Ian Smith
Call: 2003
Education: LLB (Birmingham)
Languages: Working knowledge of Italian
Email: smith@11sb.com
Tel: 020 7831 6381 (466#)
Ian's Clerks
Lee Wright
Chris Chiles
Ian Smith Profile
Ian Smith practised as a solicitor in London from 1995 and was a solicitor advocate until his call to the Bar in 2003. Ian is a commercial litigator, whose practice encompasses complex and high value cases often with an international dimension. He is a specialist in:
- Civil court fraud litigation
- Private international law
- Asset recovery
- Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA)
- Anti-money laundering law.
Ian Smith is the lead editor and co-author of the practitioners' text Smith, Owen & Bodnar on Asset Recovery: Criminal Confiscation and Civil Recovery (2007, Oxford University Press), a regular speaker at conferences and writer in the legal press. Ian is a founding committee member of the Proceeds of Crime Lawyers’ Association.
Ian is recommended in Chamber & Partners 2010 as a leading junior for Civil Fraud: 'Ian is a former solicitor, whose "commercial, hands-on approach is in tune with clients' goals." He is particularly favoured for his expertise in proceeds of crime and money-laundering matters, and is a frequent writer and speaker on these issues. Smith was recently led in 4 Eng v Harper, securing damages in excess of £8 million.'