Business Crime Investigations and Compliance

Business crime allegations require a careful and defensible response. Our business crime team helps organisations issue spot, conduct appropriate internal investigations, and respond credibly and, when necessary, robustly to regulatory or law enforcement scrutiny. Our team includes former SFO business crime prosecutors and investigators and an in-house forensic accountant, allowing us to credibly guide organisations through even the most sensitive business crime crises.

We act for organisations across the private and public sector on business crime compliance, risk assessments, policy reviews and sensitive internal investigations. We advise on compliance frameworks and statutory duties under legislation including the Bribery Act, the Fraud Act, the Modern Slavery Act 2015 and the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023.

We provide business crime legal advice, represent clients in compelled interviews and deal directly with regulators and law enforcement. This includes providing advice on statutory notices, disclosure obligations and sanctions compliance.

Our business crime team provides corporate investigations legal advice, helping organisations understand their duties, respond to allegations appropriately and ultimately uphold corporate and senior manager reputation. For matters involving FCA investigations, we coordinate closely with our financial regulatory specialists to maintain consistency of approach.

Where corporate crime and investigations intersect with commercial disputes, corporate governance, reputation and risk management, data protection, or employment investigations, our team of lawyers at Capital Law work together across practice groups to ensure strategy is integrated from the outset.