“He is absolutely fantastic. He is commercial, responsive and very helpful.”
Chambers UK, 2024
About
Guy leads our Corporate Crime & Investigations team. With over two decades of experience, he combines a deep pedigree in the criminal law with vast experience of advising corporates, and their boards and directors, in relation to corporate crime, financial crime, regulatory investigations and public inquiries.
He specialises in crisis management, internal investigations, corporate and director liability, engagement with the authorities and responding to complex investigations and prosecutions by the Serious Fraud Office, the Financial Conduct Authority, HM Revenue and Customs, the Police, the Crown Prosecution Service, the Health and Safety Executive, the Environment Agency and many others.
His practice covers serious fraud and money laundering; bribery and corruption; insider trading and market abuse; cartels and price fixing; health and safety, corporate manslaughter and Coroner’s inquests; fire safety and building safety; environmental protection, water pollution and waste crime; and food safety, consumer protection and trading standards.
Guy also specialises in anti money laundering, bribery and fraud compliance and the recovery of the proceeds, as co-author of Money Laundering Law and Regulation: A Practical Guide (OUP) and Economic Crime: A Boardroom Guide to Prevention and Compliance (SFO).
Experience
- Financial Services Group: Investigations by the FCA, the Danish Serious Fraud Office and the German Public Prosecutor’s Office into ‘Cum-Ex’ fraud and money laundering, involving the loss to the Danish tax authority of €1.7 billion.
- Core Participant in the Grenfell Tower Inquiry: The largest ever Metropolitan Police Service investigation into allegations of corporate manslaughter and health and safety breaches arising out of the Grenfell Tower fire.
- Global Chemical Manufacturer: Internal investigation and engagement with HM Revenue & Customs and UK Border Force concerning breaches of Russian sanctions. Negotiating a financial settlement in lieu of prosecution.
- Water and Sewage Company: The largest ever criminal investigation by the Environment Agency into widescale water pollution. Ofwat investigation into licence breaches, misreporting and avoidance of c.£100 million in financial penalties.
- Utilities Company: Internal investigation and engagement with the SFO concerning large-scale fraud. The SFO taking no action against the company.
- Global Event Management Agency: Investigation by the Metropolitan Police Service into bribery and money laundering concerning the FIFA World Cup and the UEFA Champions League.
Credentials
- Called to the Bar (The Honourable Society of the Inner Temple): England & Wales 1999
- Admitted as a solicitor (The Law Society): England & Wales 2007
- Awarded Higher Courts Rights (Criminal and Civil): England & Wales 2007
Areas of expertise
- Building and fire safety
- Corporate crime, investigations and inquiries
- Dispute resolution
- Emergency response and crisis management
- Environmental crime
- Environmental incidents and litigation
- Financial crime
- Financial regulatory investigations
- Health and safety, corporate manslaughter and inquests
- International Trade
- Public inquiries