Investigations And Prosecutions
What We Do
Our Regulatory and Criminal Investigations team, ranked in Band 1 by Chambers 2012, deals primarily in business defence matters including:
- Serious and complex fraud;
- Corruption, both domestic and foreign;
- OFT investigations and prosecutions (Competition Act and Enterprise Act);
- Money laundering.
We advise corporations, their owners and managers as well as private individuals.
Our lawyers offer a 24-hour response and assistance service for individuals and companies subject to dawn raids, premises search and seizure, police station attendance and preliminary advice over the phone.
Recent Business Cases
Fraud:
- Our lawyers are currently acting in a major SFO prosecution in the pensions industry, mortgage and construction frauds.
Corruption:
- Instructed in the highest profile corruption investigations and prosecutions including CWS/Regan, IKEA, Jubilee Line, Balfour Beatty, BAE, Mabey and Johnson and other current investigations in Africa and Azerbaijan;
- Advising corporations on Bribery Act compliance.
OFT:
- Acted for a Director of British Airways in relation to the prosecution for fixing with Virgin Atlantic Airways the price of passenger tickets;
- Acting for a director of a major European manufacturer of heavy trucks and busses in relation to the current OFT investigation into price fixing in the heavy truck sector.