Regulatory Law, Fraud and Business Crime

The Criminal Team has considerable experience of representing business clients in a wide range of criminal law.

Work handled includes:

• Prosecution of a wide range of offences for Local Authorities and Utility companies;
• Trading Standards, Health and Safety and licensing legislation;
• Planning enforcement;
• Fraud – including advising on bankruptcy and director offences; and
• Vehicle and Operator Services Agency.

• Successfully prosecuted a multi-national plc for breach trade effluent  consent on behalf of a water utility company;
• Successfully prosecuted a company in breach of stand pipe regulations;
• Successfully prosecuted numerous benefits fraud cases on behalf of a local government authority;
• Defending in a corporate manslaughter case;
• Defending speeding offences, in particular drivers liable to disqualification under the totting up procedures (12 or more points), and have successfully avoided disqualifications on the basis of exceptional hardship;
• Defending tachograph offences; 
  
• Defence of companies & individuals under the Health & Safety at Work etc Act 1974;
• Defence of companies under the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2009;
• Defence of companies under the General Food Regulations 2004;
• Defence of companies under investigation from HMRC;
• Defence of companies under Environmental Permitting Regulations;
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  Prosecution of cases under the Water Supply (Water Fittings) Regulations 1999;