Holborn Adams is an experienced team of creative legal problem solvers

Criminal Defence Solicitors specialising in Pre Charge Representations (Pioneers), International Criminal Defence and Crisis Management.

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Areas we specialise in

Criminal Law

Clients come to us when they are in trouble, and we ensure we attend to their needs and adopt our strategy to deliver the best results for them. We have acted for clients across the United Kingdom and international jurisdictions.

We cover all criminal offences including:
  • White collar crime
  • Money laundering
  • Homicide
  • Sexual offences
  • Indecent images
  • Assault
  • Harassment
  • Road traffic law
  • Online and computer crime
  • Firearms and robbery
  • Drugs offences
  • Trading standards / business crime
  • Blackmail and bribery
  • Appeals
  • Private prosecution
  • Cross border investigations
  • Organised crime
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Serious Fraud

If you are worried about a fraud investigation, or have already been arrested or charged, speak to one of Holborn Adams’ specialist fraud defence solicitors today. The early stages of any fraud case are critical to the outcome.

We cover:
  • HMRC criminal investigations
  • SFO investigations
  • Police Economic Crime enquiries
  • DWP investigations
  • NHS Protect investigations
  • Conspiracy to defraud
  • Fraud Act 2006
  • Fraudulent trading
  • False accounting
  • Money laundering
  • Proceeds of crime & Restraint orders
  • Trading Standards & Copyright theft
Learn more Call us: +44 (20) 7205 2303

Sexual Offences

It is vital to obtain specialist legal advice as soon as you are aware that you may come under criminal investigation for a sexual offence of any kind.

We cover:
  • Sexual offences
  • Rape
  • Attempted rape
  • Sexual assault
  • Child sexual assault
  • Child pornography
  • Indecent images
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Sports Law

No professional sportsperson envisages a position where they require a dispute resolution lawyer. However, our sport law team has a vast amount of experience in successfully representing those involved in professional sports.

Discretion and media management are a priority, so rest assured that our intervention can help keep high-profile players or management out of the media spotlight.

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Pre-Charge

How Holborn Adams' War Chest Of Private Prosecutors Changed The ‘game’ On Defending Clients On Serious Criminal Investigation.

At Holborn Adams, we recognise that some firms will have former CPS lawyers as a ‘sales pitch’ to sign up clients to pre charge services.

Unfortunately, CPS lawyers have always worked within the government funded sector and their eye for private defence practice is not the same as strict private criminal defence practice for many years. There is no substitute.

At Holborn Adams, we are instructed worldwide to privately prosecute individuals and companies.

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Latest cases we've defended

Legal and PR Management

Ongoing
Anonymous
Holborn Adams are instructed on a retained basis to manage all legal affairs and PR related issues for a high-profile former premier league footballer.
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VAT Fraud and Money Laundering

Outcome
K v MJ 12/2022
(‘Operation Euripus trial 5’) – represented a former Times Rich List client accused of money laundering from the proceeds of multi-million VAT fraud. The case involved prosecution and defence enquiries in Spain, Gibraltar, Dubai, Hong Kong, China and the Caribbean.
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Malpractice & Racial Discrimination

Ongoing
D v MET 06/2021
Retained to bring a Civil claim agianst the Metropolitan Police for various failings on their behalf, including malicious prosection and unlawful racial discrimination.
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Property returned to our Client
T v E 06/2021
Holborn Adams successfully worked on behalf of the client to secure the return of property considered as chatells under British Law.
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Legal and PR Management

Ongoing
Anonymous
Holborn Adams are instructed on a retained basis to manage all legal affairs and PR related issues for a high-profile former premier league footballer.
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Possession of Indecent Images

NO FURTHER AFTER PRE CHARGE REPRESENTATIONS
R v Y 03/2023
Indecent images of children
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Historical Sexual Offence

NO FURTHER AFTER PRE CHARGE REPRESENTATIONS
R v S 03/2023
Allegation of historical rape
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Voyeurism

NO FURTHER AFTER PRE CHARGE REPRESENTATIONS
R v Q 03/2023
Voyeurism
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VAT Fraud

No further action
HMRC v TC
A substantial and lengthy investigation into a multi-million pound VAT fraud case was discontinued against Holborn Adams’ client. Following years of investigation, the CPS and HMRC accepted Holborn Adams’ detailed pre-charge representations and discontinued their investigation. As a result, the client no longer faced criminal prosecution or Confiscation proceedings.
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Fraud and Money Laundering

Significantly reduce charges
HMRC v B and C 06/2021
An investigation that commenced in 2011 was brought to a successful conclusion by the Holborn Adams’ Serious Fraud Team. Extensive pre-charge representations at interview and powerful client statements resulted in an extensive list of charges being ‘dropped’ against our client by HMRC investigators. These included conspiracy to cheat the public revenue, conspiracy to undertake fraudulent … Continued
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Fraud

On going
S v L 06/2021
Acted for a client charged with Copyright Fraud – prosecution by F.A.C.T (Federation Against Copyright Theft). The preparation for this matter involved taking instructions on over 4.2 million pages of evidence with a large defence team. One of the largest private prosecutions ever undertaken.
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Criminal Damage

NO FURTHER AFTER PRE CHARGE REPRESENTATIONS
R v U 03/2023
Pre Charge
Allegation of criminal damage
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PWIS class A drugs - S20 GBH

NO FURTHER AFTER PRE CHARGE REPRESENTATIONS
R v U 03/2023
Pre Charge
caused his former partner a cut on her arm requiring 20+stitches – she said he dragged her across concrete, smashed her head on the ground multiple times, stomped on her head and the threw her into the shower to clean the blood off before driving her to the hospital.
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Controlling/coercive behaviour - Sexual Assault

NO FURTHER AFTER PRE CHARGE REPRESENTATIONS
R v G 03/2023
Pre Charge
ex girlfriend alleged he had controlled her, and assaulted her whilst she was underage.
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Possession of Indecent Images

NO FURTHER AFTER PRE CHARGE REPRESENTATIONS
R v Y 03/2023
Indecent images of children
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Historical Sexual Offence

NO FURTHER AFTER PRE CHARGE REPRESENTATIONS
R v S 03/2023
Allegation of historical rape
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Voyeurism

NO FURTHER AFTER PRE CHARGE REPRESENTATIONS
R v Q 03/2023
Voyeurism
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What our clients have to say

Clients come to us when they are in trouble, and we ensure we attend to their needs and adopt our strategy to deliver the best results for them.

Excellent

Based on 153 reviews
14 Nov 22

Adam Rasul, the best of the best

Adam is one of most dedicated , committed and professional individuals I have ever met. He has worked tirelessly to be the best , often working long hours to provide an exceptional service to his clients. Adam’s honesty, integrity and passion to deliver has to be commended. Adam and his Team have a great work ethic and will ensure the right result is achieved

Mr Perwaiz Mushtaq

17 Oct 22

Excellent service with very efficient team

Adam Rasul is amazing, down to earth, easy to communicate with, straight to the point and very professional lawyer. He went above and beyond. He is always honest. No sugar coating here. Upfront and helpful. I would also, like to thank Andrew who flew to Miami with Adam and Emily for the great help and support. I can not thank you enough guys. You are the best.

D.D.

24 Jan 23

Excellent Lawyers

Highly professional. Discreet. Adam is always fully focused on delivering a positive outcome for his clients. FULLY RECOMMEND

Lisa Knewman

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Jason Prowse

17 Mar 23
Holborn Adams and Adam Rasul in particular are outstandingly professional, timely, and trustworthy. They have always been there to help In the most dire circumstances and frankly I wouldn’t trust anyone else with my legal well being, unless of course they were referred by HA in the first place, which they have done for me in the past to equal satisfaction .
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Rachel Kennedy

17 Mar 23
I was accused of something terrible, it had a devastating affect on my personal and professional life. Holborn Adams took control of the entire situation saving me from this dreadful allegation and protecting my career and my family. They helped me to navigate each difficult obstacle. I cannot thank them enough for their professionalism, foresight and determination.
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Stephen Poole

17 Mar 23
I highly recommend Holborn Adams. I have mainly dealt with Adam and he is easily approachable and always willing to listen and help where needed. Personally Holborn Adams has supporting our amateur boxing club and events and always had time to spare.. Thank you for your support and I highly recommend their services.
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Adam Rasul

CEO / Founder / Advocate

Pioneer of Pre Charge

Adam is a Solicitor-Advocate with a unique CV that sets the bar higher than most criminal lawyers worldwide.

Adam was one of the youngest lawyers in law society history to establish a law firm within the first year of being newly qualified as a solicitor. He had to present/argue his case to open a law firm (earlier than the 36 month prescribed period) to the Law Society. As a result of presenting his ideas on pioneering pre charge and pro active criminal defence, the law society passed a waiver to permit him to have his own practice before the three year period. His opening of a law firm was supported by Judges, Managing Partners and references from worldwide entrepreneurs.

He has now been running Holborn Adams exclusively for ten years. That is a decade in strict private practice only and pre charge defence.

He has extensive worldwide international criminal defence experience in over 42 countries.

Adam is the pioneer of pre charge representations. He has a recorded history of pre charge that runs longer that any law firm.

His personal success rate on pre charge NO FURTHER ACTION and NOT GUILTY VERDICTS is currently 100%.

Adam has a huge history in criminal and sports law spanning over twenty years (the last ten running his own exclusively private practice), including periods with some of the largest international law firms in the world, such as DLA Piper (magic circle).

Adam has secured landmark results for clients, earning him a reputation of excellence amongst his legal peers and beyond. This being covered in the worlds media.

In addition, Adam acts as a Personal Lawyer to a number of world-renowned sports stars, celebrities and UHNW individuals as ‘their fixer.'

In the last ten years Adam has been acting for companies and individuals worth billions to be their personal lawyer. Acting to preserve their interests and known as the ‘muscle’ in high level disputes, negotiations and legal presence.

Adam regularly travels worldwide, as he is frequently instructed by high-profile clients overseas to attend on their urgent and serious cases that require his specialist expertise.

Adam’s pre charge experience has him travelling worldwide defending clients on the MOST WANTED, Interpol lists, travel bans and worlds most media covered cases. He is brought in because of his quick thinking, solution based, logic and aggressive pro active approach.

“I fight to win” is his motto.

In the last ten years Adam has been seen with OJ Simpsons former legal team in Los Angeles , defending members of Parliament in the United Kingdom and jointly defending clients from Michael Jackson and Chris Brown’s defence legal teams.

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Adam Rasul

Pioneer of pre charge and longest pre charge history as a criminal defence solicitor

Why Our Directors Are The World's Elite Lawyers

Examples of why Holborn Adams’ directors are the worlds elite lawyers:

Billion Pounds

The Directors have collectively defended the largest VAT frauds in UK History.
(Totalling over a billion pounds £1,000,000,000 worth of acquittals).

Worlds Elite Clients

They have and still continue to be personal lawyers for Elite athletes, Royal Families, Judges and Ultra High Net Worth clients world wide. In matters of serious allegations, commercials and crisis management.

Legal 500 Status

The Holborn Adams Directors reached Legal 500 status in a very short space of time given their international recognition to the World's Athletes.

100 Percent Record

The Directors currently have a 100% record of defending rape allegations successfully defended on pre charge. All clients cases were NO FURTHER ACTION.

42 Countries Of Instructions

For nearly two decades, the Directors have been assigned to lead/supervise serious ‘gang land’ murder investigations. Their cases have taken them across the world to now 42 countries of instructions.

Years Of Imprisonment Avoided

In 2022, our success in sexual offence allegations saved clients custody of approximately 400 years of imprisonment across our client base. This is based on the sentencing guidelines council and the allegations his clients faced at that time.

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“We know that we are the best as the best come to us in their hour of need”

Our insights & news

The latest news and insights from our experienced legal team.

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Brand Ambassador: Shannon Courtenay

Holborn Adams is proud to announce our new brand ambassador Shannon Courtenay. The popular Watford Super-...

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Adam Rasul

Mar 08, 2023

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Holborn Adams brought to Miami to assist in death penalty case

Holborn Adams brought to Miami to assist in death penalty case More to follow…...

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Adam Rasul

Mar 06, 2023

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BREAKING: Holborn Adams appointed on the Tate brothers case

Holborn Adams CEO Adam Rasul and Director Andrew Ford appointed on the Tate brothers case in Romania....

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Adam Rasul

Jan 18, 2023

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