Kabir specialises in financial and economic crime, white-collar crime, corporate crime, money laundering, and investigations (internal and external).
He has particular experience of international corporate bribery & corruption and matters and Deferred Prosecution Agreements. His work often involves matters of political, personal, and commercial sensitivity and accompanying reputation management.
Kabir acts for and advises individuals and corporates at all stages of external investigations and prosecutions, with many years’ experience dealing with complex SFO, CPS, HMRC, and DoJ cases. He also advises on and undertakes internal investigations for corporates on both discrete and wide-ranging issues, including those involving potential self-reporting and debarment. His advisory work for both individuals and corporates frequently includes anti-money laundering compliance, online safety matters, and responses to domestic and international requests for information and evidence.
Prior to joining Kingsley Napley, Kabir practised at the independent Bar for 15 years, where he prosecuted, defended, and advised individuals and corporates across a diverse range of matters, including serious economic crime, corruption, homicide, protest cases, politically sensitive cases, and serious & organised crime. He was ranked for several years as a leading junior in the Legal 500’s Fraud and White-collar Crime and in Chambers & Partners’ Financial Crime categories. He was on the SFO’s B Panel for prosecution advocates and grade 4 on the CPS’ specialist fraud prosecution panel. Before practice, Kabir was an intern in the judicial chambers of the International Criminal Court (working on the first completed case of Lubanga) and he maintains a keen interest in international crime, war crimes, crimes against humanity, and universal jurisdiction generally.
Professional Societies and Memberships
- Criminal Bar Association
- South Eastern Circuit
- Fraud Lawyers’ Association – Committee Member
- Bencher of Gray’s Inn
PRECENT PUBLICATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS
- EFCL / FLA Conference – Panel Chair: “Corporate Crime in the Modern World – International Perspectives” (June 2026)
- Co-author (with Louise Hodges and Caroline Day) – “Corporate criminal liability: the latest evolution” (PLC Magazine, June 2026 issue, - https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/w-050-2629)
- Contributor (with Nicola Finnerty) – Cordery on Legal Services, Bribery Act section (forthcoming)
