Fraud & Financial Crime Samantha has particular expertise in fraud and financial crime. She regularly appears alone and as junior counsel in multi-handed and complex cases of fraud, money laundering and corruption. She is known for her ability to handle substantial and complex cases with precision and care. She has contributed to the publication Cordery on Solicitors, assisting Jonathan Fisher QC with a chapter on money laundering offences. She has also co-authored several articles in the Journal of Financial Regulation & Compliance. Relevant Cases R v Knudsen [2010 2011] Led junior prosecuting a multi-million pound conspiracy concerning a boiler room fraud and money laundering where investors were duped into buying worthless shares. Complicated confiscation proceedings are still ongoing. R v Davies, Williams, Pulsford and Moor [2010] Led junior prosecuting a case of corruption arising out of payments and gifts from a contractor to employees of British Transport Police in return for contracts for building work. The case also involved the production of false tenders to undermine the tender process and ensure the contractor was awarded particular contracts. R v Egbiremolen, Ebgiremolen and Tugbobo [2010] Junior alone prosecuting a multi-million pound mortgage fraud conspiracy and money laundering. R v McRorie and Hamilton [2010] Junior alone prosecuting fraud by false representation and money laundering where the defendants duped banking and investment institutions into liquidating assets and investments held in the name of the former partner of the first defendant. Counsel s Clerk JohnGillespie@23es.com AdamChapman@23es.com Primary Areas of Practice Fraud & Financial Crime General Crime Regulatory & Disciplinary Proceedings Corporate Crime & Financial Regulatory Publications The requirements of practice and relations with clients (Contributor to chapter on money laundering offences), Cordery on Solicitors, LexisNexis, November 2008 If in doubt count it out! (Coauthor of review of FSA s prosecution of R v Rigby, Bailey and Rowley) Journal of Financial Regulation & Compliance, Vol. 15, No 1 2007 Are you the weakest link? (Coauthor of review of FSA s financial crime review) Journal of Financial Regulation & Compliance, Vol. 14, No 3 2006
R v Long [2010] Junior alone prosecuting the misuse of a Corporate American Express card by a Metropolitan Police Officer. The case also involved complex disclosure issues. R v Ebigbo & Holmes/R v Ebigbo & Saunders [2009] Junior alone prosecuting conspiracies to defraud targeting customers of major credit card companies. R v Masson [2006 2007] Led junior defending fertility expert in large scale NHS fraud concerning use of NHS services and facilities for private practice and the charging of NHS patients. R v Rigby, Bailey and Rowley [2005], as reported [2007] 1 Cr. App. R. (S.) 73 Instructed as part of prosecution team in case of market abuse under section 397 of Financial Services & Markets Act 2000 involving making misleading statements to the market. General Crime Samantha has a broad criminal practice and is known for her established advocacy experience, sound legal knowledge, and skilful drafting. She is also known for her meticulous, organised and handson approach to the management of cases. R v Williams [2010] Junior alone prosecuting case of section 18 serious assault in which defendant attacked his lodger with a knife. R v Justice [2010] Junior alone prosecuting sexual touching of young family member involving issues of bad character. R v Curry [2009] Led junior defending in multi-handed case involving large scale importation of cannabis. Appointments CPS London Grade 3 Prosecutor CPS Rape List Professional Memberships Criminal Bar Association South Eastern Circuit Association of Regulatory & Disciplinary Lawyers Training Proceeds of crime Act 2002 (CBA, 2002) Disclosure under the CPIA 1996 (23 Essex Street, 2005) Criminal Justice Act 2003 (CBA/23 Essex Street, 2005) Sexual Offences Act 2003 (CBA/23 Essex Street, 2005) Restraint & Confiscation (23 Essex Street, 2006/2008) Direct Access Course (College of Law, 2010) Bribery Act 2010 (23 Essex Street, 2010) CPD accredited training provided to members of chambers and FSA employees on the provisions of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 in conjunction with Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights. R v Miah & Others [2008] Led junior prosecuting conspiracy to handle stolen goods involving undercover police operation and RIPA issues.
R v Coombes [2008] Junior alone prosecuting the rape of defendant s partner and the indecent assault of her child involving complex legal argument on the law of belief in consent. R v Wicks & Others [2007 2008] Led junior in case of historic sexual abuse of children involving complicated legal argument on bad character, hearsay, witness anonymity and disclosure. R v Lillywhite [2007] Junior alone prosecuting case of sexual activity with child under 16 where Crown relied on evidence of fertility expert to rebut defence of non-consensual insemination. R v Dauti & Others [2006] Led junior prosecuting a case of human trafficking for purposes of prostitution where undercover television documentary adduced as evidence of bad character. Education King s College, University of London, LLB (Hons) Inns of Court School of Law Secondments The Financial Services Authority 2003-2004 The Central Fraud Group (South) 2008-2009 Public Access Samantha Hatt is permitted by the Bar Council to accept instructions directly under the Public Access scheme. R v Hanmore [2006] Junior alone prosecuting violent sexual assault where defendant followed victim home and assaulted her in stairwell of flats. R v Kurtisevik [2005] Led junior defending in large scale drug importation with evidence of telephone analysis and extensive surveillance. Regulatory & Disciplinary Proceedings Samantha regularly acts in complex disciplinary matters involving medical practitioners, nurses, and social workers. She represents doctors before the General Medical Council. She also conducts interim hearings and full conduct hearings on behalf of regulators such as the Nursing and Midwifery Council, and the General Social Care Council. She is known for her hardworking, meticulous and organised approach to the preparation and presentation of cases. She is described in Chambers & Partners as having the backing of the market, very confident and conscientious, and incredible for her year of call. GSCC v Hibberts [2010] Junior alone presenting a conduct case regarding poor record keeping in respect of vulnerable children, which only came to light following an
incident where a child ingested his mother s methadone at the family home. GSCC v Huxtable-Paul [2010] Junior alone presenting a conduct case regarding the Registrant s failure to declare a conflict of interest in her role as Manager of an Asylum Support Team. The Registrant authorised payments by the Council of approximately 66,000 for the occupation of her property by asylum seekers over a 15 month period. GSCC v Clare Long [2010] Junior alone presenting a conduct case regarding the Registrant s failure to follow proper procedure after the discharge of an elderly and vulnerable service user from hospital, thereby placing the service user at risk. NMC v Sahra Wickens [2010] Junior alone presenting a conduct case regarding the Registrant s lack of competence concerning the provision of midwifery care. R v Masson [2006 2007] Led junior defending fertility expert in large scale NHS fraud concerning use of NHS services and facilities for private practice and the charging of NHS patients. GMC v Sharma [2005-2006] Led junior defending in large scale medical research deception involving ethics and related conduct issues in the field of MRI, Schizophrenia and Alzheimer s Disease. Corporate Crime and Financial Regulatory Samantha has spent time on secondment at the Financial Services Authority, working within the advisory and Market Abuse departments of the Enforcement division between 2003 and 2004. She was also involved in the case of R v Rigby, Bailey and Rowley [2007] 1 Cr. App. R. (S.) 73 the first criminal prosecution brought by the FSA under section 397 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 concerning making misleading statements to the market.
She has also co-authored several articles in the Journal of Financial Regulation & Compliance: - 'If in doubt count it out!' - (Co-author of review of FSA s prosecution of R v Rigby, Bailey and Rowley) Journal of Financial Regulation & Compliance, Vol 15, No 1 2007 - 'Are you the weakest link?' (Co-author of review of FSA s financial crime review) Journal of Financial Regulation & Compliance, Vol 14, No 3 2006 More recently she has spent time on secondment at the Fraud Prosecution Service (now known as the Central Fraud Group (South)) and has been instructed as junior counsel on a number of corporate corruption cases. R v Davies, Williams, Pulsford and Moor [2010] Led junior prosecuting a case of corruption arising out of payments and gifts from a contractor to employees of British Transport Police in return for contracts for building work. The case also involved the production of false tenders to undermine the tender process and ensure the contractor was awarded particular contracts. R v Rigby, Bailey and Rowley [2005], as reported [2007] 1 Cr. App. R. (S.) 73 Instructed as part of prosecution team in case of market abuse under section 397 of Financial Services & Markets Act 2000 involving making misleading statements to the market.