Selva Ramasamy KC acted for a solicitor who pleaded guilty to two counts of fraud by abuse of position in relation to £10.3 million intended to be used by his clients to buy a Scottish castle.
Legal proceedings dated back to 2019, when in civil proceedings in the High Court to trace and recover the clients’ money, SJ was jailed for 14 months for contempt of court for breaching undertakings to disclose its whereabouts. At the time, Mr Justice Zacaroli directed that the case papers be sent to the CPS. When the police and the CPS declined to act, US property development company Discovery Land brought a private prosecution.
Selva was instructed by Steven Bird of Birds Solicitors.
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