Financial Crime: Private Prosecutions | UK Bar

Our London coverage of Financial Crime is split into three tables: Financial Crime; Financial Crime: Corporates; and Financial Crime: Private Prosecutions. In addition to post-charge representation at trial, these tables also cover pre-charge advice. Financial Crime encompasses criminal investigations and prosecutions brought by public agencies, such as the SFO, the FCA, and the Specialist Fraud Division of the CPS, against individuals and financial institutions. Charges relate to a range of offences, including (but not limited to) fraud, the manipulation of interest rates such as Libor and Euribor, bribery, tax evasion, insider trading, money laundering, sanctions breaches, cartel conduct, forgery, embezzlement, cybercrime and material misstatement. Our Corporates table recognises barristers who act against or on behalf of corporate entities, providing advice and representation on DPAs as well as investigations into matters such as anti-money laundering failures and breaches of the Anti-Bribery Act. It does not include representation for directors or other officers. The Private Prosecutions table covers internal investigations, disciplinary proceedings and private prosecutions brought by corporations and financial institutions against current and former employees, as well as prosecutions brought by organisations with delegated prosecution powers, such as Companies House.