Burges Salmon LLP boasts experienced specialists across a vast range of mandates within the corporate crime landscape, with the team providing defence and advising on investigations across a range of issues, including financial crime, fraud, money laundering, corporate manslaughter, and health and safety and environmental crime. Practice head Guy Bastable primarily focuses on serious fraud and money laundering, bribery and corruption, sanctions and export controls, insider dealing and market abuse, as well as compliance matters. Another key individual to note is Sam Aldous , who has built up a strong practice covering matters relating to serious fraud, money laundering, bribery and corruption, health and safety breaches, and environmental and waste crime.

The team at Michelmores LLP handles matters relating to various facets of financial crime across both contentious and non-contentious aspects. On the contentious side, practice head Andrew Oldland KC is able to provide advice on the investigation stage as well as assisting clients with commercial litigation. The firm’s non-contentious offering consists of advising on and drafting ABC policies and procedures, and advising on M&A due diligence exercises in conjunction with the firm’s corporate team. Scott Love is a notable contact for his work advising on criminal and regulatory investigations.

Reeds Solicitors is lauded as being ‘synonymous with quality’ and having ‘a well-earned reputation for excellence’. The practice is divided into the complex crime team, which handles large fraud work, drug conspiracies and HMRC mandates, and the private client team, which offers a diverse array of services such as handling motoring issues, HMO and taxi licensing as well as general crime. Both teams are led by Nicola Hutchinson, who ‘inspires confidence in clients with her knowledge of the evidence and tactical acuity’. Hutchinson is regularly instructed in high-profile cases concerning murder, terrorism, fraud, drug conspiracies, and serious sexual offences. Another name to note is Stephen Clifford, who is instructed on a range of complex matters, with particular focus on serious violent and sexual offences as well as high-value fraud. Andy Lee is frequently entrusted to defend those facing issues relating to serious fraud.

The crime and regulatory team at Stone King LLP advises on a diverse array of mandates spanning from fraud to safeguarding issues and boasts individuals with a close familiarity with niche criminal matters. Matthew Graham and Nicholas Wragg handle matters related to cases of a sexual nature. Andrew Banks, who, alongside Graham, co-leads the practice, regularly represents individuals alleged to have operated unregistered educational establishments. Broadly, the team has built-up expertise regarding culpability as well as in assisting those with mental health issues and developmental disabilities to navigate the justice system.

The crime and regulatory team at Clarke Willmott LLP advises on a wide range of mandates including general and white-collar crime, animal welfare issues, agricultural sector matters, and regulated sector issues. Tim Williamson, who arrived as practice head, advises high profile clients in the ports and retail sectors and is a particular expert regarding the risk of regulatory intervention. Williamson has also lent his hand to the firm’s sports regulatory niche, frequently advising sports clubs on sanctions. Bridget Sanger has a strong background in health and safety while Sam Harkness‘ expertise lies in advising individuals, companies, and local authorities on various contentious matters, particularly concerning rural crime, road traffic issues, and local authority prosecutions.

DWF‘s Bristol-based criminal defence team handles a diverse scope of matters ranging from representing individuals in traffic offences, to representing corporate bodies on critical matters including corporate manslaughter to environmental offences. The team is recognised for representing clients throughout the whole process of investigations undertaken by various authorities. Jessica Murphy jointly leads the team and is regularly instructed to provide representation to both individuals and companies in a range of criminal matters, including offences relating to fatal and non-fatal road traffic collisions, incidents and deaths in the workplace, environmental matters and incidents, and deaths in a care setting. Also leading the team, Simon Macfarlane regularly advises and represents Interested Persons at Inquests before the Coroner’s Court.