Press

On 28 November 2019, Jonathan Fisher QC and Anita Clifford hosted a breakfast briefing for legal practitioners at the Ritz-Carlton in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) focusing on the potential for extra-territorial enforcement in the DIFC and onshore Dubai...

Anita Clifford recently provided comments for an article published in Law 360 entitled 'UK AML laws cast a haze over legal cannabis investment'. Anita explained the nuanced position of the legality of cannabis investment, saying, “whether it is considered legal...

On Wednesday 20th November, Bright Line Law's Russell Hopkins spoke to 35 experts from the financial services industry. Russell was invited to speak by Martello Financial Services, part of Blackrock Expert Services and a provider of expert witnesses in financial...

This week Bright Line Law welcomed guests to The Walbrook Club to discuss the issues arising from pooling legitimate and illicit funds. Jonathan Fisher QC discussed the fungibility of criminal property and the possibility of ring-fencing funds. The ensuing discussion...

Jonathan Fisher QC has advised two leading firms of solicitors on the discharge of their anti-money laundering obligations under Part 7 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002. Bright Line Law has successfully resisted an application made by the National...

Chambers and Partners, the independent law directory, published its 2019 rankings for barristers two weeks ago. We are pleased to announce that Jonathan Fisher QC has maintained his ranking in the first band as a leading Queen’s Counsel in the areas...

Two weeks ago (10 October 2019) Bright Line Law welcomed Bradley Hope, an award-winning journalist at the Wall Street Journal and author of Billion Dollar Whale, to The Walbrook Club to speak to guests about the alleged multi-billion-dollar fraud of...

The independent law directory, The Legal 500, published its 2019 rankings for barristers last week. We are pleased to announce that Jonathan Fisher QC is ranked in the first band as a leading Queen’s Counsel in the areas of Business...

Bright Line Law’s Rachel Clark has presented a webinar for MBL Seminars entitled 'Failure to Prevent Tax Evasion – New Guidance Explored'. The webinar details the core components of the corporate offences of failing to prevent the facilitation of tax...

Last week Jonathan Fisher QC and Anita Clifford participated in the 5th Regional Dialogue of NEPAD in Lusaka, Zambia. The dialogue engaged a range of stakeholders to consider contract negotiations and fiscal policies in the extractive industries, with Jonathan and...