Fraud Solicitors News Articles | Rahman Ravelli Solicitors

Rahman Ravelli Solicitors starts appointing to its London operation

Serious fraud and business crime specialists Rahman Ravelli Solicitors expands its London base for their fraud and regulatory team.

The firm, which is based in West Yorkshire, is now appointing senior staff as its London-based team expands to handle its increasing workload in London and the South East.

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Innocent people are losing their assets because they don't know how to challenge restraining orders, warns solicitor

A TOP fraud solicitor today warned that many financial crime suspects lose their assets unfairly before any guilt has been proven.

But according to Aziz Rahman, founder of fraud and business crime specialists Rahman Ravelli Solicitors, many accused could hold on to their wealth with the right legal representation.

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Rahman Ravelli celebrates ten years of success... and looks forward to many more

After celebrating ten years in business, Rahman Ravelli Solicitors plans to expand further in the coming years.

Since 2001, the firm created by Aziz Rahman has gone from strength to strength to become recognised as one of the foremost fraud and business crime practitioners. Its UK and international reputation has soared in the last ten years as both its client list and its record of success in high-profile cases have expanded.

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Legal guide praises Aziz Rahman's sense of justice and fairness

Aziz Rahman has been praised for his pursuit of justice and fairness in this year's edition of the UK's most authoritative legal guide.

Fifty full-time researchers examined the credentials and work of solicitors before deciding who made it into this year's edition of the prestigious “Chambers UK Guide”.

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Aziz Rahman, Senior Partner at Rahman Ravelli, represented the Gales in
Gale and Others v Serious Organised Crime Agency [2011] UKSC 49:
"The Voicing of suspicions..."

THE UK government's right to seize people's assets without them being convicted of a crime is to be challenged in Europe.

Specialist fraud and business crime lawyer Aziz Rahman is to go to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) to contest the seizure of assets belonging to his clients.

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Rahman Ravelli rated as excellent in the World's most prestigious Legal Directory

LEADING fraud and business crime solicitors Rahman Ravelli have been rated as excellent in the world's most prestigious legal directory.

Rahman Ravelli, whose offices are in Halifax, West Yorkshire, as well as London, is classed as an excellent firm specialising in fraud and regulatory matters by the authors of “The Legal 500”.

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Leading Fraud Solicitor predicts the prosecution of many UK Companies that traded with Gaddafi

AN INTERNATIONAL fraud solicitor today warned that events in Libya could mean the prosecution of many UK companies that had business dealings within the troubled country.

Aziz Rahman, of international fraud solicitors, Rahman Ravelli, believes that the Libyan revolution could mean penalties for many UK companies that sought to woo the Gaddafi regime to gain business.

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The Bribery Act and you. Ten Points to help Businesses of all sizes avoid prosecution

With the Bribery Act set to come into effect, it will have serious repercussions for any company within the UK found to have any links with any kind of bribery.

Leading fraud solicitor Aziz Rahman, of Rahman Ravelli Solicitors, is currently assisting companies to ensure they comply with the terms of the Act.

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Leading lawyer's Supreme Court challenge to government's power to seize assets

Judges are considering their judgement in a case with potentially massive implications for the government's ability to seize people's assets by alleging criminal conduct (G v SOCA).

The case, brought by specialist Lawyer Aziz Rahman, challenges the government's ability to strip someone of their assets. At present, the government can gain a Civil Recovery Order from court to seize a person's assets, even if that person has never been convicted of the crime alleged by the government.

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Rahman Ravelli Solicitors opens in London

Yorkshire-based Rahman Ravelli Solicitors is opening premises in London to cope with its increasing workload.

The firm, which specialises in national and international serious fraud and business crime, has traditionally been based at its offices in Halifax, West Yorkshire. However, it has now acquired an office in the City of London to handle the firm's increasing number of clientele in the South of the country.

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Prevention is better than cure

When it comes to complying with the Bribery Act, businesses need to be prepared. Seeking professional advice to ensure that your company is fully compliant will ease the process - and help to avoid costly, even criminal, mistakes.

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A Successful 2010 for Aziz Rahman Sees him entering chambers UK legal guide for 2011

Yorkshire-based solicitor Aziz Rahman has capped a successful year by winning a place in the UK's leading legal guide.

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Legal firm in world listing

A leading firm of solicitors is celebrating after making it into one of the most prestigious worldwide legal directories...

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SFO under fire as pair cleared

The Serious Fraud Office is facing strong criticism after a re-trial of two former directors of the collapsed Imperial Consolidated Group cleared them of an alleged £150m Ponzi swindle...

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Two acquitted in trial over alleged £150m Ponzi scheme

Two businessmen accused of operating one of Britain's largest Ponzi investment frauds walked free from court without any convictions today after three attempts to prosecute them, spanning eight years, failed to secure a result at trial...

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Aziz Rahman acted for property developer investigated by SFO

Aziz Rahman acts for property developer Simon Morris, who was left bankrupt after a three-year investigation by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) was dropped without charges earlier this month...

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Simon Morris: Innocent - but cast out like a leper

Former Leeds United director Simon Morris had it all - a multi-million pound fortune and a property empire. Then it collapsed amid allegations of fraud and he found himself bankrupt. Now he has spoken about his fall for the first time...

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New legal issues all firms must know

The government is coming down harder than ever on businesses that break the law, writes Aziz Rahman of Rahman Ravelli solicitors...

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Halifax Solicitor predicts more uncovering of Property Fraud

Hot on the heals of a report from KPMG this week a specialist Fraud solicitor in Halifax is warning that the true scale of property and mortgage fraud is yet to be known. Aziz Rahman, principal of Rahman Ravelli Solicitors in Halifax, believes that the full extent of this type of property fraud is neither fully understood or appreciated.

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Business Advice for all UK firms from starting a business to flotation

It looks like 2010 is the year that small to medium businesses' behaviour becomes subject to closer inspection. The Serious Fraud Office's dismal prosecution record for offences like fraud and price fixing has led to the government wanting to improve the success rate in the courts. As a result, new legislation is either in place or on its way this year to ensure small and medium businesses follow the straight and narrow.

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Property fraud cases on the rise

A LEADING fraud solicitor is warning that the true scale of property and mortgage fraud is yet to be known.

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Moving Here From Capital

REMI Stumpenhusen has just been appointed practice manager at Rahman Ravelli.

She takes on the role at the firm based in Pellon Lane, Halifax, after holding similar posts in legal practices in London.

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Legislation targets failure to act

New legislation giving regulators greater powers to investigate and prosecute fraud cases could see a sharp rise in litigation against UK companies, meaning directors could face heavy penalties.

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Wielding a big stick

The government is pulling no punches in its commitment to enforcing better corporate governance by threatening tougher sanctions against companies and their directors, says Aziz Rahman.

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Navigating the legal minefield

The UK is cracking down hard on corporate abuse, but robust compliance policies - as well as expert legal advice - can help companies steer clear of trouble, as Aziz Rahman of leading specialist fraud law firm Rahman Ravelli, explains.

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