Deal Agreed In SFO’s Biggest-Ever Boiler Room Case

19.04.16

A team led by partner Ben Holden successfully negotiated a deal today to settle confiscation proceedings in the SFO’s biggest-ever prosecution for boiler room fraud. Our client Jeffrey Revell-Reade agreed to a £10.75m order at Southwark Crown Court. Shearman Bowen took over as the client’s solicitors following his conviction in 2014. (see ‘the brief’ 21.04.16), […]

Acquittal in $100m SFO Prosecution

18.03.16

Our client James Campbell Sutherland, head of the Hong Kong-based fiduciary Zetland Financial Group, was acquitted yesterday of a money laundering charge at Southwark Crown Court. The jury returned their verdict in less than four hours following a nine-week trial. The prosecution by the SFO concerned laundering the proceeds of boiler room fraud valued in […]

Legal 500 2014: Top Ranked for White-Collar Crime

11.10.14

Shearman Bowen rises in the Legal 500 rankings for Fraud: White-Collar Crime for the second successive year The latest Legal 500 rankings published September 2014 saw Shearman Bowen rise into the top 25 firms in London. The firm has now risen two tiers in the rankings since 2012. The guide reads: “The practice at Shearman Bowen […]

Legal 500 2014: Top Ranked for Crime

11.10.14

Shearman Bowen is highly ranked once again in the Legal 500 rankings for Crime for the sixth successive year The latest Legal 500 rankings published September 2014 saw Shearman Bowen once again ranked in the top 20 firms in London. Our entry reads: “Rick Shearman and Mark Bowen have had some success in growing their practice for […]

Koestler Awards 2014

24.09.14

The Koestler Trust’s Annual Awards Exhibition opened at the Royal Festival Hall today. The Trust is  the UK’s best-known prison arts charity. It has been awarding, exhibiting and selling artworks by offenders, detainees and secure patients for over 50 years. The Trust’s awards receive over 8,000 entries a year – inspiring offenders to take part […]

Koestler Exhibition 2013

24.09.13

The annual Koestler Exhibition opened on 23rd September at the Royal Festival Hall and runs until 1st December. The Koestler Trust is the UK’s best-known prison arts charity and has been awarding, exhibiting and selling artworks by offenders, detainees and secure patients for over 50 years. The Trust’s annual awards receive over 8,000 entries a year – […]

Legal Aid: an end to client choice?

24.05.13

Legally aided clients will no longer be able to choose their solicitor if new Government proposals are brought in next year. Instead, the State will allocate you a lawyer – and tell you to lump it. Worse still, that lawyer will not be allocated  because he or she is any good, but because his/her firm offered […]

Ranked in Legal 500 2012

23.05.13

Shearman Bowen & Co is ranked amongst the top firms in London for both crime and white collar crime – 2012 edition, Legal 500   legal500