15th Jan 2021News
In connection with the SFO’s ongoing investigation into Petrofac Limited and its subsidiaries (Petrofac), David Lufkin, a British national and the former Global Head of Sales at Petrofac, yesterday pleaded guilty at Westminster Magistrates’ Court to three counts of bribery. The offences relate to corrupt offers and payments made between 2012 and 2018 to influence […]
6th Jan 2021News
Eight members of Chambers have been appointed to the Serious Fraud Office’s panels of external counsel, affirming Chambers’ expertise in complex financial crime. Chambers would like to congratulate Brian O’Neill QC (QC Panel), Jonathan Kinnear QC (QC Panel), Chris Foulkes (Panel A), Angus Bunyan (Panel A), Howard Watkinson (Panel B), Fiona Robertson (Panel B), Will […]
25th Nov 2020News
On 11 November 2020, the Government published the National Security and Investment Bill[i] (‘the Bill’) with the purpose of modernising the UK’s powers to investigate and intervene in potentially hostile foreign direct investment that threatens national security. By any reckoning, the scheme is vastly more intrusive than the current one, the FT reporting that officials […]
1st Sep 2020News
We are delighted to announce that Kate Blackwell QC commenced tenancy at 2 Hare Court on 1st September 2020. Kate joins us from Lincoln House Chambers, Manchester, where she remains a member. Kate is a leading practitioner specialising in public inquiries and criminal law. She is sought after for high-profile cases and is instructed by leading […]
23rd Jul 2020News
In early July, Gavin Irwin (2 Hare Court, London), Genevra Forwood (White & Case, Brussels) and Patrick Murphy (Clyde & Co., London) remotely recorded a webinar on developments in the sanctions regime from UK, EU and US perspectives. In Gavin’s segment, on UK law, he addresses: Recent changes to UK financial sanctions under the Sanctions […]
