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Cartwright King

Crime

UK Guide 2026 : East Midlands


Cartwright King

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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 - East Midlands

Band 1

Band 1


What the Team is Known For

Cartwright King offers a highly regarded criminal law practice in Nottingham and Derby. The team accepts legal aid as well as privately funded instructions, representing clients primarily in financial and drug-related criminal cases. It also has notable skills in complex, multi-handed murder trials.

Strengths

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  • They put a considerable amount of time and energy into their clients' cases.

    Crime respondentUK

Notable Practitioners

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  • Band 1James Bainbridge
    Band 1James Bainbridge

    James Bainbridge

    James Bainbridge advises clients at all stages of criminal proceedings, from the police station through to the Crown courts. His defence expertise includes highly serious charges such as organised crime and child sexual offences.

    • James is an excellent criminal lawyer - he is knowledgeable, worldly and has an excellent manner with clients, whose corner he fights fearlessly.

      Crime respondentUK
    • He is bright, takes initiative and understands cases well.

      Crime respondentUK

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