JOHN HURLOCK

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Case reports and selected experience across his practice.

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Financial CrimeHarrow Crown Court sitting at St Albans · 2023

R v N — cryptocurrency money-laundering trial

Outcome: Unanimous acquittal

John defended a bitcoin trader accused of laundering criminal proceeds. Analysis of wallet records and phone data, alongside cross-examination of expert witnesses, supported the defence. The jury unanimously acquitted N.

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Financial Crime

John Hurlock’s client acquitted of money laundering conspiracy

Outcome: Unanimous acquittal

John represented a woman accused of laundering more than £50,000 from a drug enterprise. The defence examined messages, bank transactions and her account in interview. The jury unanimously acquitted her of the money-laundering conspiracy.

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Financial Crime

Former international footballer acquitted of money laundering

Outcome: Unanimous acquittal of money laundering

At Norwich Crown Court, the jury unanimously acquitted John’s client of money laundering. His client had separately pleaded guilty to an offence involving nitrous oxide; the acquittal concerned the money-laundering allegation.

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Financial CrimeReading Crown Court · 2025

R v ID — disputed loss in a fraud case

Outcome: Sentenced on an agreed £1 million loss figure

In a fraud prosecution alleging investor losses exceeding £3 million, John secured agreement to a £1 million loss figure for sentencing. This avoided a disputed-facts hearing and preserved credit for ID’s guilty plea.

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