Muthupandi Ganesan

Year of Call: 2003

With a broad background in criminal work, Muthupandi Ganesan is rapidly developing a strong reputation in financial crime, particularly in fraud and money laundering.

Prosecution

Muthupandi’s prosecution experience includes appearing in prosecutions on behalf of RCPO, the DWP, the Department of Health, DEFRA and NHS Counter Fraud and Security Management Service. Muthupandi has recently acted as a junior counsel on behalf of the Medicines Healthcare Regulatory Agency in a successful prosecution in connection with various breaches of the Medicines Act 1968. Muthupandi is currently acting as a disclosure counsel for the Serious Fraud Office in relation to a substantive fraud case brought under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000.

Defence

Muthupandi’s defence experience includes acting as junior counsel in the successful defence of a company director charged with trading while insolvent under the Companies Act 1985, taking steps to evade VAT and in a multi-handed conspiracy to supply class A drugs.

Confiscation

Muthupandi has particular experience in matters relating to confiscation proceedings under Drug Trafficking Act 1994, Criminal Justice Act 1988 and the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002. He has appeared for the prosecution and defence in confiscation proceedings, certificate of inadequacy applications, variations of confiscation orders, enforcement proceedings, restraint orders, interim receivership orders, civil forfeiture and cash forfeiture proceedings.

VAT & Duties tribunal

Muthupandi represents parties in the VAT and Duties Tribunal especially in relation to withholding of ‘input tax’ by HMRC in circumstances involving MTIC fraud. Muthupandi was instructed as second junior counsel in a complicated appeal against customs duties.

Extradition

Muthupandi regularly appears in extradition proceedings, where he has represented both foreign governments and defendants.

Current instructions

• Muthupandi is currently instructed as a junior counsel defending in a case concerning money laundering in excess of £7 million and as junior counsel in an appeal against conviction for murder.
• Muthupandi has been retained by the Serious Fraud Office to advise on Legal Professional Privilege and, in addition, he is advising a firm of solicitors in relation to Production Order, Legal Professional Privilege and money laundering issues.
• Muthupandi is currently instructed on numerous confiscation proceedings, certificates of inadequacy applications and confiscation variation applications.

Languages

Muthupandi is fluent in Tamil and is secretary to the World Tamil Organisation (UK).