2 Bedford Row

Quentin is regularly recommended in the Legal 500 independent guide to the legal profession. Entries have included:
 
"Quentin Hunt has all the attributes an instructing solicitor wants in counsel"

"Quentin Hunt is highly rated."

"Specialises in serious fraud and financial crime"


Quentin Hunt defends and prosecutes all areas of crime in the Crown Court, the Court of Appeal and the High Court; he acts as leading junior and junior counsel specialising in fraud and other high profile criminal cases.

Areas of Speciality include:

General fraud

Quentin has vast experience in both prosecuting and defending all areas of fraud, particularly the defence of company directors in VAT frauds and allegations of fraudulent trading. Notable cases include acting as junior counsel in HMRC case Saunders and others (Operation Shepherd) a £64m MTIC VAT fraud. The trail involved some nine defendants and lasted 9 months. He also recently acted successfully in R v Lyons, a protracted prosecution of an accountant as well as R v Sami and others, a tax fraud and mortgage fraud case. Currently engaged in the case of R -v- Whitehead a £16M Ponzi fraud as well as the defence of a company director in a case of fraudulent trading (R v Appuhamy and others). He has recently concluded the defence of a company director in a large scale HMRC VAT fraud (R v Lachani and others).

Proceeds of Crime and Confiscation

Specialises in asset restraint and forfeiture and Proceeds of Crime Act confiscation hearings. Recently acted as leading junior counsel for Sean Lynch in his confiscation proceeds where the Crown were initially pursuing the client for a confiscation order in the sum of £10,250,000 with the danger of a 10 year default period of imprisonment for a hidden assets order. Following effective representation no hidden asset order was made and the Crown only succeeded in gaining a £750,000 confiscation order.

Acts on a regular basis in actions in the High Court Chancery Division and Queens Bench Division and the Court of Appeal in actions ancillary to Proceeds of Crime Act matters including issues relating to the recovery of restrained assets and seizure and forfeiture matters.

Excise fraud cases

Acts for both the prosecution and defence in cases of excise fraud including the evasion of excise on goods such as tobacco and alcohol. Recently successfully as leading junior counsel in the case of R v Chen and others (smuggling of over 12 million cigarettes) and is currently acting in the case of R v Minshall and others (conspiracy to set up of an illegal tobacco manufacturing plant in the UK).

Pharmaceutical fraud

Specialises in defending cases of pharmaceutical fraud brought by the MHRA in relation to regulatory offences and general conspiracy offences. Appeared for the defence in R v Mehta and others, a multi million pound counterfeit pharmaceutical conspiracy described by The Times as 'Britain's largest pharmaceutical fraud.' He successfully acted for Mr Mehta, a company director.

Health and Safety offences

Acts on a regular basis in Health and Safety prosecutions including matters under the Health and Safety at Work Act and the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations. Specialises in cases of fatalities at work. Recent cases include a fatal accident at a rice processing plant (R v Veetee Rice) and a fatality at a metal processing plant (R v North Kent Shotblasting) and a fatality at a steel processing works (R v Wessex Lift Company Ltd) 

Road Traffic Law

Specialises in acting in all aspects of road traffic law including dangerous driving, drink driving, speeding and all other matters. Has successfully acted for a wide range of celebrity clients including Lily Allen, members of the So Solid Crew, Skunk Anansie and Feeder and Premiership and Championship footballers.

Mr Hunt is listed as recommended counsel in Legal 500, an independent guide to the legal profession.

Memberships

Criminal Bar Association, South Eastern Circuit, Essex Bar Mess