Ian Whitehurst (Associate Member)

Call | 1994

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"Ian is tenacious, bright, sharp-minded and easy to work with. He is excellent in cross-examination and submits well-crafted legal arguments in court."
"At the very top of his profession… a tactical and astute thinker, always two steps ahead whilst never losing sight of the bigger picture. Excellent with clients, who are won over by his down-to-earth manner.”"
"Ian Whitehurst is an excellent, hard-working junior."
"Ian Whitehurst is easy to work with, responsive, open to discussion and knows his stuff.."
"One of the most experienced POCA advocates and a master at drafting effective skeleton arguments"
"A highly knowledgeable, robust and razor-sharp barrister."
"Ian has a very strong presence in court and takes no prisoners when it comes to dealing with tricky judges or opponents. His written submissions are of a very high quality."
"An extremely able advocate: strategically tactful, personable, and immediately builds rapport whilst defending his client’s interests robustly.."
"Thinks outside the box, is tenacious in court, very experienced, and has a good breadth of knowledge of serious white-collar crime."
"Combines extensive skill in serious organised crime with knowledge of a wide range of business crime offences… well versed in tax fraud, money laundering, and accounting and banking fraud."
"Ian is tenacious, bright, sharp-minded and easy to work with. He is excellent in cross-examination and submits well-crafted legal arguments in court."
"At the very top of his profession… a tactical and astute thinker, always two steps ahead whilst never losing sight of the bigger picture. Excellent with clients, who are won over by his down-to-earth manner.”"
"Ian Whitehurst is an excellent, hard-working junior."
"Ian Whitehurst is easy to work with, responsive, open to discussion and knows his stuff.."
"One of the most experienced POCA advocates and a master at drafting effective skeleton arguments"
"A highly knowledgeable, robust and razor-sharp barrister."
"Ian has a very strong presence in court and takes no prisoners when it comes to dealing with tricky judges or opponents. His written submissions are of a very high quality."
"An extremely able advocate: strategically tactful, personable, and immediately builds rapport whilst defending his client’s interests robustly.."
"Thinks outside the box, is tenacious in court, very experienced, and has a good breadth of knowledge of serious white-collar crime."
"Combines extensive skill in serious organised crime with knowledge of a wide range of business crime offences… well versed in tax fraud, money laundering, and accounting and banking fraud."
"Ian is tenacious, bright, sharp-minded and easy to work with. He is excellent in cross-examination and submits well-crafted legal arguments in court."
"At the very top of his profession… a tactical and astute thinker, always two steps ahead whilst never losing sight of the bigger picture. Excellent with clients, who are won over by his down-to-earth manner.”"
"Ian Whitehurst is an excellent, hard-working junior."
"Ian Whitehurst is easy to work with, responsive, open to discussion and knows his stuff.."
"One of the most experienced POCA advocates and a master at drafting effective skeleton arguments"
"A highly knowledgeable, robust and razor-sharp barrister."
"Ian has a very strong presence in court and takes no prisoners when it comes to dealing with tricky judges or opponents. His written submissions are of a very high quality."
"An extremely able advocate: strategically tactful, personable, and immediately builds rapport whilst defending his client’s interests robustly.."
"Thinks outside the box, is tenacious in court, very experienced, and has a good breadth of knowledge of serious white-collar crime."
"Combines extensive skill in serious organised crime with knowledge of a wide range of business crime offences… well versed in tax fraud, money laundering, and accounting and banking fraud."
"Ian is tenacious, bright, sharp-minded and easy to work with. He is excellent in cross-examination and submits well-crafted legal arguments in court."
"At the very top of his profession… a tactical and astute thinker, always two steps ahead whilst never losing sight of the bigger picture. Excellent with clients, who are won over by his down-to-earth manner.”"
"Ian Whitehurst is an excellent, hard-working junior."
"Ian Whitehurst is easy to work with, responsive, open to discussion and knows his stuff.."
"One of the most experienced POCA advocates and a master at drafting effective skeleton arguments"
"A highly knowledgeable, robust and razor-sharp barrister."
"Ian has a very strong presence in court and takes no prisoners when it comes to dealing with tricky judges or opponents. His written submissions are of a very high quality."
"An extremely able advocate: strategically tactful, personable, and immediately builds rapport whilst defending his client’s interests robustly.."
"Thinks outside the box, is tenacious in court, very experienced, and has a good breadth of knowledge of serious white-collar crime."
"Combines extensive skill in serious organised crime with knowledge of a wide range of business crime offences… well versed in tax fraud, money laundering, and accounting and banking fraud."

Expertise

Call | 1994

Contact

Download CV

"Ian is tenacious, bright, sharp-minded and easy to work with. He is excellent in cross-examination and submits well-crafted legal arguments in court."
"At the very top of his profession… a tactical and astute thinker, always two steps ahead whilst never losing sight of the bigger picture. Excellent with clients, who are won over by his down-to-earth manner.”"
"Ian Whitehurst is an excellent, hard-working junior."
"Ian Whitehurst is easy to work with, responsive, open to discussion and knows his stuff.."
"One of the most experienced POCA advocates and a master at drafting effective skeleton arguments"
"A highly knowledgeable, robust and razor-sharp barrister."
"Ian has a very strong presence in court and takes no prisoners when it comes to dealing with tricky judges or opponents. His written submissions are of a very high quality."
"An extremely able advocate: strategically tactful, personable, and immediately builds rapport whilst defending his client’s interests robustly.."
"Thinks outside the box, is tenacious in court, very experienced, and has a good breadth of knowledge of serious white-collar crime."
"Combines extensive skill in serious organised crime with knowledge of a wide range of business crime offences… well versed in tax fraud, money laundering, and accounting and banking fraud."
"Ian is tenacious, bright, sharp-minded and easy to work with. He is excellent in cross-examination and submits well-crafted legal arguments in court."
"At the very top of his profession… a tactical and astute thinker, always two steps ahead whilst never losing sight of the bigger picture. Excellent with clients, who are won over by his down-to-earth manner.”"
"Ian Whitehurst is an excellent, hard-working junior."
"Ian Whitehurst is easy to work with, responsive, open to discussion and knows his stuff.."
"One of the most experienced POCA advocates and a master at drafting effective skeleton arguments"
"A highly knowledgeable, robust and razor-sharp barrister."
"Ian has a very strong presence in court and takes no prisoners when it comes to dealing with tricky judges or opponents. His written submissions are of a very high quality."
"An extremely able advocate: strategically tactful, personable, and immediately builds rapport whilst defending his client’s interests robustly.."
"Thinks outside the box, is tenacious in court, very experienced, and has a good breadth of knowledge of serious white-collar crime."
"Combines extensive skill in serious organised crime with knowledge of a wide range of business crime offences… well versed in tax fraud, money laundering, and accounting and banking fraud."
"Ian is tenacious, bright, sharp-minded and easy to work with. He is excellent in cross-examination and submits well-crafted legal arguments in court."
"At the very top of his profession… a tactical and astute thinker, always two steps ahead whilst never losing sight of the bigger picture. Excellent with clients, who are won over by his down-to-earth manner.”"
"Ian Whitehurst is an excellent, hard-working junior."
"Ian Whitehurst is easy to work with, responsive, open to discussion and knows his stuff.."
"One of the most experienced POCA advocates and a master at drafting effective skeleton arguments"
"A highly knowledgeable, robust and razor-sharp barrister."
"Ian has a very strong presence in court and takes no prisoners when it comes to dealing with tricky judges or opponents. His written submissions are of a very high quality."
"An extremely able advocate: strategically tactful, personable, and immediately builds rapport whilst defending his client’s interests robustly.."
"Thinks outside the box, is tenacious in court, very experienced, and has a good breadth of knowledge of serious white-collar crime."
"Combines extensive skill in serious organised crime with knowledge of a wide range of business crime offences… well versed in tax fraud, money laundering, and accounting and banking fraud."
"Ian is tenacious, bright, sharp-minded and easy to work with. He is excellent in cross-examination and submits well-crafted legal arguments in court."
"At the very top of his profession… a tactical and astute thinker, always two steps ahead whilst never losing sight of the bigger picture. Excellent with clients, who are won over by his down-to-earth manner.”"
"Ian Whitehurst is an excellent, hard-working junior."
"Ian Whitehurst is easy to work with, responsive, open to discussion and knows his stuff.."
"One of the most experienced POCA advocates and a master at drafting effective skeleton arguments"
"A highly knowledgeable, robust and razor-sharp barrister."
"Ian has a very strong presence in court and takes no prisoners when it comes to dealing with tricky judges or opponents. His written submissions are of a very high quality."
"An extremely able advocate: strategically tactful, personable, and immediately builds rapport whilst defending his client’s interests robustly.."
"Thinks outside the box, is tenacious in court, very experienced, and has a good breadth of knowledge of serious white-collar crime."
"Combines extensive skill in serious organised crime with knowledge of a wide range of business crime offences… well versed in tax fraud, money laundering, and accounting and banking fraud."

Expertise

Ian Whitehurst is a senior barrister with over 30 years’ experience practising in serious and organised crime, financial crime, confiscation and asset recovery, civil fraud, regulatory enforcement, and cyber-enabled offending. He is regularly instructed in high-value and complex matters involving organised crime groups, extreme violence, large-scale fraud, encrypted communications, digital assets, and parallel criminal, civil, and regulatory proceedings, frequently with international dimensions.

White Collar, Crime and Investigations

POCA & Asset Recovery

Financial Crime

Serious & Organised Crime 

Commercial Dispute Resolution

Civil Fraud & Asset Recovery

Crypto & Digital Assets

Regulatory, Enviromental & Insolvency Crime

Regulatory, Environmental & Insolvency Crime

International & Offshore

Offshore

For a confidential conversation please contact Chief Executive and Director of Clerking, Sam Carter.