We are delighted that The Lawyer Magazine has decided to award William Boyce QC with Barrister of the Week. William Boyce QC's full interview can be accesssed here ....
This month Chambers & Partners and Legal 500 published the results of their research on the legal community and the leaders in their fields. Members of QEB Hollis Whiteman Chambers have 74 acknowledgements in Chambers & Partners across...
Jason Mansell is currently advising Wellesley & Co Limited on a direct access basis in respect of FCA regulatory issues arising out of the CVA filed on 24 September 2020 by Wellesley Finance Plc. ...
The SFO has today received approval in principle to enter into a Deferred Prosecution Agreement (DPA) with G4S Care and Justice Services (UK) Ltd (G4S C&J), a wholly-owned subsidiary of G4S Plc. On Friday 17 July, the SFO will apply for final approval of...
QEB Hollis Whiteman, in collaboration with SKRINE, will present a webinar on the practical insights needed to keep organisations compliant with s. 17A MACC Act. Malaysia’s corporate liability law is modelled on the UK Bribery Act 2010....
In a judgment given on the 21st May by HHJ Spragg at Newcastle Crown Court, a confiscation order was made in the amount of only £8907.08. This was in circumstances where the prosecution had been seeking a confiscation order in the amount of almost...
Jason Mansell acted for a director of a FCA regulated company in a cross border insider dealing investigation involving the FCA and the French Financial Regulator , the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (“AMF”). Following an...
William Boyce QC and Karen Robinson represented Richard Boath, former head of Barclays Financial Institutions Group EMEA, who has been unanimously acquitted by a jury at the Central Criminal Court. Mr Boath faced allegations (in the alternative)...
Edward Brown KC and Philip Stott prosecuted a five month trial against four former top Barclays executives for fraud charges linked to how the bank raised billions from Qatar in the financial crisis. They were instructed by the Serious Fraud...
Three former top Barclays executives have been cleared of fraud charges linked to how the bank raised billions from Qatar in the financial crisis. The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) had alleged the bank had given Qatari entities secret fees in return for...
A pre-trial review took place yesterday before Mr Justice Nicol in the High Court in a libel action brought by Hollywood actor Johnny Depp against News Group Newspapers, publishers of The Sun. Mr Depp is suing over a newspaper article headed “How...
Jason Mansell acted for a claims management company that had been issued with a Warning Notice refusing its authorisation. Had the FCA’s action been successful, hundreds of the Firm’s employees would have been made redundant. Following a...