Christopher Convey

Christopher Convey practices in the field of domestic and international commercial wrongdoing with a particular specialism in civil and criminal fraud, corporate crime, money laundering, asset forfeiture, professional regulation and discipline. Christopher is one of the few advocates who has maintained a genuine civil and criminal practice throughout his practice at the Bar.

Recent high-profile cases include acting in Mozambique v Credit Suisse International (‘Tuna Bonds’), representing a City law firm in a successful defence against a claim by the SRA of money laundering breaches, defending in the EURIBOR and UBS LIBOR cases, the defence of Asil Nadir, representing the US Department of Justice in the matter of Stanford International Bank and the defence of a major pharmaceuticals company in a restrictive practices claim brought against it by the Department of Health.

Other examples of his practice include a multi-million pound travel industry fraud, a multi-million pound construction industry fraud and money laundering operation, the successful defence of a solicitor charged with money laundering and the successful representation of a solicitor accused of perverting the course of justice.

His international work includes acting for offshore trust companies and HM Attorney General of Jersey and the Turks and Caicos Islands. International work has included acting for offshore trust companies in the Channel Islands, successfully acting in the defence in the money laundering case Boyle & Boyle in Guernsey and representing HM Attorneys General of Jersey (O’Brien & Ors) and the Turks and Caicos Islands (AG v Hape and AG v Hall).

He is also frequently instructed to represent and protect the interests of third parties and victims affected by asset forfeiture and confiscation proceedings in the Supreme Court, Court of Appeal and High Court.

Christopher has been the Chair of the Bar Council of England and Wales’ Money Laundering Working Group since 2010, led the drafting of the profession’s guidance on compliance with AML/CTF legislation and led for the Bar Council in representations to the HM Treasury MLAC, OPBAS and NCA National Risk Assessment. He has also led the response of the Bar to numerous government consultations including those upon the 4th and 5th EU Money Laundering Directives.

Christopher has a substantial White-Collar practice consisting of Financial Crime, Money Laundering, POCA, Fraud, Tax, Regulatory and Disciplinary.

He is consistently ranked by the directories in the upper bands of barristers undertaking asset forfeiture work.

• Christopher is simply excellent: great with clients and exceptional in court.’ Fraud: Crime, Legal 500 2025.

• Christopher is an excellent and tenacious advocate in court.

• He has a really impressive ability to tailor his style to the judge or the court and to make a clear, complex argument.

• Christopher Convey has a wide range of experience, strong advocacy skills, excellent legal knowledge and a thorough understanding of the law.

• His mastery of tactics is absolutely at the highest level. He’s a great planner and strategist and a great one for knowing how to deploy the tactics of case management over a long period of time.

• Christopher is exceptionally bright, very hard-working and easy to get on with. If you have a client with a complex matter, he’s the first person to speak to.

• He has real charm and personality.

• He is fantastic counsel with a premier white-collar advisory practice.

• He is great on the detail, excellent with clients and impressive in court.

• Christopher is responsive, knowledgeable and intelligent. He is particularly good with clients and collaborating in a team. He is also a persuasive and charming advocate.

• Very experienced and very knowledgeable.

• Christopher is a delight to work with. He is thorough and dedicated.