFO said had been run with fraudulent intent.
- Detailed investigation for the defence into the financial transactions of a married couple accused of having been involved in, and having benefited from, conspiracies to hijack high value loads from heavy goods vehicles driven by the husband.
- Investigation of financial transactions between a group of defendants accused of having been involved in a scheme to retail counterfeit designer goods over the internet.