Switalskis Business Crime Unit offers expert advice for commercial clients where they are in difficulties with regulatory bodies or the law.
Individuals and businesses can increasingly fall under the spotlight of agencies investigating criminal offences or breaches of regulations and professional standards.
These agencies have various powers that include searches of business and residential premises, seizure of documents, interviewing under caution and prosecuting before the criminal courts or reviews and disciplinary hearings.
The consequences for individuals and businesses can be significant. Fines imposed are often substantial and insurance costs are a secondary increase. Your business may be restricted in how it operates or even prevented from carrying out certain activities.
Our experience covers advice from the earliest stages of an investigation, interviews and the provision of advocacy services.
Specialist advice and representation is essential when an investigation has already started but prevention is better than cure and we are able to offer a more proactive service and advise you about your business and working practices to try to ensure you are fully compliant and investigations can be avoided or, at the very least, defended confidently.
We understand that effective communication is vital to the outcome of any investigation. Our team includes a speaker of fluent Hindi and Urdu, and we can provide translators for all other languages if required.
We can also offer advice and representation to businesses and commercial clients facing prosecution for motoring or Road Traffic Act offences. Few business owners could afford to lose their driving licence, and specialist, experienced representation could make the difference between losing your licence and keeping it. Find out more on our Motoring Law pages.
Licensed premises are increasingly coming under the scrutiny of the police and local authorities with extended powers under the 2003 Licensing Act and the implications of the smoking regulations. Reviews before Licensing Committees will become increasingly common. We have experience of representing clients at Reviews and subsequent appeals. Click here to find out more about the services offered by our Licencing Law team.
If you or your business are facing prosecution for any regulatory breach, or criminal offence or need clear, practical guidance on how to ensure your business practices are compliant, contact our specialists in Leeds for more information and advice, or email the team at regulatory@switalskis.com.