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Rohan Anthony Pershad QC accused of £600,000 VAT fraud | Rohan Anthony Pershad QC accused of £600,000 VAT fraud |
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A London barrister is to face charges of failing to pay £600,000 in tax. | A London barrister is to face charges of failing to pay £600,000 in tax. |
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said Rohan Anthony Pershad QC is to be prosecuted for not paying VAT between June 1999 and September 2011. | The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said Rohan Anthony Pershad QC is to be prosecuted for not paying VAT between June 1999 and September 2011. |
It is alleged he knowingly failed to declare VAT payments for which he charged on services he provided while working as a barrister. | It is alleged he knowingly failed to declare VAT payments for which he charged on services he provided while working as a barrister. |
Mr Pershad has been summoned to appear at Highbury Corner Magistrates' Court next Thursday. | |
After being called to the bar in 1991, Mr Pershad was made a QC in 2011. He works at 39 Essex Street chambers in central London. | After being called to the bar in 1991, Mr Pershad was made a QC in 2011. He works at 39 Essex Street chambers in central London. |
The barrister has dealt with criminal negligence claims as well as personal injury cases, including defending a claim by a worker on a cruise ship attacked by Somali pirates. | The barrister has dealt with criminal negligence claims as well as personal injury cases, including defending a claim by a worker on a cruise ship attacked by Somali pirates. |
Keri Ashworth-Beaumont from the CPS's fraud division said: "The evidence suggests that he charged and received VAT payments on services he provided whilst practising as a barrister, but which he knowingly failed to declare or pay to Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs. | Keri Ashworth-Beaumont from the CPS's fraud division said: "The evidence suggests that he charged and received VAT payments on services he provided whilst practising as a barrister, but which he knowingly failed to declare or pay to Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs. |
"After careful consideration of all the evidence, I am satisfied there is sufficient evidence for a realistic prospect of conviction and it is in the public interest to prosecute this case." | "After careful consideration of all the evidence, I am satisfied there is sufficient evidence for a realistic prospect of conviction and it is in the public interest to prosecute this case." |
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