James Tyler
James joined the firm in 2021 from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) where he worked as a prosecutor and investigation lawyer. Prior to that, James practiced general crime at the Bar.
James worked at the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) as a prosecutor and investigation lawyer, and before to that, James practiced general crime at the Bar. Since returning to private practice, James’ work has primarily focused on advising firms and individuals on financial crime matters concerning allegations of fraud, the proceeds of crime, insider dealing, Financial Services Enforcement and the trade and financial sanctions regime. James also has significant experience advising on, and making representations to, INTERPOL, particularly in connection with allegations of bribery and corruption. A significant aspect of James’ work is cases and investigations with criminal, regulatory and civil law crossover.
As an investigation lawyer, his experience includes investigations concerning large financial institutions, including a Tier 1 UK bank, manufacturers and family offices. Investigations have concerned potential breaches of, and compliance with, money laundering regulations, trade sanctions, and market abuse. James’s regulatory experience includes the application of the FCA’s conduct rules, threshold conditions and the regulator’s Own Initiative powers.
In addition to advising on investigations and prosecutions, James was also a member of the FCA’s cryptocurrencies taskforce responsible for implementing the registration and anti-money laundering supervision of cryptocurrency firms, and retains an interest in this and digital regulation.
Case examples
Representing an individual in proceedings before the Upper Tribunal (Tax & Chancery) Chamber accused by the FCA of breaches of ICR1 in connection with an alleged market abuse scheme targeting the Qatari Riyal
Advising a firm, and conducting an internal review in respect of suspected Trade Sanctions breaches following an administrative freeze of their banking faculties
Conducting an investigation into suspected employee fraud in the UK subsidiary of a large multi-national
Representing an individual and firm subject to an Unexplained Wealth Order
Advising an individual subject to an insider dealing investigation
Representing an individual subject to an investigation conducted by receivers regarding the misleading of creditors and misappropriate of company funds
Resisting a with-notice application for a Criminal Restraint Order
Acting for an individual alleged to be knowingly concerned with the large scale misappropriate of pension funds
Advising an FCA regulated firm following the arrest of a senior director in a money laundering investigation
Advising an international engineering firm in connection with the Iran Nuclear Sanctions Regime and successfully persuading OFSI to take no further action following an allegation of breach of a licencing condition
Representing for a UHNW businessman subject to an INTERPOL Red Notice accused of large-scale corruption and fraud