Pump Court

Business Crime

Our business crime barristers have vast experience in advising on all aspects of crime involving business, acting for both the defence and prosecution.

Our barristers are frequently instructed to assist in internal investigations and to advise in transactional work where issues of money laundering or other financial misfeasance (including previous bribery and corruption by an earlier Board) is suspected.

Members of Chambers have experience of advising the Board of Directors of PLCs as well as smaller corporations in jurisdictions throughout the UK, Europe and all over the world. Our barristers frequently advise individual Directors where the interests of each Director on a Board requires separate representation.

Chambers frequently assist by advising on matters that relate to corporate governance, directors’ liability and corporate criminal liability.

Members of Chambers are ranked in the legal directories in this field as well as in the “Chambers 100”, a guide to the top 100 lawyers for business across all specialisations of law.

Members of Chambers have extensive experience of advising businesses in the banking and financial, pharmaceutical, oil and gas, shipping, insurance, mining, aviation and retail sectors but have also advised companies from many other sectors of industry and business.

Chambers have been involved in most, if not all, of the major high profile investigations of the last ten years (Innospec, BAE and LIBOR to give but three examples), either advising a suspect, appearing at trial and advising those who are witnesses who face interviews under compulsion, particularly under the Serious Fraud Office section 2 powers.

Chambers has expertise in advising in relation to proceedings that relate to Data Protection and media issues and have often advised Company officers compelled to attend before Parliamentary Investigations before Select Committees as well as those requested to assist US Senate investigations.

In addition to a long standing expertise in matters related to all aspects of fraud, Chambers have unrivalled experience of advising Companies in corporate manslaughter investigations and trials.

Get in touch

For further information and enquiries please contact our clerks team.

Call: +44 (0)20 7440 8888
Email: clerks@2br.co.uk

Clerk: Paul Rodgers
Telephone: +44 (0)7894 125 434
Email: Click here


Latest Business Crime news and publications

Cases 27th Sep 2023

After 11 years James Shepherd secures his client’s acquittal after trial by Judge alone in one of the longest ever criminal trials

On 25th September 2023, James’s client was acquitted of all charges by The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of The...

News 13th Jul 2023

Legal 500 Awards

We are delighted that Chambers and Members of Chambers have received nominations in the Legal 500 Bar Awards this year....

Cases 16th Nov 2022

Alex Davidson forfeiture application

Alex acted for the NCA in a forfeiture order application that recovered £450,000 from the personal accounts of a man...

Cases 23rd Sep 2022

Jim Sturman KC Russian Sanctions

Jim appeared in the High Court for the joint administrators of Petropavlovsk PLC who were successful in seeking a...

Blog 6th Jan 2022

Ticket touting: when might criminal liability arise?

Alex Davidson writes on this issue. Click here to read the article. ...

Blog 23rd Jun 2021

Corporate criminal liability: A step closer to reform?

On what basis should criminal liability attach to a corporation? This question has long been a vexed one. The statute...

View all related news

Practice Areas

Menu

Portfolio Builder

Select the practice areas that you would like to download or add to the portfolio

Download    Add to portfolio   
Portfolio
Title Type CV Email

Remove All

Download


Click here to share this shortlist.
(It will expire after 30 days.)