Direct Access Barrister
Barry Terrence Stancombe
Direct Access Barrister
Barry Terrence Stancombe
He advises on all aspects of proceeds of crime, asset forfeiture and in cases where there is a cross over with insolvency proceedings. Barry’s practice also encompasses the complementary areas of commercial litigation, civil fraud and insolvency.
His legal publications include - Joint contributor with David Ingram of the looseleaf practitioners’ text, Asset Recovery: Criminal Confiscation and Civil Recovery (OUP, Looseleaf) (published 2025), on the Chapter “Insolvency” in Part IV.
Area of Law
Asset Recovery
Barry is a specialist in asset forfeiture and proceeds of crime particularly in the areas of restraint, receivership, confiscation, civil recovery, commercial fraud and money laundering.
He advises on all aspects of proceeds of crime, asset forfeiture and in particular in cases where there is a cross over with insolvency proceedings.
Barry’s practice also encompasses the complementary areas of commercial litigation, civil fraud and insolvency.
He advises corporations, trusts, banks, IPs and private individuals on these specialist areas of law.
He is also regularly instructed on behalf of court appointed management and enforcement receivers in high value receiverships and has been involved in most of the leading reported receivership cases.
Barry was instructed by the main prosecution agencies for many years including the SFO and FCA.
Insolvency and Restructuring
Barry is a specialist in asset forfeiture and proceeds of crime particularly in the areas of restraint, receivership, confiscation, civil recovery, commercial fraud and money laundering.
He advises on all aspects of proceeds of crime, asset forfeiture and in particular in cases where there is a cross over with insolvency proceedings.
Barry’s practice also encompasses the complementary areas of commercial litigation, civil fraud and insolvency.
He advises corporations, trusts, banks, IPs and private individuals on these specialist areas of law.
He is also regularly instructed on behalf of court appointed management and enforcement receivers in high value receiverships and has been involved in most of the leading reported receivership cases.
What sort of work do I do?
All forms of POCA work, asset recovery and civil fraud.
Barry has been recommended in the POCA and Asset Forfeiture Sections of the Legal 500 and Chambers UK since first publications. He was also nominated as the Financial crime junior of the year by Legal 500 in 2023.
Appointed to the Serious Fraud Office POCA Panel of Counsel - Panel A. A member of the Proceeds of Crime Lawyers' Association, the Fraud Lawyers' Association, the London Common Law & Commercial Bar Association and R3.
Who do I work for?
Barry advises corporations, trusts, banks, IPs and private individuals on his specialist areas of law being asset recovery and civil fraud.