Blackfords LLP

Blackfords LLP is a leading regulatory and business crime litigation firm, including fraud and serious and high-profile cases. It also provides specialist family law services with notable expertise in child care and international abduction cases. It has offices in London, Croydon, Woking and Cardiff.

The firm: The firm enjoys an excellent national and international reputation and is known for combining creative solutions and success with a friendly, sensitive approach for clients who want a pro-active and combative legal team dealing with their issues.

Blackfords enjoys a large volume of client referrals from the magic circle corporate law firms and accountancy practices. Clients include private individuals, sports and entertainment celebrities, politicians, journalists and a variety of international businesses and international governments. Legal aid instructions are taken where such funding is available.

The firm receives many instructions from ultra high net worth clients who require assistance with reputational issues.

Types of work undertaken: The firm specialises in:

All forms of criminal (notably, sexual offences and historic allegations) and white collar crime, which includes health and safety matters, electoral law, professional discipline and misconduct, trading standards and environmental matters.

Professional misconduct hearings, tribunals and Coroner Inquests.

Family, divorce, child arrangements and care cases.

The firm specialises in pre-charge advice during the investigation of criminal and regulatory wrongdoing, arrest, complex criminal proceedings leading to trial and handling reputational issues

Other offices: Woking, Croydon and Cardiff