Your reputation matters
If an allegation has been made against you or your company, we can work closely with you and advise on any potential criminal defence or mitigate against adverse outcomes resulting from prosecution in the criminal courts.
Our expert crime team have extensive experience advising and representing companies and individuals facing a wide range of offences:
- Serious and complex fraud
- Money laundering
- Bribery
- Corruption
- Regulatory offences
- Insider Trading
- Environmental prosecutions
Taking you through the criminal defence process
- We can contact the investigating authority on your behalf and establish the reason for their interest in you or your business.
- We can obtain disclosure of the evidence that the prosecutor is relying on.
- We will liaise with the investigators to agree a mutually convenient time and location for any formal interviews.
- We will meet with you before the interview wherever possible to discuss the evidence against you and help you to decide how best to deal with the interview process.
- We will attend with you in interview and give you immediate legal advice if the need arises and will ensure that all interview protocols are followed.
- We can enter into discussions with the prosecutor to explore whether there are alternative methods of dealing with your case, which might involve an out of court disposal.
- We can advise you of the potential impact that any disposal may have on you or your business going forward.
- We will represent you before the magistrates court and advise you as to your plea and whether you should elect (if possible) to have your case heard in a higher court.
- We will advise you of the likely sentence that a court may impose if you are convicted of the offence(s) with which you are charged.
- In cases that are more serious, we will facilitate your early engagement with the strong network of experienced specialist counsel.
- We will ensure continuity of support for your case by the same personnel throughout
