Cunninghams Solicitors Information

Cunninghams is a specialist criminal practice specialising in the defence of allegations of serious fraud, and serious and organised crime. The practice acts nationwide from its head office in central Manchester and its base in central London, and provides a service to clients throughout England and Wales on both a publicly funded and private basis. Established in 1987, the firm was one of the founding members of the Very High Cost Case Panel and Specialist Fraud Panel and continues to be one of an exclusive number of firms who are able to be publicly funded to conduct the defence of the most serious and complicated criminal cases. The mainstay of the practice is serious and complex casework, predominantly fraud but also serious organised crime such as large-scale drugs conspiracies, people trafficking and murder. The practice is experienced in the conduct of complex and high-value confiscation and restraint proceedings. Cunninghams also offers a complete general criminal defence service, utilising the experience its lawyers have in dealing with the most serious and complicated of criminal charges. The firm offers advice to suspects from the very outset of a criminal enquiry, in an effort to have matters resolved for clients without the need for lengthy, protracted and uncertain court proceedings. This involves providing detailed pre-charge advice, negotiation and Director representation during interview. The practice acts for defendants at every level of the criminal court system throughout England and Wales and has excellent relations with the UK’s leading criminal chambers, allowing clients to be invariably represented by first choice counsel of the highest quality. The firm represents businesses and individuals facing all manner of allegations of white-collar crime and is involved in defending and advising in high-profile allegations of bribery and corruption, including offences under the Bribery Act 2010 which have been committed in foreign jurisdictions.