Cunninghams Solicitors

Cunninghams to be a recommended firm in the forthcoming edition of Chambers 2011

admin — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:22:52 +0000

David Caplin will be recognised as a leader in his field and Cunninghams will once again be a recommended firm in the forthcoming edition of Chambers & Partners 2011.

Operation Plume – Multi-million pound credit card conspiracy

admin — Thu, 06 May 2010 12:49:46 +0000

A multi-million pound credit card fraud via compromises of credit card details operated through a system of purchase of “i-tunes gift certificates” produced by Apple Inc, through eBay accounts. This case centred upon transactions conducted via internet via a series of codes allowing purchase of certificates through the use of 7000 compromised credit cards over an 18 month period processed through Paypal and eBay accounting methods among various others and linked to the defendants various accounts. Magnetic strip read and write software was present and this was used to record and re write card details and transfer card details for use in the fraud conducted via the internet.

R v N – Government Training Contract Fraud

admin — Thu, 06 May 2010 12:37:51 +0000

Prosecuted by the Crown Prosecution Service this case was heard at Manchester Crown Court this was a large multi handed conspiracy to defraud in which the defendant(s) obtained Government funding for training courses. The defendant was a director of a company providing such training however together with their co-defendants they claimed funds for staff attending courses which they did not. The fraud which continued over a significant period of time cost the Government millions of pounds.

R v J – Conspiracy to Defraud Local Authority

admin — Thu, 06 May 2010 12:30:28 +0000

High profile conspiracy to defraud prosecuted by the Crown Prosecution Service at Burnley Crown Court in which the defendant, defrauded Burnley County Council and a housing association. The defendant ran a building contractors and was awarded a building and maintenance contract with the housing association. It is alleged that the defendant and his co-defendant, an employee of Burnley County Council, invoiced for works which had never been completed.

R v S – Childrens Charity Fraud

admin — Thu, 06 May 2010 12:28:41 +0000

Prosecuted by the Crown Prosecution Service this case was heard at Manchester Crown Court. It was a large case charity fraud in which the defendant set up a childrens charity which alleged to provide holidays and days out for seriously ill children. The defendant fraudulently benefited from the charity using the monies received to improve and fund their own lifestyle. Furthermore the defendant claimed that there were celebrity patrons to the charity and used their details in correspondence and on their letterhead to demonstrate the legitimacy of the charity, when in fact the celebrities never agreed to become patrons of the charity.

R v M – Evasion of VAT on dutiable goods

admin — Thu, 06 May 2010 12:27:22 +0000

Large importation of cigarettes & alcohol case in which the defendants were charged with the Fraudulent Evasion of Duty on the Cigarettes. We acted for both defendants and the allegation involved the defendants travelling to the Continent where they purchased cigarettes and alcohol and thereafter sold them.

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admin — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 14:10:21 +0000

We are a criminal defence practice who specialise in the defence of allegations of serious fraud, money laundering, and VAT & Tax fraud.We have a team of lawyers dedicated to the defence of individuals and companies facing such ‘white collar’ allegations.

We are consistently ranked as a leading criminal law practice by the definitive independent guide to the UK legal profession (Chambers & Partners) and we are original members of the Serious Fraud Panel of the Legal Services Commission.

Our People bring the knowledge and experience needed to protect the personal and commercial interests of clients caught up in a fraud investigation which can have potentially catastrophic consequences for their liberty and livelihood. With our intervention many investigations can be resolved at an early stage without the need for formal criminal proceedings, leaving our clients reputation intact.