Name
Lydia Jonson
Occupation
Partner & Barrister (Called to Middle Temple 2000)
Specialisation
Bribery & Corruption, serious and complex fraud, Money laundering, asset forfeiture, tracing and confiscation
Ancilliary Achievements
Lydia tutored on the PWC Certificate of Fraud Management course run by the University of Teeside.
Lydia was seconded to the Asset Forfeiture Unit of Revenue and Customs Prosecutions Office in 2005.
Summary of experience
Lydia has a considerable wealth of expertise in leading and managing complex international investigations and is instructed regularly by both law enforcement authorities and corporate clients. Having been instructed by the SFO in their high-profile corruption investigation into BAE Systems plc, she has extensive experience in this complex area of litigation. She currently heads an international fraud investigation, instructed by the Attorney-General for Jersey.
Her cases have involved extensive liaison with foreign law enforcement authorities including the United States Department of Justice, and attendance at Eurojust in the Hague on behalf of the SFO. She is particularly experienced in drafting requests for international legal assistance and has taken evidence on numerous occasions in other jurisdictions including Switzerland and Liechtenstein.
She also advises regularly on money laundering issues arising within fraud and corruption investigations.
Notable Cases
Operation Prudent (2008 to date)
Currently instructed by the Attorney-General for Jersey to head a multi-disciplinary team investigating allegations of a multi-million pound investment fraud. Lydia is responsible for overall investigation strategy.
SFO v BAE Systems plc (2005-2010)
Junior Counsel instructed by the Serious Fraud Office in this high-profile and complex corruption investigation in relation to arms procurement.
R v SB
Junior Counsel instructed by Revenue & Customs Prosecutions Office in a multi-jurisdictional money laundering trial involving overseas evidence from a US co-operating witness and complex evidential issues.
R v Anthony Prudhoe & ors (Leeds Crown Court, 2007)
Junior Counsel instructed by the Serious Fraud Office to prosecute a multi-million pound invoice discounting fraud. All defendants were convicted.
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 0426
E: lydiajonson@fulcrumchambers.com
