Fraud: Financial Services

QEB Hollis Whiteman is at the forefront of both financial litigation and financial regulation.

We are well-placed to advise clients on the latest regulatory changes in this area as our barristers, as counsel to the Financial Services Authority, are closely involved in groundbreaking investigations.

We have a breadth of experience in financial and corporate crime, international investigations and asset seizure, as well as in professional disciplinary proceedings. This ensures that our advice on the conduct of financial regulation litigation will always take full account of the interplay between the regulatory activity of the Financial Services Authority and the functions of the Serious Fraud Office, the department for Business, Innovation and Skills, foreign law enforcement agencies and other domestic regulators.

Our experience includes:

• Acting in the first criminal prosecution for market abuse brought under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (both prosecuted and defended by QEB Hollis Whiteman barristers);
• Advising the Financial Services Authority on large-scale criminal and disciplinary investigations, including those with an international dimension and involving the American Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC);
• Appearing before the Regulatory Decisions Committee of the Financial Services Authority and the Financial Services and Markets Tribunal;
• Appearing in civil and criminal courts.