Shaul is a partner at BCL specialising in:
- financial crime;
- extradition and INTERPOL;
- international human rights and civil liberties;
- sanctions and export controls;
- proceeds of crime;
- financial services (contentious regulatory);
- civil fraud and asset recovery.
Recommended in Chambers UK, Chambers HNW and The Legal 500, Shaul is also ranked as an expert in Who’s Who Legal (Business Crime Defence and Investigations) and was previously listed by Global Investigations Review as one of the world’s leading young investigations specialists.
Shaul specialises in acting for individuals and companies in complex cross-border criminal and civil matters. He has extensive experience advising on multi-jurisdictional corruption, fraud and asset recovery proceedings.
He has acted in numerous high-profile investigations and prosecutions brought by the Serious Fraud Office, the National Crime Agency and many other UK and overseas enforcement authorities.
Shaul is a leading practitioner in extradition and INTERPOL cases, with particular expertise in cases characterised by political motivation, bad faith and abuse of process. He also acts for clients in international human rights and civil liberties cases before foreign domestic courts and international tribunals such as the European Court of Human Rights.
Shaul acts for individuals and companies in sanctions and export controls cases and is a leading practitioner in proceeds of crime matters, including anti-money laundering compliance and civil recovery proceedings.
Shaul also acts for clients in investigations and proceedings (civil and criminal) brought by the Financial Conduct Authority, with particular experience in market abuse, insider dealing and cryptoasset matters.
Shaul is the current co-Vice Chair of the International Bar Association Criminal Law Committee. He studied Business Administration at the University of Bath and was called to the Bar in 2003. He joined BCL as an employed barrister in 2007 and was admitted to partnership in January 2013.
Publications:
- The Anti-Bribery and Anti-Corruption Review (Law Business Research)
- Serious Economic Crime: A boardroom guide to prevention and compliance (Serious Fraud Office)
- The International Comparative Legal Guide to Business Crime (Global Legal Group)
- Who’s Who Legal: Business Crime Defence (Legal Business research)
- Expert Guide: Fraud and White Collar Crime (Corporate LiveWire)
Professional Memberships:
- International Bar Association (Member of the Criminal Law Committee)
- Fraud Lawyers Association
- Defence Extradition Lawyers Forum
- Extradition Lawyers Association
- Proceeds of Crime Lawyers Association