The Firm

Corker Binning, based in the heart of legal London, on the Strand opposite the Royal Courts of Justice, specialises in criminal and regulatory litigation. David Corker founded the firm in October 2000 after leaving Peters & Peters solicitors with Nicola Finnerty who became a partner in May 2001. Peter Binning joined in December 2001. Robert Brown joined in  2001 and became a partner in April 2007.

David Corker, Peter Binning  Nicola Finnerty and Robert Brown have between them careers spanning service in the Metropolitan Police, the Crown Prosecution Service, the Serious Fraud Office and private practice including at London's white collar crime firm Peters & Peters where David Corker and Peter Binning were partners. Together they bring to bear considerable experience of both investigations and prosecutions mounted by all the major law enforcement bodies including the National Crime Squad, the Serious Fraud Office, Department of Trade and Industry, HM Revenue and Customs and the Financial Services Authority.

The firm has specialist knowledge of the law on money laundering, mutual assistance, extradition, corruption and human rights. The firm has had extensive involvement in overseas investigations and prosecutions and is used to working closely with overseas lawyers and their clients.

Our criminal litigation work covers corporate fraud and tax investigations, mutual assistance and extradition. We also have many years experience of general crime from road traffic to murder. Confiscation is a major feature of many criminal cases and all the partners have experience of complex restraint and confiscation proceedings.

Apart from criminal litigation, the partners advise on inquests, public enquiries, health and safety, financial regulation and professional disciplinary matters. The firm has handled investigations and proceedings brought by the Financial Services Authority, the disciplinary bodies of the General Medical Council, the General Dental Council, the Health Professions Council, the Institute of Chartered Accountants, the Chartered Institute of Public Accountants, the Law Society and the Bar Council.

A dedicated team of assistants and support staff help provide a round the clock service should an emergency arise.

Our focus is on our specialist practice areas of crime and regulatory litigation. Our core business is protecting and advancing the interests of clients, both individual and corporate, who need advice and representation in regulatory or criminal investigations or proceedings. The nature of our work means that we may often find ourselves working with other law firms both here and overseas; especially where directors or employees require advice independent of a company's own lawyers.

We have a legal aid franchise from the Criminal Defence Service of the Legal Services Commission and we are members of their Serious Fraud Panel.

We have particular expertise in tax and customs work. Working closely with forensic and/or tax accountants, all the partners have experience of handling negotiations with the public revenue authorities in cases involving civil penalties rather than criminal prosecution.

Regulatory action can often lead to a criminal investigation, or at least to adverse publicity and substantial penalties. We are consulted in such cases, especially where a regulatory investigation might be merely a preliminary step before criminal charges are brought.

For more information, please contact one of the partners by telephone or email.

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