Investigations

Facing regulatory investigation and potential enforcement action? Our comprehensive service protects your interests.

When a regulator claims that you’ve not met your legal obligations, the consequences include reputational damage, lost management time and even costly criminal prosecution.

But we can protect your interests. Our comprehensive, strategic and tactical approach is enhanced by the insider knowledge of ex-regulators and our remit covers all facets of regulatory law – from commercially-based compliance advice to protecting your interests, if you’re facing an investigation, prosecution or any other proceedings.

And prevention is better than cure, so we also provide bespoke best practice training that raises awareness across your organisation to empower decision making within the appropriate legal frameworks.

Experience

Advising a large mutual society investigated by the FCA and PRA in relation to potential fraud by two of its senior management, and systems and controls regarding its whistleblowing policy and senior management oversight.

Advising a multinational consumer credit company investigated by the FCA and ICO in relation to a significant cyber security breach.

Acting for a major bank following whistleblowing allegations surrounding the conduct of a large scale remediation project involving the interview of 120 people.

Providing ongoing secondment support to a major bank in their group legal regulatory investigations team. We're responsible for project managing and supporting a number of core investigations including internal, enforcement and performance conduct investigations.

Providing ongoing support to performance conduct teams by way of outsourced retainer to assist with triage, planning and scoping conduct investigations.