Partner Neil Swift to speak at the European Fraud and Compliance Lawyers Conference 2017 – Crisis Management

Brian McDonald June 8, 2017 0 Comments

Business Crime partner, Neil Swift, is speaking on the ‘Internal Investigations’ panel made up of practitioners from multiple jurisdictions, who will discuss various aspects of crossborder internal investigations. The panel will cover issues such as: Whistleblowing Setup of internal investigations Commencing an internal investigation Cooperation with law enforcement agencies For more information, see the full conference […]

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Associate Miranda Ching discusses changes to the pre-charge bail procedures in the June issue of the Barrister

Brian McDonald June 7, 2017 0 Comments

Miranda examines the hidden ‘landmines’ in the recent amendments to the pre-charge bail procedures in the Policing and Crime Act 2017, which impact clients under criminal investigation. Miranda’s article explores the lesser-known amendments to the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 which have the effect of lengthening overall police bail periods in a significant manner. […]

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Michael O’Kane comments on SFO litigation privilege claim.

Brian McDonald June 7, 2017 0 Comments

Senior Partner and counsel to Richard Boath, Michael O’Kane, was quoted in the recent Global Investigation Review (GIR) article “SFO claims privilege over Barclays Qatar interview transcripts”. Michael said that “this is an unprecedented argument” from the authority…to our knowledge, this may be the first time an authority have ever made this argument.” To read […]

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Jonathan Tickner chairs International Asset Recovery Conference in Hong Kong

Brian McDonald June 2, 2017 0 Comments

Partner, Jonathan Tickner is co-chair of the 3rd Annual C5 Fraud, Asset Tracing & Recovery conference. Jonathan to share his opening remarks on Day two, see the full conference agenda here.    

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