Maintaining its Band 1 ranking for Civil Fraud,  it has “a really strong team from top to bottom, with great partner visibility and engagement” and “strategic experts on all aspects of fraud litigation.” The firm has the only Star Individual, more Band 1 ranked lawyers than any other firm and more ranked lawyers overall than any other firm in the UK.

The Financial Crime department “has a deep white-collar defence bench and offers expertise in effectively representing both corporates and individuals in a range of different types of matters.” It  was said that it is “their ability to get to the heart of an issue quickly and concisely, with due consideration of the degree of sensitivity to it, that inspires confidence”.

PCB Byrne was also described as a “really strong firm” for Proceeds of Crime Act work, with “noted capabilities handling regulatory compliance, account freezing orders, pre-charge restraint orders and criminal and civil forfeiture as well as post-conviction confiscation proceedings”