Dan Hyde, Consultant

Dan qualified as a solicitor in 1993. After training in the West End and City he specialised in Criminal Litigation and Family Law establishing Hyde’s, a niche firm, in 1997. Dan was the principal partner at Hyde’s for over a decade, handling high profile cases including the largest criminal investigation in Lancashire Constabulary’s history, Bristol’s biggest murder case and the UK´s most sophisticated mobile phone fraud.  He is a member of the Very High Cost Case Panel (VHCC) for complex crime and applies a pragmatic, client focused approach to solving client problems in the fields of corporate (fraud & regulatory) and white collar/business crime & commercial fraud.

Dan’s recent cases include HM Revenue and Customs prosecutions, Financial Services Authority investigations, (RCJ) high value civil fraud, complex copyright, trademark, security circumvention action and (Crown Court) price fixing/fraud on NHS Primary Care Trust.

Dan has been interviewed by ITV (London Tonight-Ronnie Biggs release), BBC News 24 (MP’s expenses claims and the law), Sky News (guidelines on assisted suicide) & the BBC News Channel (recent topics include City insider dealing, FSA enforcement policies, jury irregularities and unsafe convictions). 

Dan is a regular guest commentator on Radio 5 Live in relation to financial crime such as insider dealing, price fixing cartels and topical legal issues. 

His comments and articles on law and legal developments regularly appear in the press (The Independent, Daily Telegraph, Guardian, Times, Financial Times, US Reuters, Bloomberg, City AM) and legal publications (The Lawyer, Butterworths Lexis Nexis, Compliance Monthly and Corporate International).

You can read Dan's most recent article for The Lawyer magazine here.

Watch Dan speaking about assisted suicide on Sky News. 

You can read Dan's latest article 'A plea into the bargain' for inCompliance magazine looking at the merits of US-style plea bargains in the UK - here pages 12-13.

Dan was the Business Crime Lawyer of the Year for 2010 (Corporate International 2010 winner). The Legal 500 Civil Fraud section (2011) comments:

"Dan Hyde at CubismLaw is a lawyer of the ‘highest calibre’. Recent work includes successfully

settling a highly complex matter which began as a civil action."

Testimonials

“Dear Dan........ You have been amazing. You have been professional, sharp and intelligent. Solicitors are often accused of charging too much! You have been worth every penny. You have reassured me that there is at least one layer of the justice system that knows what it is doing....I thank you also for your human qualities displayed throughout this case...my respect for solicitors has increased with this experience. You are doing an important job. Thank you."

Clients identity confidential

“Dan Hyde… is approachable, knowledgeable and A FIRST RATE LAWYER… encouraging and a constant source of information. In my opinion, a client couldn’t ask for a better or more caring lawyer.”

Mrs Abigail Anfam

“A highly experienced lawyer, eloquent advocate and skilled tactician he has presence, charm and a very sharp mind. He engenders unswerving loyalty in his clients for whom his is the ONLY opinion worth having.”

Ms Shelley Samuel (Counsel)

 

    

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