Edmonds Marshall McMahon is a firm which specialises in private prosecutions, but is also able to deal with cases related to organised crime in which public authorities are involved. With Tamlyn Edmonds, Andrew Marshall, and ‘excellent strategist‘ Kate McMahon at the helm, the group has a deep bench of experts, each with individual strengths. McMahon has a strong track record in financial investigations, while Marshall is skilled when it comes to complex fraud cases, an area of expertise of the wider group, which includes Ashley Fairbrother. Another area in which the group excels is financial crime; Fani Gamon is involved in many of these matters. Jack Walsh is also a key name to note.

Addleshaw Goddard's multi-disciplinary private prosecutions group is adept at handling early-stage investigations, relationships with law enforcement, financial cases, and Proceeds of Crime Act applications. The group is referred to as ‘one of the most experienced in bringing private prosecutions in the UK‘. Practice head Polly Sprenger‘s prior experience at the Serious Fraud Office enables her to provide clients with an ‘understanding of the approach taken by the police in criminal matters’. Among the key clients for the group are multinational corporations hailing from sectors such as pharmaceuticals, retail, and gaming. Matt Stockton has experience not only in dealing with UK authorities in private prosecutions, but also in commercial litigation and fraud disputes.

Howard Kennedy LLP‘s private prosecutions practice, which sits within its wider business crime and regulatory team, continues to be prolific in private prosecutions in the retail sector. The group has a history of acting for a range of government agencies in many high-profile investigations. Leading the ‘dynamic, energetic and effective‘ team is Ian Ryan, who demonstrates a great deal of experience in serious fraud cases. Ryan is well supported by Jennifer Harper, who often handles cross-border regulatory investigations. Additionally, Kyle Phillips is a ‘commercially minded partner with great experience in heavy fraud‘, specialising in financial crime and regulatory issues. Angharad Hughes ‘brings her experience from the independent bar and uses it to full effect’.

Mishcon de Reya LLP, which ‘has a very wide knowledge of conducting private prosecutions‘, includes in its team cyber, asset recovery and insolvency practitioners, and specialises in private prosecutions. Practice head Gareth Minty is instrumental in the group’s work, offering clients experience as an ‘ex-senior CPS prosecutor with in-depth experience of advising on and conducting complex public and private prosecutions, particularly serious and heavy fraud’. Owen Griffiths leverages his prior role in the police to act in complex fraud and financial crime prosecutions. Like the team as a whole, Minty is able to count both individuals and large businesses alike as clients.

Peters & Peters Solicitors LLP stands out for its involvement in prosecutions stemming from business crime, including fraud, sitting within the firm’s business crime and investigations department. Indeed, Michael O’Kane often prosecutes corruption and international fraud cases, utilising experience as a former CPS senior specialist prosecutor. The wider group is experienced in both the prosecution and defence of high-profile claims for both corporate and individual clients, but practice head Nick Vamos has a great deal of experience on the defence side, and often defends high-value private prosecutions, including in groundbreaking recent cases.

JMW Solicitors LLP, whose ‘ability to resource a private prosecution and build a case is first rate‘, has a full-service private prosecutions practice. The group has a workload which spans from multi-million-pound fraud claims to representing individual victims who have suffered violence or threats. Daniel Martin heads up the team, specialising in corporate and financial crime. Amy Shaffron is a ‘very experienced‘ practitioner who is able to handle fraud, financial crime and bribery cases, among others. The group continues to grow with the addition of Lucy Reynolds from Boutique Law LLP and Sam Haldane from Birketts LLP, with the former focusing on defence and police misconduct work.