Even diligent individuals and companies can find themselves in trouble with the authorities. When this occurs they need exceptional advice from an experienced practitioner.Vertical Tabs OverviewWhatever the nature of the dispute or issue, Keystone's lawyers are experienced across the entire spectrum of commercial fraud and financial crime. From prevention to resolution, we have an exceptional track record of working with businesses, banks and individuals - particularly company directors. All have benefited from our straight-forward, sensible and seasoned advice in times of stress and concern. Keystone's experts provide a full range of advice to clients on Fraud & Financial Crime matters, in particular: Bribery Corruption Directors' disqualification Disciplinary and Regulatory issues Embezzlement Extradition Fraud HMRC tax investigations Money laundering SFO prosecutions For further information, please email enquiries@keystonelaw.co.uk or telephone 020 7152 6550 to speak to a Keystone Partner. Lawyers Australia View full profile Send email Andrea is considered one of Australia’s leading consumer financial services lawyers. She is recognised in Chambers Asia Pacific 2016 for her expertise, and has been listed in Australia’s ‘Best Lawyers’ every year for the past 7 years. Andrea is a former partner of K&L Gates and Mallesons Stephen Jaques, and is author of the leading consumer law text ‘Annotated National Credit Code’ published by Lexis Nexis. Andrea Beatty UK View full profile Send email Alison joined Keystone Law in 2013 as a consultant in the firm’s Dispute Resolution team. She is a commercial litigator with over 11 years’ post qualification experience of a broad range of domestic and international/cross-jurisdictional High Court litigation. Alison provides commercial, risk and strategic advice as well as legal and Dispute Resolution advice, and acts for high-net-worth individuals, financial institutions and companies. Alison Bradley View full profile Send email Robert joined Keystone in March 2014 as a Consultant in the Dispute Resolution team, after being a partner in a major City firm. He has over 15 years' experience running large-scale commercial litigation and white-collar criminal investigations for high-net-worth individuals (HNWIs) and companies, including companies in the FTSE 100 and FTSE 250. Robert Harvey View full profile Send email Simon is an experienced dispute resolution lawyer, having spent over ten years with a leading City practice prior to joining Keystone Law in 2009. Simon advises clients across a wide range of industries. He is well versed in a variety of dispute resolution techniques including litigation, international and domestic arbitration, mediation, expert determination, early neutral evaluation and adjudication. Simon Jackson View full profile Send email Stephen joined Keystone in 2013 as a consultant in the firm’s litigation team. He has 40 years’ experience as a commercial litigator. Stephen also has substantive experience in both trading and professional partnerships, LLPs and joint ventures, acting for firms, partners and individuals in the drafting of partnership and LLP agreements, partnership disputes and insolvency matters. Stephen Ralph View full profile Send email Trevor has over 40 years’ experience in the fields of dispute resolution, travel and aviation, and insolvency. He is a founder member of PROFiT (Prevention of Fraud in Travel) and has acted for many years as a legal counsel to the International Air Transport Association (IATA), he is also a non-executive director of a successful travel business. Trevor Sears View full profile Send email Matheu joined Keystone Law in 2008 from a niche litigation practice. Before that he worked for one of the world’s largest law firms, DLA Piper. His tax litigation practice covers direct and indirect taxes and also customs duties. He also has a broad commercial litigation practice and has conducted litigation in jurisdictions as diverse as China, the USA and Australia. He is a Solicitor Advocate. Matheu Smith View full profile Send email Mark is both a civil and criminal litigation specialist who conducts the majority of his work in the area of Financial Services, often against the State, in particular HMRC, the Serious Fraud Office and the Financial Conduct Authority. Many of his cases conclude in the Supreme Court and the European Court of Human Rights and involve real points of principle. Mark Spragg KeynotesCountryAustralia There are no keynotes for Australia for this service UK The Bribery Act 2013 The UK anti-bribery regime is now codified under a single piece of legislation and any organisation with any activity in the UK (whether incorporated here or not) needs to be mindful of the manner in which it conducts its business, even if the activity itself is outside the UK Posted on: 16 Apr 2013 Banks Accused of Misconduct Against SMEs The government and the banks continue the war of words about lack of lending. In the meantime what do you do? Posted on: 27 Aug 2013
