Jamas Hodivala KC is ranked and recommended by Chambers & Partners and the Legal 500 in the areas of Business and Regulatory Crime, Financial Crime, Health & Safety, Environmental Law and Professional Discipline.
He is particularly instructed to advise and assist corporate clients from the early stages of an investigation, and has the specialist skills to represent such clients throughout all stages of the investigation or prosecution.
He is often instructed to act in business and regulatory crime cases that involve an international element such as serious fraud, bribery and corruption, money laundering (including environmental crime and supply-chain investigations), restraint, confiscation and civil recovery proceedings as well as regularly being instructed in investigations and prosecutions brought by specialist regulators such as the Health & Safety Executive and the Environment Agency.
Jamas offers specialist advice and advocacy in areas of criminal law that often overlap with public law, such as challenges to the use of investigatory powers by regulators and prosecutors, where early advice can be vital to the future shape of an investigation. He brings a range of specialist knowledge in different areas to help clients achieve the best possible result and is sensitive to the complex non-legal issues that often arise as a result of representing corporate clients.
He is also instructed to represent professionals facing disciplinary proceedings and has significant experience acting before the General Dental Council, General Optical Council, General Medical Council, Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal, Police Disciplinary Tribunal, the England & Wales Cricket Board, the FA Appeals Board and in Rule K arbitrations, and the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
Jamas has considerable experience in proceedings in the Divisional Court, Court of Appeal House of Lords / Supreme Court and the European Court of Human Rights.
He is able to accept instructions on a Direct Access basis.