Erin Cowley

Erin is a fraud, regulatory, and corporate defence solicitor with over 17 years PQE, representing companies and individuals facing criminal investigations and prosecutions.

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Erin supports company officers and businesses with regulatory compliance issues to avoid and/or minimise the impact of investigations and prosecutions. She has acted for individuals and businesses being investigated/ prosecuted by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC), the Serious Fraud Office (SFO), Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), Health & Safety Executive (HSE), Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), Information Commissioners Office (ICO), Environment Agency,
Trading Standards, National Crime Agency (NCA) and Crown Prosecution Service (CPS).

 

Erin acts for individuals, business owners, directors, doctors, lawyers, and accountants in investigations by regulators and other internal investigations.

Erin advises clients involved in VAT and tax disputes and has represented business owners in some of the most complex international carousel frauds, detailed proceeds of crime investigations and prosecutions and one of the largest construction frauds in the country. Erin has also defended Directors facing private prosecutions and regularly advises on proceeds of crime matters, cash seizure investigations and enforcement receivership matters in the High Court. She is also extremely experienced in dealing with multi-disciplinary freezing orders subsequent to legal proceedings, appeals against Proceeds of Crime Orders and defending client’s positions where the Prosecution have chosen to re-open the same.