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Vedrana Pehar
‘An elegant and astute performer: her piercing and shrewd advocacy is the product of rigorous preparation and a fine intellect. Her attractive style is much enhanced by a quick wit and excellent client care. She is a pleasure to work with.’
Legal 500 2021
Vedrana is recognised as a leading junior in the highly complex arena of fraud. She handles the full range of financial crime cases, including serious fraud, insider dealing and market abuse, corruption and bribery (domestic and international), benefit and mortgage fraud and money laundering. Vedrana has been instructed in some of the largest and most high-profile business crime cases before the UK courts involving senior executives, corporate entities and global institutions, including LIBOR rate–fixing, Weavering Capital Fund fraud and Dahdaleh. She has experience of dealing with SFO, FCA and DOJ investigations as well as internal investigations. She is also experienced in private prosecution cases where she defends and prosecutes.
Vedrana has a detailed understanding of both the law and procedure relating to ancillary proceedings, such as restraint proceedings, confiscation proceedings and Administrative Court proceedings. She is well-placed to advise clients on all aspects of asset forfeiture, from pre-charge restraint through to post-conviction confiscation, or civil recovery in the event of acquittal.
Vedrana is currently instructed on behalf of a former banker relating to charges of defrauding the Libyan Sovereign Wealth Fund.
Vedrana regularly contributes to publications and presents to law firms and corporates on financial crime matters. She is a Middle Temple advocacy trainer and regularly judges moot competitions.
Vedrana is qualified to accept instructions directly from clients under the Bar Council’s Public Access Scheme.
Vedrana has extensive trial experience. Her practice encompasses all areas of criminal defence work focusing particularly upon serious violence, organised crime and sexual offences. In 2019 she represented the first defendant in a momentous hijacking case at the Central Criminal Court. This was the first case of hijacking of an international ship that had reached the criminal courts.
Vedrana is involved in several ongoing serious white-collar matters, both commercial and financial, brought by bodies including the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). She has excellent private prosecution experience on behalf of clients both in the UK and abroad.
Consent of Principal: effect under the Bribery Act 2010 – Fraud Intelligence
Criminal Bar Association
Fraud Lawyers Association
European and Compliance Lawyers
Young Fraud Lawyers Association
Women’s White Collar Defence Association
Female Fraud Forum
Association of Regulatory and Disciplinary Lawyers
MA (Cantab)
"She works collaboratively, is responsive at all hours and is great with clients." "Vedrana is very persuasive in oral arguments." "She has good judgement on what makes a strong point." "Vedrana is always ready to go and is very confident in court. Her advocacy is second to none."
"Vedrana is a highly competent lawyer with a flair for dealing with difficult clients. She remains composed under pressure, has excellent judgement when assessing the merits of complex legal arguments, and has an ability to deal with very heavy workloads under serious time constraints. She is also very user-friendly for her instructing solicitors."
"Vedrana is extremely bright and extremely diligent. She has excellent judgment and is unflappable under pressure."
"Vedrana has a fantastic work ethic." "She has gravitas."
"A junior with super instincts. Clients love her."
"An experienced litigator who is analytical and tough." "Very bright, hard-working and a good black letter lawyer."
"A highly capable junior with a keen eye for detail and good client skills."
"She can very quickly gain the confidence of difficult clients."
"A highly capable junior with a keen eye for detail and good client skills.” “She’s extremely clever and she makes good points economically and effectively."
"A very able, hard-working and clever junior.” “She is extremely capable and very talented."
"An extremely hardworking junior with great instincts and the ability to charm even the most grisly of prosecutors, judges or jurors."
"She is bright but can explain complicated concepts very simply."
+44 (0)20 7404 3447
‘An elegant and astute performer: her piercing and shrewd advocacy is the product of rigorous preparation and a fine intellect. Her attractive style is much enhanced by a quick wit and excellent client care. She is a pleasure to work with.’
Legal 500 2021
MAIN AREAS OF PRACTICE
- Commercial Public Law
- Corporate and Business Crime
- Crime
- Fraud and Financial Crime
- Investigatory Powers
- Regulatory Offences
- Serious Crime (including terrorism) and Trial Advocacy
Vedrana Pehar
Contact Vedrana: vedranapehar@matrixlaw.co.uk | +44 (0)20 7404 3447
Contact Vedrana's Practice Team (Team T): TeamT@matrixlaw.co.uk
Vedrana is recognised as a leading junior in the highly complex arena of fraud. She handles the full range of financial crime cases, including serious fraud, insider dealing and market abuse, corruption and bribery (domestic and international), benefit and mortgage fraud and money laundering. Vedrana has been instructed in some of the largest and most high-profile business crime cases before the UK courts involving senior executives, corporate entities and global institutions, including LIBOR rate–fixing, Weavering Capital Fund fraud and Dahdaleh. She has experience of dealing with SFO, FCA and DOJ investigations as well as internal investigations. She is also experienced in private prosecution cases where she defends and prosecutes.
Vedrana has a detailed understanding of both the law and procedure relating to ancillary proceedings, such as restraint proceedings, confiscation proceedings and Administrative Court proceedings. She is well-placed to advise clients on all aspects of asset forfeiture, from pre-charge restraint through to post-conviction confiscation, or civil recovery in the event of acquittal.
Vedrana is currently instructed on behalf of a former banker relating to charges of defrauding the Libyan Sovereign Wealth Fund.
Vedrana regularly contributes to publications and presents to law firms and corporates on financial crime matters. She is a Middle Temple advocacy trainer and regularly judges moot competitions.
Vedrana is qualified to accept instructions directly from clients under the Bar Council’s Public Access Scheme.
Crime
Vedrana has extensive trial experience. Her practice encompasses all areas of criminal defence work focusing particularly upon serious violence, organised crime and sexual offences. In 2019 she represented the first defendant in a momentous hijacking case at the Central Criminal Court. This was the first case of hijacking of an international ship that had reached the criminal courts.
Fraud
Vedrana is involved in several ongoing serious white-collar matters, both commercial and financial, brought by bodies including the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). She has excellent private prosecution experience on behalf of clients both in the UK and abroad.
Publications
Consent of Principal: effect under the Bribery Act 2010 – Fraud Intelligence
Memberships
Criminal Bar Association
Fraud Lawyers Association
European and Compliance Lawyers
Young Fraud Lawyers Association
Women’s White Collar Defence Association
Female Fraud Forum
Association of Regulatory and Disciplinary Lawyers
Education and Qualifications
MA (Cantab)
DIRECTORY RECOMMENDATIONS
"She works collaboratively, is responsive at all hours and is great with clients." "Vedrana is very persuasive in oral arguments." "She has good judgement on what makes a strong point." "Vedrana is always ready to go and is very confident in court. Her advocacy is second to none."
"Vedrana is a highly competent lawyer with a flair for dealing with difficult clients. She remains composed under pressure, has excellent judgement when assessing the merits of complex legal arguments, and has an ability to deal with very heavy workloads under serious time constraints. She is also very user-friendly for her instructing solicitors."
"Vedrana is extremely bright and extremely diligent. She has excellent judgment and is unflappable under pressure."
"Vedrana has a fantastic work ethic." "She has gravitas."
"A junior with super instincts. Clients love her."
"An experienced litigator who is analytical and tough." "Very bright, hard-working and a good black letter lawyer."
"A highly capable junior with a keen eye for detail and good client skills."
"She can very quickly gain the confidence of difficult clients."
"A highly capable junior with a keen eye for detail and good client skills.” “She’s extremely clever and she makes good points economically and effectively."
"A very able, hard-working and clever junior.” “She is extremely capable and very talented."
"An extremely hardworking junior with great instincts and the ability to charm even the most grisly of prosecutors, judges or jurors."
"She is bright but can explain complicated concepts very simply."