Ben Cooper

Solicitor/Partner, TLT

Ben leads TLT's economic crime team and has over 20 years' experience advising governments, financial institutions, corporates and individuals on all aspects of economic crime. This includes advice on money laundering, sanctions, tax evasion, bribery and corruption, terrorist proliferation financing, corporate ethics, asset tracing, fraud, complex investigations and criminal proceedings.

Ben also has extensive experience assisting clients to develop, implement and operate global economic crime compliance programmes utilising his experience in senior compliance roles for HSBC, Global Head of Financial Crime Functions and Global Head of AB&C.

Ben also worked for the Asset Recovery Agency and Serious Organised Crime Agency (now the National Crime Agency) and so is uniquely placed to advise clients on handling enquiries and investigations from law enforcement agencies.

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Dealing with a whistleblower in internal criminal investigations

Practice Notes

This Practice Note provides practical guidance on the issues that may arise following receipt of a whistleblower report from the perspective of the corporate entity (including limited companies, partnerships and LLPs) receiving the report. It covers the importance of a whistleblowing policy, initial assessment of the report, evidential considerations and responding to the report including self-reporting corporate offences.

Corporate Crime

Representing whistleblowers in internal criminal investigations

Practice Notes

This Practice Note provides guidance to lawyers representing whistleblowers in criminal investigations. It provides guidance on whether to blow the whistle, who to report to when making a whistleblowing report, dealing with employers’ requests for help and attending corporates’ lawyer interviews. It addresses the subject of privilege from self-incrimination, the difference between UK/US regimes for incentives and protection and dealing with responses to whistleblowing as well as practical tips and pitfalls to avoid.

Corporate Crime