Research for the 2017 edition of Chambers High Net Worth has now concluded and we are pleased to announce that BCL will be featured as a leading firm in the practice area of Financial Crime: High Net Worth Individuals (UK).
BCL is included in Global Investigations Review (“GIR”)’s annual guide to the world’s leading cross-border investigation practices. The guide lists a selection of 100 firms from around the world able to handle sophisticated cross-border government-led and internal investigations.
Shaul Brazil and Tom McNeill explore the problematic nature of recent “innovations” from UK law enforcement, most notably regarding the misuse of the disclosure and consent regime.
BCL is recognised as a leading firm in Who’s Who Legal, which identifies the foremost legal practitioners in business law based upon comprehensive, independent research.
John Binns and Tom McNeill query provisions in the Criminal Finances Bill to extend cash seizure and forfeiture powers to moneys held in bank and building society accounts.