Peter Binning

Financial Crime

Peter Binning is a highly respected criminal defence lawyer who specialises in fraud and regulatory litigation, much of it international. He has many years’ experience of investigations and prosecutions relating to fraud, regulatory breaches, corruption, cartels, export control, sanctions and tax evasion acting for Board level executives.

Peter’s current and recent work includes all of the SFO banking sector investigations including those relating to LIBOR, EURIBOR and FX, as well as several high profile international corruption cases. He successfully defended the former Chief Executive of Barclays Bank in the SFO’s highest profile corporate prosecution.

Financial Conduct Authority matters include insider dealing and market abuse and one of the first FCA high frequency trading cases. Some of the LIBOR and FX related cases have also involved cartel allegations both in the EU and in the USA as well as Brazil.

Exeter University, LLB (Hons), Law (1981 - 1984)