
Christopher Sykes
Call
2002
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.
He practises in regulatory and professional disciplinary matters. He has acted for registrants and regulators before tribunals in medical, financial, and other professional fields. His cases have engaged issues of money laundering, complex expert evidence, parallel criminal proceedings, and sexual misconduct.
Christopher offers combined knowledge of criminal and civil litigation. He has acted for claimants and defendants in civil cases involving allegations of fraud and breach of contract.

Christopher Sykes's Expertises
All
Cryptocurrency & Digital Assets
Regulatory & Disciplinary (Commercial)
Corporate Investigations
Financial Crime
POCA & Asset Recovery

