Nick Barnard

England

Corker Binning · Nick specialises in advising individual and corporate clients in a range of criminal and regulatory matters. He is ranked for his work in financial crime (individuals), contentious financial services and tax fraud in Chambers / Chambers HNWI 2026 and for white collar crime (individuals) and contentious financial services in Legal 500 2026. He has been described as “a razor-sharp lawyer with exceptional command of every process” and “concise with the analysis of issues, forthright with clients and opponents… a formidable solicitor” In recent years, Nick has acted in some of the most high-profile and complex investigations into fraud, bribery, tax offences, money laundering and asset forfeiture in the UK and abroad. He is frequently involved in cases conducted by the Serious Fraud Office, the National Crime Agency, the Financial Conduct Authority and HMRC, as well as international investigators, prosecutors and regulators. He has a particular interest in the criminal, asset forfeiture and regulatory aspects of cryptoassets, and has a foundation certification in cryptocurrency investigations. Nick also has expertise in general crime matters, having provided advice from the police station to the Magistrates’ and Crown Courts on offences ranging from common assault and sexual offences to money-laundering and tax fraud.

England