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6KBW College Hill Offices
6KBW College Hill
21 COLLEGE HILL
LONDON
EC4R 2RP
England
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Katherine Hardcastle
Position
Katherine has an exceptionally strong junior practice in corporate and financial crime. She is instructed on many of the leading corporate criminal matters under investigation by the Serious Fraud Office and HMRC. Her background as a City solicitor gives her particular strength in advising on fraud, bribery, and proceeds of crime offences. She has a detailed knowledge of SFO investigations and the negotiation and conclusion of deferred prosecution agreements. Katherine has a strong background in public law and civil proceedings meaning that she is well placed to advise in corporate criminal matters where there are questions of judicial review and/or parallel civil proceedings. She has recently been instructed in the leading case on dishonesty in the context of economic crime: R v Barton [2020] EWHC Crim 575. Recent work includes : advising a major global investment bank in respect of a bondholder fraud; advising G4S plc on the eighth deferred prosecution agreement to be concluded with the SFO; advising several FTSE-100 companies on major SFO investigations; advising an individual owner of a company under investigation by the SFO; and acting for Carlo Palombo in respect of his appeal against conviction in the EURIBOR proceedings. Katherine is frequently led by the pre-eminent silks in corporate crime work and is increasingly instructed to appear in her own right.
Career
Called 2011.
Memberships
Young Fraud Lawyers Association.
Education
University of Cambridge, MPhil, MA (Hons).
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Business and regulatory crime (including global investigations)
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 1Katherine Hardcastle –6KBW College Hill ‘She is absolutely committed and reliable, probably one of the best juniors of her generation. She is knowledgeable and has great judgment as well as being a reassuring presence trusted by bench and bar.’
6KBW College Hill offers significant expertise in bribery, corruption, and other financial crime cases, with a number of specialists in the Bribery Act, Enterprise Act, and the Financial Services and Markets Act handling Serious Fraud Office, Crown Prosecution Service, and other regulatory agency investigations and prosecutions into corporate malfeasance and crime. Alongside high-level domestic representations, the chambers also includes experts in cross-border cases, several including the involvement of the US Department of Justice. David Perry KC is a senior figure in the space, and regularly represents high-profile businesses in cross-border bribery and corruption cases, including complex elements such as Deferred Prosecution Agreements. Miranda Hill KC took silk in March 2022, and is regularly instructed by Magic Circle firms to act for major companies, including Amec Foster Wheeler in the SFO investigation into the company and its predecessor companies for suspected offences of bribery, corruption and related offences, resulting in a DPA. Katherine Hardcastle continues to bolster her reputation, defending a number of DPAs, and representing global clients in SFO, HMRC, and international regulatory investigations, including high-profile financial services proceedings.