Business & Regulatory Crime
We can assist in matters where business regulatory misconduct or business criminality is alleged against a company and its senior officers involving any investigatory or prosecution authorities such as the:
- Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)
- Advertising Standards Agency (ASA)
- Charity Commission for England & Wales
- Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (CILEX) formerly (Institute of Legal Executives - ILEX)
- Competition and Markets Authority
- Environment Agency (EA)
- Federation Against Copyright Theft (FACT)
- Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)
- Financial Reporting Council
- Foods Standards Agency (FSA)
- General Dental Council (GDC)
- General Medical Council (GMC)
- General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
- General Social Care Council (GSCC)
- Health & Safety Executive (HSE)
- Her Majesty's Customs and Revenue (HMRC)
- Information Commissioners Office (ICO)
- Local Authority Investigations and Prosecutions - all matters
- Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care
- Police Complaints Authority (PCA)
- Police - all police forces
- Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA)
- Trading Standards - associated with all local authorities
- UK Gambling Commission
Regulatory action taken against professionals can have grave consequences on their career, and there is the potential for criminal proceedings to follow, dependent upon the outcome of the regulatory investigation. We fully understand the position that you are in and will help you to deal with any suggestion of impropriety or irregularity head on. We have successfully assisted previous clients to avoid serious regulatory action and criminal prosecution.
We provide (below) some examples of the types of cases where instructions have been received.
For further advice and action, please call or e-mail us.