About John Carl Townsend

John Carl Townsend is a specialist in financial and reputational disputes where there is the potential for dual criminal and civil liability. In the civil courts, he appears on behalf of both claimant and defendant companies and individuals in a variety of commercial disputes, including breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, unlawful means conspiracy and deceit. He has experience of cross-border enforcement and registration under the European Enforcement Order regime and the Brussels-Lugano Convention. He has represented companies that have been subject to goods seizures as a result of alleged duty evasion, and acted for companies and individuals in tax tribunal proceedings. In the criminal courts, John Carl has acted in serious financial investigations relating to allegations of fraud and money laundering. He is a member of the Criminal Bar Association, the Constitutional and Administrative Law Bar Association (ALBA), the Fraud Lawyers Association and the Proceeds of Crime Lawyers Association (POCLA)