R v Twiss
14.10.2004
Court: Crown Court
This case was brought by the Serious Fraud Office concerning a 2.2 million US dollar investment fraud. The accused, Roddam Twiss was the chief executive of the Dragon Group which included The Grosvenor Trust. He was estimated to have benefited almost £540,000 and was charged with theft, conspiracy to defraud and conspiracy to steal. The trial involved abuse of process arguments, breach of privilege issues (in UK and France), the use of foreign evidence, a live link from the USA and confiscation matters.
Appearance(s): Sir Derek Spencer QC, David Huw Williams QC (Door Tenant)

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