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Michelle Sloane

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Michelle is a dual qualified lawyer in New Zealand and England & Wales and former investigator from New Zealand’s revenue agency, who specialises in tax disputes, financial crime and regulatory investigations. Michelle acts for both corporate and individual clients.  

Michelle has acted for numerous corporates in connection with a wide range of tax and financial crime related matters, with particular focus on fraud, money laundering offences and VAT and customs and excise duty disputes. She has experience working on dispute, investigations and prosecutions involving numerous enforcement authorities for over 18 years. In her representation of individuals, Michelle regularly attends Interviews Under Caution and regulatory investigative interviews and has also represented individuals in broader criminal and regulatory investigations. 

A core area of her practise is financial crime litigation which involves fraud, bribery and the conduct of related civil proceedings. She has particular expertise in relation to HMRC criminal investigations and prosecutions in relation to all taxes, including defending those alleged to have committed tax fraud and money laundering offences.

Practice Area

Panel

  • Contributing Author

Qualified Year

  • 2004

Experience

  • New Zealand Inland Revenue (2004 - 2006)
  • The Khan Partnership LLP (2006 - 2016)

Membership

  • Honorary legal advisor to the Bonded Warehousekeepers Association
  • Secretary to the Customs Practitioners Group
  • Women In Tax (Committee Member)
  • Fraud Lawyers Association
  • Female Fraud Forum
  • Contentious Tax Group (Secretary)

Qualifications

  • Barrister and Solicitor NZ (2004)
  • Solicitor UK (2007)

Education

  • University of Canterbury (1993 - 2003)

3 Contributions by Michelle Sloane

Practical strategies for challenging private prosecutions in England and Wales: pre-summons applications, abuse of process, judicial review, CPS intervention, procedural non-compliance, disclosure and costs
PRACTICE NOTES
Practical strategies for challenging private prosecutions in England and Wales: pre-summons applications, abuse of process, judicial review, CPS intervention, procedural non-compliance, disclosure and costs
This Practice Note outlines the key principal themes and practical considerations when contesting private prosecutions in practice. It should be read together with Practice Note: Bringing a private prosecution—practical considerations, which provides a practical guide to initiating a private prosecution in practice. Routes to defending private prosecutions The right to commence a private prosecution is an important one in law, and many such cases will be properly brought and overseen by the prosecutor from the outset. If that is not so, the defence has a number of avenues open to it to effectively and robustly challenge the proceedings. Many of these mirror those available in public prosecutions; however, certain aspects are specific to private prosecutions...
Corporate Crime
Private Prosecutions in England and Wales: Practical Guidance on Duties, Abuse of Process, Costs, Investigations, DPP Takeover, Laying Informations, Summons and Disclosure
PRACTICE NOTES
Private Prosecutions in England and Wales: Practical Guidance on Duties, Abuse of Process, Costs, Investigations, DPP Takeover, Laying Informations, Summons and Disclosure
This Practice Note sets out a concise and accessible overview of the principal considerations when pursuing a private prosecution. It is intended as a practical aid for anyone contemplating commencing a private prosecution matter. For a general primer on private prosecutions, consult the Practice Note: Private prosecutions—an introductory guide. Starting a private prosecution—initial considerations A private prosecutor may act in person, or may appoint lawyers to manage and conduct the proceedings for them. The points below are among the first issues the lawyers and private prosecutors (the private prosecution team) should carefully weigh when deciding whether to commence a private prosecution. Duties of the private prosecutor and prosecution team A private prosecutor bears the same obligation as a public prosecutor to properly fulfil the role of a minister of justice. To meet this obligation, prosecutors—while not compelled—ought to seek to follow the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) Code for Crown Prosecutors. Lawyers conducting private prosecutions should uphold the utmost integrity, and are required to act in the public interest rather than serve the interests of the instructing client...
Corporate Crime
Private Prosecutions in England and Wales: Practitioner Checklist on Advantages, Risks, Costs and Procedural Duties
CHECKLISTS
Private Prosecutions in England and Wales: Practitioner Checklist on Advantages, Risks, Costs and Procedural Duties
This Checklist is intended to support solicitors advising on private prosecutions, and private prosecutors themselves, by outlining the principal advantages, challenges and pitfalls of private prosecutions, setting these alongside other forms of redress to provide clear illustration of how private prosecutions compare in practice overall. Advantages of bringing a private prosecution Key reasons to select a private prosecution over a public prosecution or a civil fraud claim include: the capacity to commence proceedings in circumstances where public prosecutors decline to act Private prosecutions are frequently commenced when public prosecutors refuse to bring charges against the prospective defendant...
Corporate Crime
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