Department profile
Cartwright King

Crime

UK Guide 2026 : West Midlands


Cartwright King

About

Provided by Cartwright King

Cartwright King is a major national player for both fraud and for crime, sitting amongst the top firms nationally. The team represents defendants in regulatory and financial crime matters, with expertise in bribery, money laundering and fraud cases. The firm accepts both legal aid and private instructions. All the team members are highly experienced defence solicitors who collectively possess a diverse set of skills and extensive experience in the field.

The team is well known for their thorough, forensic, and challenging approach to case preparation. They represent the full range of corporate clients, from small business to multinational companies across a range of sectors including banking, investment, health, construction, and manufacturing. The firm’s clients are often the Directors, senior employees and management of multinational companies accused of bribery and other serious financial crime.

Cartwright King regularly defends investigations and prosecutions bought by the SFO, CPS, HMRC, National Crime Agency, the Financial Conduct Authority, Competition and Markets Authority, NHS counter fraud units and Department for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy in respect of the full spectrum of financial crime.

Industries (7)

  • Banking
  • Investment
  • Health
  • Construction
  • Manufacturing
  • Regulatory
  • Financial Crime

Chambers Review

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Crime - West Midlands

Band 2

Band 2


What the Team is Known For

Cartwright King represents defendants in a wide range of criminal cases, with notable expertise in matters related to organised crime. The firm accepts both legal aid and private instructions.

Notable practitioners

John Allchin is a key contact.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

  • They are exceptionally thorough and provide first class advice to clients.

    Crime respondentUK

Members

Provided by Cartwright King

  • Laura Smith

    Head of Department

  • Sharad Buddhdev

  • James Bainbridge

  • Ian Huggan

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