Evan Wright

He has regularly acted as a consultant to other firms in fraud cases involving extradition, repatriation of assets and recovery of assets across a full spectrum of legal issues. He has a solid reputation for dealing with very complex financial and legal problems in a logical and thorough fashion. He is highly regarded by forensic accountants who have described him as ‘having a rare ability to grasp the central issue when faced with complicated scenarios’.

He has represented clients in many of the largest cases prosecuted in the North West and some of the largest cases nationally. These include matters brought by The Crown Prosecution Service, The Serious and Organised Crime Agency, The DTI, The Department for Business and Enterprise, The Border Agency and HM Revenue and Customs.

Evan presents seminars to other solicitors and barristers on fraud related topics. He is a member of the Fraud Forum and was appointed as a specialist fraud panel supervisor in 2004.

Anti-Bribery + Corruption Services

Evan offers anti-bribery and corruption compliance advice to corporate clients. This includes due diligence, development of adequate procedures, training, investigation and risk assessment. Further information is available on the Bribery Act and Anti-Money Laundering pages. His experience in law enforcement, prosecution and defence of complex matters including bribery and corruption cases gives Evan a broad perspective in this difficult area of law. He will be pleased to discuss your requirements without obligation.

Notable recent cases

• Eight defendant ‘Operation Hornet’, a £35 million finance fraud
  
• Advising in FSA / CPS investigation in to HBOS Impaired Assets Division, quoting loss of over £200 million’
  
• Twelve defendant fraud upon a Local Authority involving loss to the public purse of  £1,000,000.00
• Fourteen Defendant Excise Duty fraud whereby £6,000,000.00 of Excise Duty and VAT was avoided.
• Extradition of defendants from the EU to face contempt of court and confiscation enforcement proceedings.
• Multi-million pound importation of pharmaceuticals from China in contravention of licence.
• Six Defendant property management fraud resulting in confiscation proceedings where the prosecution applied for recovery of over £2,000,000.00
• Large scale ‘Long firm fraud’ conspiracy involving multiple frauds upon various companies.
• Judicial Review proceedings against SOCA in a property development fraud.

Road Traffic and Haulage Defence

Evan has appeared on a regular basis at many Magistrates and Crown Courts in a wide variety of road traffic cases across the country since qualifying in 1997.  He specialises in representing defendants charged with serious road traffic offences involving large amount of evidence.  The cases often require complex expert evidence and sometimes arise out of a fatality or injuries to a number of complainants.   Evan represents commercial operators and private individuals in defending prosecutions where conviction can have dramatic consequences, including loss of income, reputation and liberty.

Reason for Joining JMW

“Although I deal with niche areas of law, it is important for me to work with a firm offering a full service to clients because I often find that I need to draw upon skills from other departments.  This is particularly the case where I am instructed in matters requiring assistance outside the jurisdiction or where clients need associated services in asset recovery or investigation.  JMW is a forward thinking firm and is not afraid of innovation as part of achieving the client’s objectives.”

Evan can accept instructions from individuals and corporate clients in privately and publicly funded cases at the Magistrates and Higher Courts, including the ECHR.