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.

Chambers Review

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Crime - North West
2
Band 2
What the Team is Known For

The Manchester office of Cartwright King has a team of criminal law experts able to handle a variety of serious crime matters. The firm represents clients facing charges such as murder, conspiracy and drugs supply, as well as those relating to complex financial crimes. It acts for private funded clients as well as those using legal aid.

Notable practitioners

Laura Smith is a key contact.

Strengths

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Members

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Ian Huggan

James Bainbridge

Laura Smith

Head of Department

Sharad Buddhdev

Industries

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Banking

Construction

Financial Crime

Health

Investment

Manufacturing

Regulatory