BRIDEWELL COURT, 14 NEW BRIDGE STREET, LONDON, EC4V 6AG, ENGLAND Tel: 020 7353 1990 Fax: 020 7353 1880 DX: 447 LONDON CHANCERY LANE Web: www.barkco.com Email: office@barkco.com Bark & Co’s clients benefit from the support of one of the country’s leading fraud and business crime firms. Its highly-skilled lawyers are committed to providing top class advice at every stage of proceedings. If it can prevent expensive litigation then it will; if not then it will fight tenaciously to protect its clients’ interests. THE FIRM: Established in 1996 by Giles Bark-Jones, Bark & Co has developed into one of the UK’s most progressive and successful fraud firms. A member of the Specialist Fraud Panel, it handles commercial and criminal fraud, business and tax regulation, tax investigations, white-collar crime and serious crime for individuals, national and international companies and other bodies. The firm has also established itself as a leader in the field of cash and asset recovery in both criminal and civil courts. Bark & Co prides itself on the individual qualities of its people, the collective strength of its teams, and their skill in tailoring advice to meet each client’s individual needs. This flexible approach and rigorous commitment to quality has allowed the firm to win significant amounts of work through client referrals. TYPES OF WORK UNDERTAKEN: Bark & Co handles a wide range of white-collar crime and fraud cases, including prosecutions and investigations brought by SOCA, HM Revenue & Customs, the SFO, the Special Compliance Office of the Inland Revenue, the CPS and other prosecuting bodies. Corporate and commercial fraud: Bark & Co became a member of the Serious Fraud Panel at its inception and its senior staff are accredited as supervisors of the most serious and complex cases. Acknowledged as one of the leaders in the field, the firm has gained experience in many of the major prosecutions brought by the SFO and other agencies. Expertise includes tax regulation, VAT and duties tribunal work, defence of duty evasion, money-laundering and carousel fraud, as well as mortgage fraud, investment fraud, corruption, pension fund fraud, telecoms fraud, theft, fraudulent trading by company directors and internet fraud. Dedicated teams also deal with confiscation and post- and pre-charge restraint proceedings. Recent notable work includes; the most high-profile Serious Fraud Office prosecution concerning PollyPeck International; R v D of Torex Retail Plc involving charges of false accounting; R v F in which prosecution counsel described the proceedings as the ‘biggest case ever’, and which involved an allegation of carbon trading fraud. Finally, the firm’s FSA work incudes large-scale insider dealing cases and one of the first s397 FSMA prosecutions. CRIMINAL: The firm continues to act in large, high-profile criminal trials, including murder, money laundering, drugs importations, armed robbery and people smuggling cases. It focuses on high-end work, much o

1. Bark & Co
BRIDEWELL COURT, 14 NEW BRIDGE
STREET, LONDON, EC4V
6AG, ENGLANDTel:020 7353 1990Fax:020 7353
1880DX:447 LONDON CHANCERY
LANEWeb:www.barkco.comEmail:office@barkco.com

2. Bark & Co’s clients benefit from the support of one of the
country’s leading fraud and business crime firms. It’s highly-
skilled lawyers are committed to providing top class advice at
every stage of proceedings. If it can prevent expensive litigation
then it will; if not then it will fight tenaciously to protect its
clients’ interests.

3. THE FIRM
• Established in 1996 by Giles Bark-Jones, Bark & Co has
developed into one of the UK’s most progressive and successful
fraud firms. A member of the Specialist Fraud Panel, it handles
commercial and criminal fraud, business and tax regulation, tax
investigations, white-collar crime and serious crime for
individuals, national and international companies and other
bodies. The firm has also established itself as a leader in the
field of cash and asset recovery in both criminal and civil courts.
• Bark & Co prides itself on the individual qualities of its people,
the collective strength of its teams, and their skill in tailoring
advice to meet each client’s individual needs. This flexible
approach and rigorous commitment to quality has allowed the
firm to win significant amounts of work through client referrals.

4. TYPES OF WORK UNDERTAKEN:
• Bark & Co handles a wide range of white-collar crime and fraud
cases, including prosecutions and investigations brought by
SOCA, HM Revenue & Customs, the SFO, the Special
Compliance Office of the Inland Revenue, the CPS and other
prosecuting bodies.
• Corporate and commercial fraud: Bark & Co became a
member of the Serious Fraud Panel at its inception and its
senior staff are accredited as supervisors of the most serious
and complex cases. Acknowledged as one of the leaders in the
field, the firm has gained experience in many of the major
prosecutions brought by the SFO and other agencies.

5. • Expertise includes tax regulation, VAT and duties tribunal
work, defence of duty evasion, money-laundering and carousel
fraud, as well as mortgage fraud, investment fraud, corruption,
pension fund fraud, telecoms fraud, theft, fraudulent trading by
company directors and internet fraud. Dedicated teams also
deal with confiscation and post- and pre-charge restraint
proceedings.
• Recent notable work includes; the most high-profile Serious
Fraud Office prosecution concerning PollyPeck
International; R v D of Torex Retail Plc involving charges of
false accounting; R v F in which prosecution counsel described
the proceedings as the ‘biggest case ever’, and which involved
an allegation of carbon trading fraud. Finally, the firm’s FSA
work incudes large-scale insider dealing cases and one of the
first s397 FSMA prosecutions.

6. • Criminal: The firm continues to act in large, high-profile
criminal trials, including murder, money laundering, drugs
importations, armed robbery and people smuggling cases. It
focuses on high-end work, much of it international.
• In R v Vian & ors; concerning police corruption in the
historical axe-in-the-head murder case from 20 years ago, a
not guilty verdict was decided in respect of the client
following a complex and fiercely fought challenge to the
Crown’s overall evidence during protracted many protected
pre-trial legal arguments.
• The firm also advises individuals and companies facing
investigation or criminal proceedings as a result of health and
safety breaches, taking cases from precharge interviews
through to trial.

7. • For more information, please see our website.
• Breakdown of work %
General crime 15
White-collar crime/fraud 85
• Number of UK partners 1
Number of other UK fee-earners 50