Chris Sykes

Call | 2015

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“33 Chancery Lane is a specialist set with significant expertise and strength in depth.”
“A select group of barristers who are all incredibly-talented.”
“Advice and service are always excellent and just having counsel from 33 Chancery Lane on board shows the other side you mean business.”
“33 Chancery Lane is a specialist set with significant expertise and strength in depth.”
“A select group of barristers who are all incredibly-talented.”
“Advice and service are always excellent and just having counsel from 33 Chancery Lane on board shows the other side you mean business.”
“33 Chancery Lane is a specialist set with significant expertise and strength in depth.”
“A select group of barristers who are all incredibly-talented.”

“Advice and service are always excellent and just having counsel from 33 Chancery Lane on board shows the other side you mean business.”
“33 Chancery Lane is a specialist set with significant expertise and strength in depth.”
“A select group of barristers who are all incredibly-talented.”
“Advice and service are always excellent and just having counsel from 33 Chancery Lane on board shows the other side you mean business.”
“33 Chancery Lane is a specialist set with significant expertise and strength in depth.”
“A select group of barristers who are all incredibly-talented.”
“Advice and service are always excellent and just having counsel from 33 Chancery Lane on board shows the other side you mean business.”
“33 Chancery Lane is a specialist set with significant expertise and strength in depth.”
“A select group of barristers who are all incredibly-talented.”
“Advice and service are always excellent and just having counsel from 33 Chancery Lane on board shows the other side you mean business.”
“33 Chancery Lane is a specialist set with significant expertise and strength in depth.”
“A select group of barristers who are all incredibly-talented.”

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Chris Sykes

Call | 2015

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“Advice and service are always excellent and just having counsel from 33 Chancery Lane on board shows the other side you mean business.”
“33 Chancery Lane is a specialist set with significant expertise and strength in depth.”
“A select group of barristers who are all incredibly-talented.”
“Advice and service are always excellent and just having counsel from 33 Chancery Lane on board shows the other side you mean business.”
“33 Chancery Lane is a specialist set with significant expertise and strength in depth.”
“A select group of barristers who are all incredibly-talented.”
“Advice and service are always excellent and just having counsel from 33 Chancery Lane on board shows the other side you mean business.”
“33 Chancery Lane is a specialist set with significant expertise and strength in depth.”
“A select group of barristers who are all incredibly-talented.”
“Advice and service are always excellent and just having counsel from 33 Chancery Lane on board shows the other side you mean business.”
“33 Chancery Lane is a specialist set with significant expertise and strength in depth.”
“A select group of barristers who are all incredibly-talented.”

Expertise

Christopher is recognised as a leading junior who offers expertise in confiscation and asset recovery. He also specialises in financial crime and regulatory proceedings with further experience of civil litigation.

He acts for individuals and corporates affected by financial wrongdoing. He specialises in criminal defence, confiscation, and civil recovery, including the recovery of assets for private clients. He has expertise contesting the restraint, freezing, detention, and forfeiture of cash, accounts, and cryptocurrency.

He acts for government agencies at all stages of civil recovery, criminal investigation, and confiscation proceedings. His cases are high-value and complex, often arising from wider criminal investigations or engaging complex legal issues.

Aidan specialises in international and domestic litigation and arbitration involving civil fraud and asset recovery, shareholder and director disputes, and contractual and commercial cases across the spectrum. He also has experience of POCA, Sanctions crypto and digital assets.

A substantial part of his work is offshore, and he regularly appears in the Privy Council. He also has significant experience in sports law (particularly football). Much of his work, particularly his arbitration and asset-recovery work, is cross-border in nature. He has significant experience in disputes involving Russia/the CIS, UAE, Mauritius, Cyprus, Sweden, BVI, Malta, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Bermuda, The Bahamas, Kenya and Nigeria. He has been called (pro hac) to the Bars of Bermuda and The Bahamas and is qualified to appear in the DIFC and the ADGM.

White Collar, Crime and Investigations

POCA & Asset Recovery

Financial Crime

Investigations

Commercial Dispute Resolution

Regulatory & Discplinary

Crypto Currency

Cryptocurrency & Digital Assets

Regulatory & Discplinary

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