Name Ivan Pearce
Occupation:
Senior Partner & Barrister (Called to Grays Inn 1994)
Specialisation
Money laundering, Bribery & Corruption, financial market offences, asset forfeiture, tracing and confiscation
Ancillary achievements
Lecturing on commercial fraud, restraint and freezing orders, money laundering, asset forfeiture and civil recovery. Contributing author to the leading confiscation and civil recovery textbook: Smith Owen and Bodnar on Asset Forfeiture, Criminal Confiscation and Civil Recovery published by Oxford University Press. Training Attorneys General of the Commonwealth on Proceeds of Crime Act and restraint matters. Editorial board member of the International Association for Asset Recovery.
Summary of experience
Ivan studied at Merrist Wood Agricultural College and Exeter University before being called to the Bar in 1994. He served a commercial and financial crime pupilage and initially practiced in criminal law though soon specialized in corporate and commercial wrong doing, asset tracing, fraud, confiscation, money laundering and bribery and corruption. He has practised in the Turks & Caicos Islands and conducted investigations in many parts of the world, particularly Africa. He has experience of dealing with the multilateral development banks and investigations into corrupt practices.
Recent Notable Cases
SFO V Goldshield Plc and others
A multi-million pound price fixing and cartel case involving civil and criminal proceedings. Ivan acted for the defendant company and director in respect of both the High Court civil proceedings, before the Crown Court, Court of Appeal and the House of Lords. This case was the largest the Serious Fraud Office has ever undertook, the result being the indictment was quashed. FSA V S
Ivan represented the defendant in this commercial insider dealing case. He advised on aspects of the freezing order and represented the defendant before the Court of Appeal in relation to variation applications. Operation Rize
Ivan acted for one of the Directors of the defendant company in relation to the investigation into the safety deposit box industry by the City of London Police. R V I
Ivan represented a Governor of one of the Nigerian states in the proceedings before the Crown Court and the Court of Appeal surrounding allegations of corruption following him leaving office. This matter was cross-jurisdictional and involved freezing orders and commission rogatoire/letters of request. R v May & Others House of Lords
This case represents the Landmark ruling on benefit within the English confiscation jurisdiction. Ivan represented the Appellant before the Court of Appeal and the House of Lords. Operation Emersed
This is one of the many VAT ‘carousel’ frauds involving multiple defendants Ivan has defended and like many others involved an alleged benefit figure of in excess of £150 million Operation Devout & Euripus
Olliers Solicitors – Richard Holliday
A carousel fraud involving allegations of cheating the Revenue of in excess £250 million Football Association Disciplinary Tribunal
Ivan has represented managers, players and clubs before the tribunal. Club details confidential SOCA v O
Stokoe Partnership
This case involved Civil recovery proceedings involving freezing orders, foreign assets and proceedings in the High Court seeking the recovery of assets believed to represent or emanate from criminal conduct. The proceedings were extremely complex and involved multiple jurisdictions and companies.
Contact Details
Fulcrum Chambers LLP
11 Old Square, Lincoln’s Inn, London WC2A 3TS T: +44 (0)20 7186 0420 D: +44 (0)20 7186 0423
E: ivanpearce@fulcrumchambers.com | 
