SM&B has a long-established and highly-rated criminal law team, led by Senior Partner Anthony Burton. We have expertise in all aspects of proceedings in the Magistrates Court, Crown Court and all appellate jurisdictions. We also hold a General Crime franchise to conduct Legal Aid cases.

We regularly deal with Serious Fraud Office, HMRC, DTI and Crown Prosecution Service investigations and prosecutions. We also specialise in business crime, such as insider dealing and money laundering, and in regulatory work (including the Financial Services Authority, the Health & Safety Executive and the Advertising Standards Authority).

Our team is well regarded for the range of specialist criminal law services provided to media clients (broadcast and newspaper clients, journalists, etc.) and to clients in the media (celebrities and people "in the news"). Please see our media and crime page for further details.

The team is led by Anthony Burton and Louis Charalambous.