Financial Crime; POCA Work & Asset Forfeiture; Health & Safety; Administrative & Public Law; Environment. Regulatory investigations; corporate crime; financial crime; Coroner’s inquests; public inquiries. Corporate manslaughter; health and safety; fire safety; food safety; environmental protection; consumer protection and trading standards. Serious fraud; tax fraud; money laundering; bribery and corruption; insider dealing and market abuse. AML/ABC compliance; recovery of the proceeds of crime (restraint; confiscation; cash seizure; unexplained wealth; civil recovery); judicial review of the actions of investigators. Crisis management; corporate and director liability; corporate internal investigations; corporate engagement with regulators; responding to complex investigations and prosecutions.
England - South West • Crime, fraud and licensing
Burges Salmon LLP
Singled out by clients as ‘the very best business crime group outside of London, by a considerable margin’, Burges Salmon LLP‘s stellar track record of successes spans cases concerning proceeds of crime, money laundering, bribery and corruption, as well as complex fraud-related work. ’Strategic mastermind‘ Guy Bastable heads up the corporate crime department, while David Hall oversees the broader disputes offering. The arrival of Andrew Matheson from Baker McKenzie in February 2022 further strengthened the team at senior associate level. Cross-border disputes make up a regular part of the firm’s workload, with recent highlights covering issues in India and Nigeria.
Legal 500 Editorial commentary
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
- 'They have an experienced multidisciplinary team, which allows them to handle a wide range of regulatory issues.'
- 'My main contact at the firm is Guy Bastable - with a firm grounding in financial crime plus health and safety, Guy is very well placed to advise clients in respect to their fraud issues. Understanding the regulatory consequences of criminal issues gives Guy an advantage over many practitioners.'
- 'A superb professional team utterly committed to the client’s interests and providing practical solutions.'
- 'Guy Bastaple is building the very best business crime group outside of London, by a considerable margin.'
- 'Guy Bastaple is outstanding: tenacious, fiercely intelligent and laser-focused on achieving the very best result for his clients. He is a joy to work with and has a remarkable success rate.'
- 'Guy Bastable has a great team, very responsive and provide high quality answers.'
- 'Guy Bastable is a very strategic mastermind in criminal procedural law, especially in the white-collar crime area.'
Key clients
- Trustees of the DAS Legal Expenses Insurance Company Limited Pension and Life Assurance Scheme
Work highlights
- Representing the trustees of the DAS Legal Expenses Insurance Company Limited Pension and Life Assurance Scheme in Court of Appeal proceedings arising out of the conviction in Southwark Crown Court of two senior employees of DAS Legal Expenses Insurance Company of conspiracy to defraud their employer.
Lawyers
Leading Individuals
Head of Burges Salmon’s Disputes, Planning & Construction Department. Over a 30 year career David has represented numerous major public and private institutions on a wide range of disputes, investigations and inquiries. Currently Lead Solicitor on Burges Salmon’s appointment to provide all legal services to the UK Covid-19 Public Inquiry chaired by Baroness Hallett.�� David is also playing a similar role in other confidential Public Inquiries to which Burges Salmon is appointed.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
David Hall, Guy Bastable