Members of chambers have extensive experience and an enviable reputation for their expertise in the field of corporate crime.

Our services in this area include advising companies, corporations and individual directors before any criminal charges are laid, at a stage when external investigation is merely anticipated as a possibility. Our experience, knowledge and understanding of the criminal prosecution and trial process makes us uniquely placed to advise from the outset. We are able to:

• strike the right balance between minimising the chances of criminal charges ever being brought
• protect a company's long-term position in the event that a criminal prosecution is commenced
• assist in keeping legal costs at a level proportionate to the risks faced

We are adept at:

• managing document heavy cases
• electronic preparation and presentation
• managing the involvement of professional experts 

Our expertise in regulatory and financial services law ensures that we integrate our advice into a wider framework encompassing any disciplinary action which might be taken.

Our strength in depth, our reputation and experience, and our vigorous in-house training programme ensure we provide an appropriate barrister or team of barristers to meet our clients' requirements.

Our experience includes:

• Anti-competitive behaviour
• Corporate compliance
• Corporate fraud
• Corporate manslaughter
• Other offences against the person

We have extensive experience of serious fraud cases brought by the SFO, Inland Revenue, Revenue and Customs, DTI, OFT and other bodies. Members of chambers have been involved in cases where the defendants have been businessmen, accountants, solicitors, brokers, professional advisors and companies.

Our expertise includes fraudulent trading; mortgage frauds; investment frauds; credit card frauds; diversion frauds; bankruptcy offences; VAT and revenue frauds; advance fee frauds; internet and telephone frauds.