Cybercrime is an umbrella term for a vast range of criminal offences which are on the rise in the UK.

We provide strategic legal representation in complex online investigations pre and post charge. We have experience in technical evidence, cross-border investigations and digital forensics and are regularly instructed in complex and high stake cybercrime matters including:

• Hacking and unauthorised access to computer systems
• Online fraud and phishing schemes
• Crypto-related offences and digital asset tracing
• Misuse of personal data and privacy breaches (GDPR breaches). Revenge porn, blackmail and online harassment
• Dark web investigations
• Indecent images
• Online harassment
• Financial crime and terrorism

Many “traditional” crimes now have a cyberelement, as business and social activities are so frequently carried out electronically. For example, high frequency trading has been the subject of regulatory action and prosecutions and the LIBOR, Euribor and FX investigations required analysis of millions of pages of electronic communication records.

Cybercrime cases often begin with police interviews under caution, device seizures, or search warrants executed by the National Crime Agency (NCA), Met Police Cyber Crime Unit, or other specialist branches. Engaging our specialist legal representation before charges are initiated can be pivotal in preventing incorrect or excessive charges, negotiating voluntary interviews, and preserving reputations through pre-charge engagement with the CPS.

Our lawyers can assist those who find themselves under suspicion in cybercrime investigations with the necessary expertise and experience of the latest developments in this area of the law. We can also assist those who find themselves the victims of cybercrime, helping to present the facts to law enforcement authorities with the utmost efficiency, sensitivity and discretion. We provide clients with strategic advice on responding to cybercrime, including conducting internal investigations and reporting to the police and other authorities.