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Jim's practice is focused on defending business crime and regulatory matters. He is a serious fraud supervisor for cases contracted by the Legal Services Commission, and heads the firm's Health and Safety Department, representing the Health and Safety Executive as one of only 3 solicitor agents contracted to prosecute on their behalf in the South East of England.
Jim specialises in advising company directors and other professionals facing investigation by prosecuting agencies and other regulatory bodies. He has a unique understanding of information technology (and is a competent programmer for a number of software, internet and database platforms), a skill that is often brought to bear in cases involving computer fraud, or where the evidence is voluminous and requires detailed analysis. Jim's case portfolio includes defending clients accused of pharmacy fraud, identity fraud, computer fraud (including Hacking, Phishing, Pharming and Spoofing), financial fraud (including cheating the public revenue, the fraudulent evasion of excise duty, tax evasion, and false accounting), investment scheme fraud (including Ponzi and Pyramid frauds, and insider dealing), insurance frauds, intellectual property fraud, corruption and money laundering.
Jim joined Tuckers Solicitors in 1995, and was made a partner in 2005. His has been a specialist criminal litigator for over 17 years and is known for his clear, cogent and practical advice. He has served as an officer for the London Criminal Courts Solicitors' Association's committee for 5 years (and was elected as the Association's Junior Vice President in 2009), is a co-opted member of the committee for the Solicitors' Assocation of Higher Court Advocates, and acts in an advisory capacity to the Law Society in relation to issues effecting criminal litigators.
Recent Cases
- Copyright Offences
- Copyright Offences
- Conspiracy to Defraud - Cracking of Software
- Conspiracy to Defraud - Cracking of Software
- False Accounting
- False Accounting
- Money laundering and conspiracy to defraud
- Money laundering and conspiracy to defraud
- Ticket Touting
- Ticket Touting
- Seizure - The Proceeds of Crime Act 2002
- Seizure - The Proceeds of Crime Act 2002
- Forfeiture by H. M. Customs
- Forfeiture by H. M. Customs
- Conspiracy to Defraud the NHS
- Conspiracy to Defraud the NHS
- Conspiracy to Defraud Banks
- Conspiracy to Defraud Banks
- Carousel Fraud
- Carousel Fraud
- Proceeds of Crime Act 2002
- Proceeds of Crime Act 2002
- Conspiracy to defraud finance companies
- Conspiracy to defraud finance companies
- "Boiler Room" Fraud
- "Boiler Room" Fraud
- Insider Trading
- Insider Trading
- Voyeurism
- Voyeurism
- Confiscation - Criminal Lifestyle
- Confiscation - Criminal Lifestyle
- HSE v. Aviance UK Ltd
- Tuckers successfully represented the HSE in relation to their prosecution of a construction company after a contractor fell over three metres while working on an airbridge at Heathrow Terminal 4.
- HSE v. Vijay Kara
- A developer and a contractor from north London, whose poor working practices left a Polish construction worker, Pawel Szczotka, permanently disabled, were fined a total of £110,000 and ordered to pay £165,000 in costs at Croydon Crown Court.
- HSE v. JAS Truscott & Son Ltd
- Tuckers successfully prosecuted a developer on behalf of HSE in relation to breaches of a prohibition notice.
- Turks and Caicos Islands Investigation
- Tuckers instructed in alleged multi-billion pound corruption.
- Graffs Jewellery Robbery
- Tuckers acting in relation to high profile jewelery robbery
- "Grooming" for Jihad
- Tuckers acting for defendants accused of grooming individuals for terrorism
- The Hamill Inquiry
- Jim Meyer advising defence in Hammill Inquiry
- Tuckers act in successful in defence of Usman Saddique
- Man accused of involvement in terrorism cleared
- Tuckers defend Governor's wife
- Tuckers defends Governor James Ibori's wife against charges of money laundering
- HSE v. Nadeem Aftab
- Tuckers prosecute on behalf of HSE following fatal accident involving basement excavation.
- HSE v. ROK Building Limited
- Tuckers successfully prosecuted a construction company on behalf of HSE following a fatal accident
- HSE v. London Central Bus Company Limited
- Tuckers prosecute bus company following fatal accident,
- HSE v. Obioma Chukwudi and Precis Holdings Limited
- Tuckers prosecute a company and individual following fatal accident in Surrey.
- HSE v. British Telecom Plc
- Tuckers is retained by HSE to prosecute British Telecom in relation to alleged health and safety failures
- $100 million "boiler room" fraud
- Tuckers is defending a client accused of a $300 million boiler room fraud
- Tuckers client acquitted of Ritz Hotel Scam
- Tuckers client Patrick Dolan is acquitted of charges relating to a scam to sell the Ritz Hotel.