News and Events - Jonathan Kinnear QC
15th Jan 2021News
Jonathan Kinnear QC and Howard Watkinson act for SFO in respect of guilty pleas to the winning of multi-billion dollar contracts in the UAE
In connection with the SFO's ongoing investigation into Petrofac Limited and its subsidiaries (Petrofac), David Lufkin, a British national and the former Global Head of Sales at Petrofac, yesterday pleaded guilty at Westminster Magistrates' Court to three counts of bribery. The offences relate to corrupt offers and payments made between 2012 and 2018 to influence […]
6th Jan 2021News
Eight members of 2 Hare Court appointed to SFO panels of external counsel
Eight members of Chambers have been appointed to the Serious Fraud Office's panels of external counsel, affirming Chambers' expertise in complex financial crime. Chambers would like to congratulate Brian O'Neill QC (QC Panel), Jonathan Kinnear QC (QC Panel), Chris Foulkes (Panel A), Angus Bunyan (Panel A), Howard Watkinson (Panel B), Fiona Robertson (Panel B), Will […]
8th Jul 2020News
"Paying the penalty – abuse of process and the standard of proof in Finance Act 2007 Penalties"
On 6 July 2020 the Upper Tribunal handed down its decision in Lindsay Hackett v The Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue & Customs [2020] UKUT 0212 (TCC). Jonathan Kinnear QC and Howard Watkinson appeared for HMRC. Mr. Hackett was the recipient of a Personal Liability Notice under para.19 of Schedule 24 to the Finance Act […]
Sports Law Group Newsletter
Welcome to the Winter edition of the Sports Law Group Newsletter. Christopher Coltart QC Editor A note from the editor Happy New Year and welcome to 2020! 2 Hare Court has a burgeoning sports law practice, with members instructed in disciplinary cases involving football, rugby, athletics, horseracing and other sports. This has led to […]
5th Sep 2019News
£7.3m Money Laundering Confiscation Order for Former Goldman Sachs Trader
On 2nd September 2019, following a contested Proceeds of Crime Act hearing, Southwark Crown Court made a confiscation order requiring Ellias Preko to pay £7,324,268.41 within 3 months, with a term of 10 years imprisonment to be served in default. Mr Preko was convicted in 2013 of money laundering offences arising from his involvement with […]