Investigations and Inquiries

Our leading investigations and inquiries practice encompasses the full range of regulatory and governmental inquiry work, including, for example Serious Fraud Office ("SFO") led corruption inquiries and Office of Fair Trading ("OFT") cartel investigations, as well as disciplinary proceedings. We are accustomed to carrying out major investigations in the UK and abroad and to advising on the proceedings (including class actions) which arise out of such investigations.

We have advised on numerous Department of Trade and Industry (now the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills), Financial Services Authority ("FSA"), UK Listing Authority ("UKLA") and SFO investigations, and have played major roles in all the most important inquiries and regulatory investigations of the past two decades. We also have significant experience in relation to non-regulatory investigations, in disciplinary proceedings brought by professional or regulatory bodies, and in class actions and proceedings involving shareholder claims against directors.

Recent confidential matters include advising in connection with UKLA, FSA, OFT, European Commission, Department of Justice, SFO and HMRC investigations.

For further information on particular aspects of our investigations and inquiries work, please see:

• Financial Regulatory Investigations
• Tax Investigations and Disputes