ABV SOLICITORS - Key Persons
Amirah is a specialist fraud lawyer with extensive knowledge and experience of confiscation, restraint and cash seizure proceedings. Her experience stretches to advising clients facing a spectrum of allegations including large scale terrorism, drugs conspiracies and sensitive matters where consideration is given to issues involving national security.
Job Titles:
- Director
- Supervisor
- Trainee Solicitor
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- Partner
- Partner / Solicitors & Litigators
"I cannot recommend Claire highly enough. She has great judgment and superb client skills. She puts the client at the centre of every case and I know that everything will have been done, every angle considered when I work with Claire. First class"
Damini is a qualified solicitor working in our Magistrates and Crown Court team.
Job Titles:
- Director
- Head of the Fraud
- Member of IR Global
Deepak Vij is highly ranked as a Leading Individual in Financial Crime & ranked as a Band 1 Lawyer
Deepak Vij is the head of the Fraud and Complex Crime department at ABV Solicitors. Deepak specialises in high profile, complex white & grey-collar serious fraud cases and has over 25 years of experience in this field. He has featured in the Mail on Sunday, Sunday Times and the Sunday Telegraph for being rated as one of Britain's top rated solicitors. He is also highly recommended consistently in the Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners.
Deepak is extremely sought after and consulted regularly on matters including investigations conducted by the SFO, FCA, NCA, HMRC, Trading Standards, Local Authority, DBIS and the CPS.
His work includes advising clients and corporations both pre and post charge. These clients include companies, high-net worth individuals, professionals, law enforcement offices and people in the public eye / household names.
Deepak has built his practice in defending serious and complex fraud cases which include conspiracies to defraud, relating to mis-selling investments, boiler room frauds, land banking frauds, advance fee frauds and various collective investment schemes, large scale mortgage frauds, vishing / phishing frauds, cross border money laundering, VAT and various HMRC offences.
Deepak also has vast experience in dealing with offences under the Proceeds of Crime Act, Confiscation and Asset Forfeiture, Restraint Orders and Extradition together with major / serious organised violent crimes including Murder, Corporate Manslaughter and Offences under the Health and Safety Work Act 1974.
Deepak has defended clients in some of the largest prosecutions in the country and is highly regarded and respected within the profession. He continues to work tirelessly and diligently to achieve the best results for all of his clients.
Deepak's track record is both extensive and impressive. As a result of his reputation and success, Deepak has built his practice entirely on recommendations.
Deepak is also rated by VouchedFor and by Super Lawyers and described as a credit to the legal profession.
As a fraud supervisor and contract manager on the Very High Cost Cases (VHCC) Panel, Deepak has a vast amount of experience of working on VHCC cases, often involving multiple defendants, high value offences and major organised crime, which are usually accompanied by voluminous prosecution disclosure.
Deepak is a member of IR Global, the world's largest exclusive network of advisory firms, where he is an advisor under the area of White Collar Crime. He is also a member of the LCCSA (London Criminal Courts Solicitors Association) and POCLA (Proceeds of Crime Lawyers Association).
Emma is a qualified solicitor and represents clients facing the full range of criminal allegations at the Police Station and the Magistrate and Youth Courts. She also has experience of appearing as an Advocate in the Crown Court.
Job Titles:
- Consultant
- Partner
- Solicitor
Job Titles:
- Partner
- Head of the Firms Crown Court
Hanisha is the head of the firms Crown Court department and supervises a team of paralegals and solicitors.
Job Titles:
- Partner
- Senior Consultant
- Solicitor
- Specialist
Iram has almost 30 years' experience in criminal law including expert knowledge and experience in other areas of law.
Iram has the ability to deal with complex and serious matters with ease. She prides herself on the meticulous and thorough attention to detail in every case she takes on. She understands the central issues quickly, delivers and executes a strategy with clarity and precision in the most complex of cases. Iram has a high success rate at having matters discontinued at a very early stage in the investigative process.
Iram is known for her fearless representation of her clients, with client care as one of her top priorities. Iram's commitment to her clients has helped build her private practice, made up of professionals, high net worth individuals and company directors.
Iram works with a network of skilled barristers and King's Counsel. She has spent a significant part of her career working closely with Kings Counsel and has often been described as being in the top tier of solicitors due to her qualities including: commitment, skill and strategy.
Iram undertakes instructions in serious and complex crimes internationally and within the UK. Her cases include: NCA investigations, business and financial crime, extradition, money laundering, murder, sexual offences, perverting the course of justice and criminal appeals.
Job Titles:
- Consultant
- Partner
- Solicitor
Job Titles:
- Partner
- Solicitor
- Solicitor Advocate
Mia is a qualified duty solicitor working in our Magistrates' Court and Crown Court Team.
Represented a Defendant in SCD1 investigation into murder which occurred in East London. Multi-handed case in which some defendants have links to high profile celebrities and as a result this case has attracted a great deal of media interest.
Rajah is a solicitor based at our Berkshire Office and represents clients facing the full range of criminal allegations. He appears at the Police Station, Magistrates and Crown Courts across Thames Valley and the South East.
Roheed is a qualified solicitor working in our Magistrates and Crown Court team.
Job Titles:
- Partner
- Member of Our Financial Crime & Business
Job Titles:
- Consultant
- Partner
- Solicitor
Job Titles:
- Consultant
- Partner
- Solicitor
Shafiq is a persuasive advocate who regularly attends magistrates' courts in London and prepares crown court cases where voluminous digital evidence is served by the Prosecution such as large-scale immigration offences and complex fraud cases.
Job Titles:
- Partner
- Solicitor Advocate
Sharan has over twenty years' experience in practice as a criminal lawyer. She has developed an enviable reputation for the tenacious defence of clients. Sharan is well respected by her peers and those within the profession and has built up a phenomenal client base in West London.
Smiah has many years experience in criminal defence work and regularly attends the Magistrates Court and represents clients at Police stations, always achieving the best possible results. She is described as hard working, reliable and thorough with her advice. She works with full dedication and ensures that an outstanding service is provided to every client she represents.
Job Titles:
- Partner
- Lead Solicitor for Operation Geode
- Member of the Defence Team
Sunita is a valued member of the defence team and works with extremely experienced Counsel and Queens Counsel. Her organised approach to cases and ability to get into the minutia of the evidence as well as instructions is invaluable.
Job Titles:
- Partner
- Solicitor Advocate