Fraud, Money Laundering & Serious Financial Crime
Specialist support for financial cases
Allegations of financial crime can be complex, high-stakes, and extremely stressful. Whether you are an individual, a company director, or a professional under investigation, these cases demand a barrister with a firm grasp of detail, strong courtroom ability, and a deep understanding of how financial investigations and prosecutions are built.
Quentin Hunt brings his clients over 25 years of experience in the field of financial crime. Acknowledged by the Legal 500 as “a specialist in fraud and serious financial crime”, Quentin is widely respected amongst peers and clients for his expertise in fighting fraud and money laundering cases. Having worked in the City as an equity analyst in a fund management house before coming to the Bar, Quentin is a fraud Barrister who has a unique understanding of the complexities of fraud cases and the workings of financial institutions.
Before focusing exclusively on defending fraud cases, Quentin was a member of the Attorney General’s ‘A’ List of prosecution counsel for HM Revenue and Customs where he was regularly instructed in some of the most serious and high-profile financial crime cases in the UK. Quentin now brings that experience to bear when defending clients, he knows how prosecutors build their cases, where they are vulnerable, and how to dismantle their arguments effectively.
Quentin has acted in numerous large-scale and complex financial crime cases, including multi-million-pound frauds, allegations involving offshore accounts and international transactions, and cases requiring expert analysis of financial data, banking records, and business documentation. He is adept at working with forensic accountants, tax experts, and specialist solicitors as part of a defence team to ensure that every angle is covered and every opportunity to challenge the case is taken.
Quentin is available to represent clients at all stages of financial crime proceedings, from examining the legality of warrants, to dealing with interviews under caution, to trial, confiscation, and appeal.
Financial Crime
Quentin’s areas of speciality
The benefits of instructing Quentin in financial crime cases
- A reputation for possessing an “easy manner” and “ferocious intellect”, said to “reduce the most complex cases to a level that is easily understood by a jury”
- Quentin represents company directors, FTSE 100 companies, banks and financial institutions before the criminal courts and the financial regulators;
- He has a complete and personal commitment to each client, from early stage advice through to case conclusion;
- He is a recognised expert on Fraud, Money laundering and the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002, often being asked to analyse legislation for the press and the media and having trained other Barristers on the subject as well as lecturing on the subject at institutions such as the College of Law;
- He is often the leading barrister in cases so complex that they require two Barristers to represent a defendant;
- Quentin’s comprehensive knowledge of fraud law is complemented by his previous experience as a fund management institution in the City, where he handled complex financial transactions and proceedings on a daily basis.
There is no stage that is too early or too late to seek legal advice if you consider yourself to be in trouble. In fact, the earlier you get an experienced legal representative on board the more likely you are to avoid mistakes at the beginning of proceedings that can come back to haunt you later if the matter proceeds to litigation.
One of Quentin’s mottos is that ‘the best way to win a trial is not to have a trial at all’ and he is known for the drafting of effective pre-charge representations and the launching of powerful pre-trial legal arguments. His tactical and skilful drafting and presentation of arguments such as disclosure, abuse of process and dismissal applications can often defeat a prosecution case before it even gets to trial.
Quentin is also adept at accepting instructions at a late stage and is often approached to ‘rescue’ cases from ineffective publicly funded representatives.
Quentin is passionate about committing the necessary time and attention to detail to his cases and purposefully does not take on a huge client base. He is therefore does not accept instruction in Legal Aid or publicly funded cases.
If you have been accused of a criminal offence you have the right to seek justice by employing the best barrister to present your case. You can instruct leading criminal barrister Quentin Hunt to handle your criminal case directly – rather than having to go through a third-party solicitor. You can contact Quentin for a free, no obligation conversation about your case, he will talk you through the process personally.
