Press

On 4 February Anita Clifford, Barrister and Principal Associate, was published in Insurance Day commenting on the post-Brexit UK sanctions regime and likelihood of more assertive enforcement action.

Lead Counsel of Bright Line Law Jonathan Fisher QC has published an expert opinion in Legal Week on innovations at the Bar.

“The Use of Non-Conviction Based Seizure and Confiscation”, a paper authored by Jonathan Fisher QC, Anita Clifford and Rachel Clark of Bright Line Law, has been published by the Council of Europe.

Barrister and Principal Associate Anita Clifford commented on how furlough fraud can be committed and what companies can do to avoid enforcement action on BBC Radio 5 Live ‘Wake up to Money’ on 13 January 2020.

On 7 January, Jonathan Fisher QC was quoted in City AM commenting on HMRC’s largest ever fine for money laundering breaches — £28.3m.

Rachel Clark has been published in HMRC Enquiries, Investigations & Powers E-Magazine, calling for a new tax whistleblowing regime in the UK.

Rachel Clark recently represented a client in their capacity as an "affected" person at a 2-day asset forfeiture hearing under Part 5 POCA 2002.

On 2 January 2021 Anita Clifford was featured in The FT commenting on what to do if a bank freezes your account.

On this issue, Jonathan Fisher QC commented on the specific schemes that are likely to have generated the SARs.

The article focuses on how criminal property can be generated by seemingly minor criminal offences in the planning, licensing and environmental spheres.