Business and regulatory crime (including global investigations)

2 Hare Court

Noted for particular experience in the financial services sector, 2 Hare Court is geared to support clients from pre-charge stage, through to trial and confiscation proceedings, with the set’s member advising on a variety of allegations, including bribery and corruption, criminal anticompetitive behaviour, environmental crime, and money laundering. Jonathan Laidlaw KC acted for the Bank of England in their investigation regarding allegations that the former CEO of Barclays Bank may have misled senior figures at Barclays as to his relationship with now-deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, and represents a former Nigerian minister charged with offences of bribery in relation to accepting multi-million dollar oil and gas contracts. Vivienne Tanchel is instructed as lead junior for the first defendant and former Goldman Sachs employee in FCA v Zina at Southwark Crown Court, a trial regarding allegations of insider dealing.

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Silks

Leading Silks

KCs at the very top of their field, with a long-established record of market-defining cases, and widespread endorsement from clients and peers. All silks appointed in the last two rounds are listed further below.

Jonathan Kinnear KC

2 Hare Court

Christopher Coltart KC

2 Hare Court

'Christopher is clearly an acknowledged expert in this area.'

‘Gets to the heart of the matter with no fuss. A class act.’

Leon Kazakos KC

2 Hare Court

'He is able to digest a case extremely quickly and provide tactical advice from the moment of instruction.'

Juniors

Leading Juniors

Leading juniors are those with significant experience of key cases, strong market recognition from both peers and clients, and are seen as future candidates for silk.