David Martin has long experience in private practice, which for him, having run his own firm in London EC2 for in excess of 20 years, covers a wide range of work from property transactions, both commercial and residential, to Wills, trusts, estate planning, probate applications and Court of Protection, taking in along the way company and business acquisitions and disposals, joint venture and shareholder agreements, Chancery applications including injunctions and trustee applications to vary or terminate trusts. He is flexible as to fees and where and when to take instructions, being able to work on the move and respond quickly at all times of the day. He encourages his many and varied clients to make use of all means of communication with him and not to respect working hours if they are in need. Based in W Legal’s central London office, but available anywhere provided that it is cost effective for both the client and W Legal.
Lisa has particular expertise in bribery and corruption, money laundering, fraud, tax evasion and market abuse matters and has acted for clients in some of the most high-profile cases brought by the SFO, FCA, CPS and other UK and international prosecution authorities. Many of those cases involved complex cross boarder issues such as requests made pursuant to mutual legal assistance treaties, double jeopardy, human rights, and extradition. Lisa has also successfully challenged decisions made by different prosecuting authorities in judicial review proceedings and under the victims right to review scheme.
In addition, Lisa has considerable experience acting for clients in civil fraud and director misfeasance cases, civil tax matters brought by HMRC, as well as personal and company insolvency matters.
Lisa is well known and respected in the industry as someone who can provide pragmatic and results oriented advice.
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