Michelle Sloane
Michelle is a dual qualified lawyer in New Zealand and England & Wales and former investigator from New Zealand’s revenue agency, who specialises in tax disputes, financial crime and regulatory investigations. Michelle acts for both corporate and individual clients.
Michelle has acted for numerous corporates in connection with a wide range of tax and financial crime related matters, with particular focus on fraud, money laundering offences and VAT and customs and excise duty disputes. She has experience working on dispute, investigations and prosecutions involving numerous enforcement authorities for over 18 years. In her representation of individuals, Michelle regularly attends Interviews Under Caution and regulatory investigative interviews and has also represented individuals in broader criminal and regulatory investigations.
A core area of her practise is financial crime litigation which involves fraud, bribery and the conduct of related civil proceedings. She has particular expertise in relation to HMRC criminal investigations and prosecutions in relation to all taxes, including defending those alleged to have committed tax fraud and money laundering offences.