Ross Dixon

Ross Dixon has extensive experience in serious fraud, confiscation, restraint and forfeiture proceedings. He is familiar with defending clients investigated by the Serious and Organised Crime Agency, City of London Police Fraud Squad, the Financial Services Authority, the CPS Fraud Prosecution Service, HM Revenue and Customs and the Serious Fraud Office. Having represented many professionals, including healthcare professionals, diplomats and fellow lawyers, he has a keen appreciation of tactical issues arising from multi-agency and multi-jurisdictional investigations and proceedings, and the reputational management required in these matters.

Recent instructions include acting for a large law firm under investigation for a major sector-wide fraud, acting for a defendant in an alleged $100 million “boiler room” fraud centred overseas, challenging the exercise of powers under RIPA and the use of information overseas, the use of POCA to freeze assets overseas caught up in criminal proceedings outside the jurisdiction, advising on insider dealing and market abuse allegations being investigated by the FSA, advising an international media organisation in relation to a production order concerning journalistic material, and defending a suspect in a multimillion pound VAT and excise fraud prosecution.
 
Ross has experience of scrutinising investigations by the state when acting for families involved in inquests that centre on the role of the police. He has also advised in relation to production orders for excluded and special procedure material.

In addition Ross specialises in representing businesses under investigation and prosecution by the UK Border Agency under both the criminal and penalty notice regimes.

Ross has a long history of representing defendants in criminal proceedings including those charged with the most serious and complex criminal matters. His previous cases include acting for one of the lead defendants in Britain's biggest counterfeiting case, reported at the time as "a threat of the highest order to the banking system", the successful defence of one of the men charged with a conspiracy to defraud the comedian Ricky Gervais and the successful defence of Calvin Martin who was wrongly charged with murder.

He has delivered training to other lawyers and accountants on topics including confiscation, anti money-laundering and the SFO. He has also lectured for Legal Action Group and Queen Mary University Public Policy Seminars. Ross joined Hickman & Rose in 1991 and has been a partner since 1998.

"If you are caught up in the throes of an investigation you need timely, expert advice to make the right decisions for the short, medium and long term. Do contact me to talk about how I can assist in your matter".

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