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Meyrick Williams
Call: 2003
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Meyrick’s practice has a strong focus on criminal law. Whilst at the criminal Bar he has been instructed in conspiracy, murder, fraud, proceeds of crime and confiscation including money laundering offences, restraining orders and the like, professional robbery, firearms supply, drug importations, rape, trafficking, modern slavery and historic offences.
Meyrick’s professional practice in London begin in the later 1990s with his first appearances before Southwark Crown Court dating from 1998 obtaining Letters of Request or sentencing.
On first qualification he moved to the European Commission prosecuting price fixing cartels (Cartonboard: 24 companies, 12 countries) (DGIV / DG Competition). Before qualification he worked in Paris in English and French law firms (Shipping, ICC).
In London from the mid-1990s Meyrick specialised in large-scale fraud and commercial matters in a Legal 500 firm at the end of the SFO/Brent Walker trial. He lead defences in rights issue fraud, bonds or other investment fraud (Spread betting, Whisky / Millenium Champagne etc), insolvency fraud, LCB and other VAT evasions. Often these had cross-border aspects, e.g. the US, and additionally involved extradition, judicial review and Letters of Request (Meyrick would obtain from the Crown Court). He was one of the first VHCC Supervisors based solely on his experience of SFO, HMCE etc cases giving any firm access to the Fraud Panel and ensuring continued leadership in those cases. He appeared in the Bankruptcy Court protecting valuable assets (eg development land) from creditors and frequently before Masters in Chancery and QBD (applications to dismiss, disclosure, fraud etc) against the likes of Clifford Chance, Wilde Sapte etc. Offered partnership he transferred to the Criminal Bar in 2003 with a reduced pupillage at 2 Hare Court before moving to the late Sir Desmond De Silva’s set at Paper Buildings.
Since then he has practiced in crime with increasing seriousness and complexity and with some civil [insolvency, copyright] and also regulatory matters.
Meyrick is a Committee Member of the Proceeds of Crime Lawyers Association and practises on the South-East and Midlands circuits.
Publications by Meyrick:
- “Practical Law” – articles on confiscation by Meyrick can be found on this website (access to subscribers only – Practical Law (Thomson Reuters)).
- “Proceeds of Crime and Fraud Newsletter” – The cumulative Index to Fraud and Proceeds of Crime Newsletters 2009 – 2013 and Newsletters 2009 – 2015 covering all aspects of POCA 2002, fraud, Bribery and corruption etc produced by Meyrick.
- Director Disqualification (and corporate and Director criminal liability), International Journal of Governance and Disclosure (Vol. 2, No. 3 September 2005, pp 282-304).
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