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Business Crime
SPECIALIST BUSINESS CRIME SERVICES
Experienced defence for businesses and professionals
Fosters Solicitors provides expert advice and robust representation for businesses, directors and professionals facing criminal allegations, regulatory investigations and professional discipline proceedings.
Rated Top Tier by The Legal 500 UK 2026 for Crime and Fraud, our specialist business crime team is led by Leading Partners Damien Moore and Chris Brown, both Law Society accredited Criminal Litigation solicitors with Higher Courts Rights.
Get advice early
Early advice shapes how an investigation develops and gives you the strongest possible position.
Legal 500 Top Tier
Rated Top Tier by The Legal 500 UK 2026 for Crime and Fraud.
Leading Partners
Damien Moore and Chris Brown are Legal 500 Leading Partners, both with Higher Courts Rights.
Defence and prosecution
We act for businesses, directors and professionals in both criminal defence and prosecution work.
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Areas We Cover
Our business crime team advises businesses, directors and professionals across criminal, regulatory and disciplinary matters. Explore the areas below to find out more.
Internal Investigation
Independent support investigating workplace, regulatory, financial, or misconduct concerns effectively.
Professional Discipline
Advice for professionals facing disciplinary investigations, hearings, or regulatory action.
Regulatory
Support for businesses handling regulatory investigations, compliance issues, and enforcement action.
BUSINESS CRIME EXPERTISE
Advice you can rely on at any stage
Getting advice at the first sign of an investigation makes a real difference to the outcome. We act for businesses, directors and individuals at every stage of criminal and regulatory proceedings.
Our team is available out of hours and responds quickly when situations arise without warning.
Fraud and financial crime
We represent businesses and individuals facing fraud allegations, financial crime investigations and Proceeds of Crime Act proceedings, including complex confiscation and restraint cases at every level.
Internal investigations
We advise businesses on conducting independent internal investigations when misconduct is suspected, providing a thorough, impartial review and a written report to inform your next steps.
Regulatory and professional discipline
We represent clients facing regulatory investigations and professional discipline proceedings, including health and safety, environmental, Trading Standards and professional body inquiries across a range of sectors.
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WHY CHOOSE FOSTERS SOLICITORS
Nationally recognised business crime specialists
Our business crime team is rated Top Tier by The Legal 500 UK 2026 for Crime and Fraud. Damien Moore and Chris Brown are recognised as Leading Partners. Three members of the team also hold Law Society Criminal Litigation accreditation.
Legal 500 Top Tier
Rated Top Tier by The Legal 500 UK 2026 for Crime and Fraud.
Leading Partners
Chris Brown and Damien Moore are Legal 500 Leading Partners, both with Higher Courts Rights.
Law Society Accredited
Three members of the team hold Law Society accreditation for criminal litigation.
FAQs
Frequently Asked Questions
We represent businesses, company directors, professionals and individuals facing criminal allegations, regulatory investigations and professional discipline proceedings. Our client base includes sports companies, company directors, individual professionals across a range of sectors, and government contract holders. We advise at any stage of an investigation, including at the outset when decisions matter most.
Contact us immediately. Law enforcement and regulatory bodies can arrive without warning with a warrant to search your premises and seize documents. You have the right to legal advice before cooperating, and how you respond in the first hours can be significant.
Our team is available out of hours and can advise you on your rights, what investigators are entitled to do, and how to protect your position from the outset.
An interview under caution is a formal interview in which you are told that what you say may be used as evidence in any subsequent proceedings. You have the right to legal representation before and during the interview.
We strongly advise against attending any interview under caution without a solicitor present. We prepare clients thoroughly for interviews and attend with them to protect their interests.
Yes. The investigation stage is often the most important time to get advice. We regularly advise clients before any charges or formal proceedings have been brought. Getting us involved early means we can help you engage with investigators appropriately, consider how to respond to requests for information, protect privileged material, and take steps to protect both the business and the individuals involved.
Criminal proceedings are brought by a prosecuting authority, typically the Crown Prosecution Service, and can result in fines, imprisonment or other criminal penalties. Regulatory proceedings are brought by a regulatory body such as the Health and Safety Executive, a professional body, or a trading standards authority, and can result in civil penalties, conditions, suspension or prohibition.
The two can overlap. A serious workplace incident, for example, may lead to both a criminal investigation and a regulatory inquiry. We advise on both and can represent clients in either type of proceedings.
Meet our business crime team
Our team of business crime solicitors is comprised of compassionate and skilled legal professionals dedicated to supporting you through the most sensitive and personal legal matters.
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