Barnaby Hone appeared for HMRC in a three day account forfeiture hearing. The hearing resulted in the forfeiture of the account in question which had over £1 million in the account.
The case revolved around whether a company was legitimately using the highlight skilled migrant program. After a two year investigation, including evidence from a number of jurisdictions, and cross examining the respondent the Judge accepted Barnaby's submissions that the company was a sham.
Barnaby Hone is a barrister with specialist expertise in all types of asset recovery and financial crime (both criminal and civil). He works on all circuits in England and Wales, as well as being regularly instructed on international matters. He is regularly instructed as a Junior alone or as a leading Junior in complicated matters. He represents Defendants, third parties, and a range of law enforcement agencies (including the SFO, HMRC and the Environment Agency).
He is ranked in Chambers and Partners and the Legal 500, Band 1 & Tier 1, for his expertise within asset recovery matters. Barnaby has contributed to publications on International Asset Recovery and Terrorism Finance.
