Bark&co Solicitors
{{Short description|Boutique law firm based in the City of London, United Kingdom}}
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{{Infobox law firm
| firm_name = Bark&co
| firm_logo = File:Bark and co logo black.png
| num_lawyers= Approx. 50{{cite web|url=http://www.chambersandpartners.com/uk/firm/67001/bark|title=About us|accessdate=25 August 2013|publisher=Chambers and Partners}}
| practice_areas = White collar crime
Fraud
Corporate Crime & Investigations
Tax
Fraud Civil
General Crime
| key_people = Giles Bark-Jones (Principle)
Khalil Makonnen (Tax & Civil Litigation Manager){{cite web|url=http://www.legal500.com/firms/105-bark-co/offices/9055-london-england/work_areas|title=The Legal 500 – Bark&co – London, England|accessdate=1 February 2016|publisher=legal500.com}}
| homepage ={{url|barkco.com}}
}}
Bark&co is a boutique law firm headquartered in the City of London, United Kingdom. Since its inception in 1996 it has been a member of the Specialist Fraud Panel and has grown into a top-tier firm in multiple fields.{{cite web|url=http://www.chambersandpartners.com/uk/firm/67001/bark|title=Banded Rankings|accessdate=25 August 2013|publisher=Chambers and Partners}}{{cite web|url=http://www.legal500.com/firms/105-bark-co/9055-london|title=Top Tier Rankings|accessdate=2 January 2015|publisher=Legal 500}} It has represented defendants in several high-profile cases including the largest ever alleged insider dealing case,{{Cite news|url = http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6ee48230-edb2-11e4-a894-00144feab7de.html|title = Insider trader sent back to jail for failing to pay back gains|date = 28 April 2015|access-date = 2 February 2016}} the Polly Peck International (formerly a constituent of the FTSE100) thefts,{{Cite news|url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-19352531|title = Asil Nadir jailed for 10 years for Polly Peck thefts|date = 23 August 2012}} and Ian Edmondson in the News International phone hacking scandal.{{Cite news|url = http://www.lawgazette.co.uk/law/stellar-cast-of-lawyers-in-phone-hacking-case/5038535.fullarticle|title = Stellar cast of lawyers in phone-hacking case|last = Baksi |first = Catherine|date = 4 November 2013|work = lawgazette.co.uk}}
Notable cases
= Libor Scandal =
Bark&co represented one of six defendants,{{Cite news|url = http://www.ft.com/fastft/2014/11/11/former-broker-appears-court-over-libor-charge/|title = Former broker appears in court over Libor charge}} Noel Cryan, in the Libor scandal. In January 2016 all six defendants were cleared{{Cite news|url = http://www.cityam.com/232628/jury-finds-brokers-not-guilty|title = Libor scandal brokers: Jury acquits five of six brokers on accusations of conspiracy to defraud in latest Libor verdict, but is still considering one of the charges against the sixth}}{{Cite news|url = http://www.cityam.com/233313/libor-scandal-trial-sixth-broker-acquitted-by-jury|title = Libor scandal trial: All six defendants cleared after sixth broker acquitted by jury, as case is branded a "shambles"}} of all charges after a two-year battle and the case banded a "shambles."
=News International phone hacking scandal=
Bark&co was instructed by Ian Edmondson, former News of The World Editor, in the News International phone hacking scandal.{{cite web|url=http://www.lawgazette.co.uk/law/stellar-cast-of-lawyers-in-phone-hacking-case/5038535.article|title=Phone Hacking Scandal|accessdate=4 December 2014|work=Law Gazette}}
=Murder of Daniel Morgan=
Bark & Co represented Glenn Vian, who over the course of nearly twenty years has repeatedly been accused of the highly publicised murder of a private investigator in 1987. Mr Vian was eventually charged with this offence in 2008, and held on remand for over two years. The case against Mr Vian was constructed around a number of "supergrass" witnesses" who the defence were, following painstaking work, able to discredit, one by one, until the case ultimately collapsed. During the course of the case preparation, the defence were able to demonstrate over fifty other suspects and motives which the police, over the course of no less than five investigations, failed to investigate either properly or, in multiple cases, at all.
=Murder of Melanie Hall=
Bark&co was instructed to represent an alleged suspect in the Murder of Melanie Hall following his arrest in November 2013. Two years later in November 2015, without charge, detectives asked the Crown Prosecution Service for a decision on charging.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-29429196|title=Murder of Melanie Hall|accessdate=8 December 2014|work=BBC News}}
Awards and recognitions
= ACQ White Collar Crime Firm of the Year =
In 2013 Bark&co were awarded White Collar Crime Firm of the Year by ACQ.{{Cite journal|url = http://issuu.com/smartwave/docs/acq_global_awards_2013_issuu/10|title = ACQ5 Global Awards 2013|date = 5 December 2013|journal = ACQ Awards}}
= Legal500 Top Tier Firm =
Bark&co have been categorised as a Tier 4 firm in White Collar Crime by the Legal500.{{Cite web|url = https://www.legal500.com/rankings/ranking/c-london/crime-fraud-and-licensing/fraud-white-collar-crime-advice-to-individuals/105-barkco |title=Fraud: White collar crime advice to individuals}}
= Chambers and Partners =
Ranked in Band 3 for being a "Solid player in the London market for sophisticated white-collar crime matters including money laundering and civil recovery proceedings."{{Cite web|url = http://www.chambersandpartners.com/11814/2609/editorial/1/1#67001_editorial|title = FINANCIAL CRIME: INDIVIDUALS — LONDON (FIRMS)|website = }}
References
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External links
- [http://barkco.com Bark&co Solicitors]
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