Kathryn Hughes

QEB Hollis Whiteman

Kathryn specialises in white-collar crime cases with a particular focus on financial crime and bribery and corruption. She has experience working as part of the legal team on various high profile SFO investigations, both acting for the SFO and for private companies and individuals in such investigations. Kathryn has also spent a considerable amount of time working with the anti-corruption and anti-money laundering teams at a leading global investment bank and has an acute understanding of the complexities of the law and regulation in this field both in the UK and the US. Kathryn is also experienced in international arbitration. For example, in 2018 she worked with a leading Chinese oil and gas company and its overseas subsidiary as claimants in a multi-billion dollar arbitration administered by the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) related to their investment in a European oil company.

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Case management in the magistrates’ court—checklist

Checklists

This Checklist summarises the case management steps which lawyers can expect to take in the magistrates’ courts. It covers obtaining the Initial Details of the Prosecution Case; issues to be addressed at the first appearance of the accused in court; additional case management hearings; how to address non-compliance with case management directions in the magistrates’ court as well as the factors which will be considered by the court when determining applications to adjourn.

Corporate Crime