Helen Scambler

Helen is an Associate in the White Collar Crime & Investigations Group.

Helen has a range of experience advising both individuals and corporate clients facing investigations and criminal defence proceedings. Helen has acted for clients being investigated by authorities such as the Police, Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), Serious Fraud Office (SFO), and National Crime Agency (NCA).

She has a broad practice including matters arising from allegations of serious and general criminal offences. Helen represents individuals from the earliest stages of an investigation including upon arrest and at police interviews, through to trial. Helen's clients also include corporates conducting internal investigations relating to allegations of serious criminal wrongdoing. Helen has experience in white collar matters, including fraud, money laundering, bribery and corruption investigations in the UK and internationally. Additionally, Helen has advised clients subject to extradition requests, as well as those subject to INTERPOL notices. She has also worked to defend corporates and directors/employees in health and safety prosecutions.

Helen is a member of the Young Fraud Lawyers Association, the London Criminal Courts Solicitors' Association, and the Female Fraud Forum.

Key Experience

White-collar crime

• Acted for a company director under investigation for fraud by false representation through his involvement in a fraudulent investment scheme.
• Represented a senior director of a company for fraud of abuse of position regarding the alleged misuse of company funds.
• Defended an individual in respect of allegations of money laundering related to funds received from their partner.
• Representation of an individual under investigation for suspected fraud and money laundering and subject to several high-value Account Freezing Orders.
• Represented directors of a company whose assets were subject to several Account Freezing Orders relating to suspected drug offences and defended the subsequent forfeiture proceedings.
• Acted for several individuals in different matters being investigated by the SFO for overseas bribery and corruption offences.

General and Serious Crime

• Defended individuals experiencing relationship breakdowns who are alleged of criminal offences.
• Represented individuals accused of violent offences.
• Represented drivers accused of criminal offences arising from fatal road traffic collisions or accidents causing serious injury.
• Defence of a private healthcare provider in allegations of corporate manslaughter and neglect.
• Acted for high-profile individuals investigated for Modern Slavery offences.
• Represented a number of young people accused of serious sexual offences.

Interpol/Extradition Matters

• Represented an individual in a Russian extradition request which was refused by Westminster Magistrates ' Court.
• Advised a client on extradition proceedings and Interpol issues arising from European Cum-Ex investigations.
• Provided extradition advice to a corporate client with regard to alleged involvement of current and former company executives in an international corruption investigation.
• Represented an FCA-regulated individual in relation to an extradition request received from Belgium following allegations of money laundering and involvement in a criminal organisation.

Internal investigations

• Acted for numerous corporate clients relating to allegations of serious sexual offences by former and/or current employees.
• Represented a regulating body in an internal investigation into potential wrongdoing by current and former employees.
• Assisted with a complex global internal investigation for a corporate client in relation to allegations of complicity in human rights abuses in a large number of foreign jurisdictions.

Career History

Associate, Mishcon de Reya LLP
Trainee Solicitor, Rahman Ravelli
BPP Law School, LPC and LLM
The University of Law, GDL
The University of Manchester, BA(Hons) History