Abbas Lakha KC, instructed on a direct access basis, defeats HMRC Fraud Department’s application to forfeit his client’s detained funds with an order for HMRC to pay costs.

A subsequent appeal lodged by HMRC has now been withdrawn and a “consequential orders” hearing is to be listed shortly to deal with the Respondent’s application for a further costs order against HMRC.

The detained funds are to be released in full.

About Abbas Lakha KC

Abbas Lakha KC has spent his entire professional life practicing at the Criminal Bar with a wealth of experience in a wide variety of Criminal and quasi-Criminal cases. He uses his experience to further his clients’ interests in the cases he undertakes.

He is a master tactician and is able to navigate through cases with skill and is often able to resolve cases before they reach the Court.

Once in Court he is a ferocious cross examiner and dogged in his pursuit of victory for his clients. His attention to detail and the hard work he puts in to his cases is a hall mark of his practice.