Dawn raids are a frequent feature of criminal and regulatory investigations and can be instigated by various authorities such as the Serious Fraud Office (SFO), the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), HM Customs and Revenue and the Competition and Markets Authority as well as by regulatory, tax and police agencies around the world. Our team, which includes former SFO and FCA prosecutors, is expert at dealing with the multitude of issues that can arise.

We respond to co-ordinated raids in multiple locations, both in the UK and overseas, and can provide robust advice relating to the validity of warrants, the seizure of documents and data, privilege, governance, control and representation where employees or officers are arrested as well as dealing with reputation management and minimising disruption.

In the aftermath of a dawn raid, Peters & Peters gives shrewd and focused advice about next steps, including assessing whether to carry out an Internal Investigation, identifying and recording what has been taken and making representations for the prompt return of business-critical material.

We are also experienced in advising clients on how to minimise the risk of a dawn raid where entities are aware of criminal or regulatory misconduct.