Nicole Jennings
Nicole is an Associate in the Business Crime & Investigations Team, advising individuals and corporates on complex economic crime matters, including fraud, corruption, money laundering, and bribery.
Nicole specialises in supporting both corporate and individual clients who have been victims of financial crime. She assists by identifying lines of enquiry, analysing evidence, and pursuing private prosecutions where appropriate. Nicole also provides strategic advice to clients facing allegations of criminal conduct, guiding them through every stage of the criminal justice process.
Before joining Peters & Peters, Nicole advised on private prosecutions at a specialist firm, acting for corporate bodies and charities, and assisting on high-value matters involving complex disclosure issues.
Earlier in her career, Nicole was a Senior Crown Prosecutor in the Serious Economic Organised Crime and International Directorate (SEOCID) at the Crown Prosecution Service. In that role, she worked closely with the National Crime Agency, HMRC, Regional Organised Crime Units, and overseas prosecutors to bring a wide range of cases, including those involving corporate fraud, human trafficking, 3D-printed firearms, and extradition.
Case examples
Advising a corporate entity on corruption matters, and the viability of a private prosecution for conspiracy to commit blackmail.
Acted for individual assessing a private prosecution for forgery, fraudulent trading, and related financial offences.
Advising a client on challenging an active Interpol diffusion notice, aiming to secure its complete deletion
Supported first-ever PPERA 2000 prosecution; five individuals pleaded guilty to facilitating disguised political donations.
Led a successful prosecution against various companies and directors who concealed crucial documents from HMRC investigators.
Related expertise
- Account Freezing & Forfeiture & Cash Detention
- Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Asset Tracing
- Bank Account Freezing
- Bribery & Corruption
- Business Crime & Investigations
- Business Ethics, Human Rights & Product/Service Risk
- Civil Fraud
- Commercial Litigation
- Compliance
- Criminal Cartels
- Criminal Fraud
- Criminal Restraint & Confiscation
- Cybercrime & Data Theft
- Dawn Raids
- Directors’ Duties & Disqualification
- ESG Litigation & Enforcement
- Employee Fraud
- Extradition
- Fraud & Commercial Disputes
- Freezing Injunctions & Search Orders
- INTERPOL Red Notices
- Inquiries & Inquests
- Insolvency & Bankruptcy
- Internal Investigations
- Mediation
- Money Laundering
- Mutual Legal Assistance
- Private Prosecutions
- Sanctions & Export Controls
- Serious & General Crime
- Sports Investigations
- Tax Investigations
- Tax Prosecutions
- Trust Litigation
- Unexplained Wealth Orders