Dawn Raids

We help businesses prepare effectively for dawn raids through:

• Dawn raid protocols and playbooks
• Staff training and leadership workshops
• Privilege protocols and document governance
• Escalation and communication plans.

Preparation reduces risk, speeds up response and protects your organisation’s long-term position.

When a dawn raid begins, we can attend in person or remotely to:

• Advise on the regulator’s legal powers and limits
• Ensure your staff comply without admitting liability
• Protect legally privileged material
• Oversee searches, imaging and device seizure
• Create an accurate record of every interaction and request.

We act fast to stabilise the situation and prevent unnecessary escalation.

We brief employees and senior leaders on:

• What they must / must not do
• How to handle interviews and informal questioning
• How to communicate lawfully and appropriately under pressure.

We help ensure staff remain calm, compliant and protected throughout.

We monitor and challenge searches where appropriate, including:

• Over broad warrants or notices
• Privileged or confidential documents
• Digital imaging, cloud access and email extraction
• Chain of custody issues and data scope limits.

Our focus is on keeping the search lawful, proportionate and strictly within authorised boundaries.

After the raid, we help you:

• Understand the regulator’s objectives and likely next steps
• Develop a strategic response plan and internal investigation
• Preserve evidence, secure systems and manage communications
• Respond to follow up information requests and interviews under caution
• Prepare for civil, regulatory or criminal proceedings, if required.

We coordinate with your board, legal, HR, comms, IT and insurer teams to safeguard your position.