Mark Fenhalls KC

Mark Fenhalls KC regularly appears in the most serious and complex of criminal cases from large scale Fraud and Corruption cases to Murder and Organised Crime

Mark is ranked in both Chambers and Partners and The Legal 500 in the areas of Financial and General Crime.

Mark advises in investigations into companies and individuals brought by national and international regulators and law enforcement agencies. Such investigations usually focus on allegations of fraud (criminal and civil), but frequently raise issues of commercial and contract law, public and administrative law, employment law, professional regulation, and regulatory compliance (including the duties of directors, ESG law and regulation).

Since being appointed a QC in 2014, Mark has held a unique combination of elected leadership roles at the Bar of England & Wales, serving as Chair of the Criminal Bar Association (2015-16), Leader of the South Eastern Circuit (2019-20), and in 2022 as Chair of the Bar of England and Wales.

These positions have given him extensive experience in dealing with government, politicians, press, and the full range of governance challenges faced by the Criminal and Civil Justice systems. He has worked closely with the senior Judiciary, state bodies and officials on a variety of projects and committees addressing capacity, sustainability and efficiency in the Justice System. In recent years this work has focused on mitigating the effects of the pandemic and assisting with “post-Covid” recovery.

In April 2023 he qualified as a commercial mediator with ADR ODR International