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1 LONDON & SINGAPORE Robin Barclay Call Date: 1999 Robin Barclay practices in complex commercial, criminal and financial litigation. He is recommended by Chambers & Partners and the Legal 500 as a Leading Junior and has T op T ier rankings in virtually all of the following areas: Fraud Financial S ervices Financial Crime (Corporat es) Financial Crime (Individuals) Business & Regulat ory Invest igat ions Very impressive; absolutely on top of his area (Chambers & Partners) A very, very good performer; incredibly responsive (Chambers & Partners) A star individual (Chambers & Partners) Very good on the detail; focused on client needs and client objectives. He takes a very common sense, pragmatic approach to things (Chambers & Partners) Very hard-working and creative in his thought process; very thorough, calm and authoritative (Chambers & Partners) Technically very able but also a pleasure to deal with (Chambers & Partners) Fraud Robin acts in civil and criminal fraud cases. His civil work involves contractual, tortious, fiduciary and equitable liabilities and remedies for fraudulent wrongdoing. He has acted in cases in the Chancery Division involving claims for deceit, misrepresentation and dishonesty by directors, and advised on conspiracy and the misappropriation, transfer and concealment of assets, as well as interim remedies such as search, disclosure, information and freezing orders.

2 Robin is one of the English Bar s pre-eminent Junior Counsel in serious corporate and white-collar crime. T his area is a major feature of his practice and he acts for companies and individuals under investigation for or charged by the SFO, FCA and HMRC with fraud, bribery, money laundering and sanctions offences. He has appeared in many high profile Southwark Crown Court jury trials and has extensive experience of interlocutory applications and ancillary orders, including asset restraint and confiscation orders, compensation orders, search warrants and applications to withold disclosure on the grounds of PII and LPP. Company law Company law features heavily in Robin s practice. He has advised extensively and acted in proceedings relating to directors duties and disqualification, financial assistance in the purchase of shares, company accounts and auditing, corporate attribution and governance, corporate liabilities and remedies for false or misleading statements in company reports and other published information, fraudulent trading and corporate legal privilege. Financial services Robin acts routinely as sole counsel for companies and individuals in FCA misconduct proceedings and invest igat ions. T his work focuses on market abuse and all forms of financial crime (including cyber fraud), corporate governance, the London Stock Exchange Listing Rules and AIM Rules for Companies and Nomads, and the T akeover Panel s City Code. Robin has appeared in regulatory tribunal proceedings in London and offshore, in the Chancery Division and in all the major insider trading jury trials in England since the financial crisis of 2007/8. Audit and account ancy Robin s work often intersects with investigations by the Financial Report ing Council (FRC) into the audit, review, preparation and presentation of publicy quoted company accounts and statements, and their compliance with the ICAEW Code of Ethics, international audit and accounting standards (ISAs and IFRS), the Companies Act and Stock Exchange Listing Rules. Robin is currently acting for a number of companies, accountants and other individuals in some long-running FRC investigations. Administ rat ive and public law Robin s administrative and public law practice focuses on draconian acts and decisions taken by English regulators and other law enforcement bodies against companies and individuals. He acts and advises in connection with applications for judicial review and interim and final remedies in the Administrative Court, including quashing orders and injunctive relief. Confident ialit y and legal privilege Robin s opinion on the dut y of confidence owed by professional advisers and the relevance and scope of legal privilege (LPP) in disputes and investigations is regularly sought by law firms, accountants and corporate clients. T hese cases straddle complex and competing public interest considerations. Corporat e invest igat ions

3 Robin is used extensively by publicly quoted and private companies, Boards, senior managers, in-house counsel and lawyers in private practice on a range of internal investigations relating to fraud, compet ence and regulat ory compliance issues. T his includes preparing and presenting Board reports on often complex and intersecting rights, liabilities, remedies and strategic options including corporate self-reporting and other notifications, public disclosures, corporate governance reviews and internal disciplinary and other legal proceedings. Global regulat ory invest igat ions T his area of Robin s practice involves global banks and ot her businesses, t ycoons, polit icians and t heir families (PEPs). International financial crime liabilities feature prominently, together with extradition risk, international mutual legal assistance (MLA), asset tracing and corporate risk management. Ext radit ion and int ernat ional mut ual legal assist ance Much of Robin s work is cross-border. He has a large international client base and extradition from and to the UK involving Category 1 and 2 territories under the Extradition Act 2003, as well as requests for MLA, features frequently in his work. AREAS O F EXPERT ISE Commercial Crime Banking & finance Financial services Employment Insurance and reinsurance Professional discipline Fraud: civil Administrative & public law REC ENT C ASES Fraud Advising a UK listed oil company in relation to civil and criminal fraud and bribery: Africa (2017) Acting for a UK listed company in relation to overseas bribery: Middle East, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia and US (2017) Acting for an English footbal club and its various trading companies in a fraud investigation (2017) Acting for a director of a UK listed company in a bn civil fraud claim for deceit, misrepresentation and breach of fiduciary duty (2015) Advising a UK listed financial institution in relation to high value criminal fraud: Africa, Middle East (2017) Acting for a recently-acquired UK subsidiary of a US conglomerate in relation to criminal bribery: Lithuania (2016) Advising a UK listed natural resources company in relation to criminal fraud, bribery and sanctions violations: Africa, Central Asia ( ) Advising a private UK energy company and its directors in relation to criminal bribery: Africa, Middle

4 East, Central Asia (2016) Acting for various individuals in relation to insider trading and confiscation ( ) Acting for a real estate tycoon in relation to bn criminal fraud and confiscation: Switzerland, Hong Kong, US, BVI ( ) Financial services Acting for various financial institutions and FS professionals in FCA enforcement cases ( ) Acting for the Chairman and another Non-Executive Director of an offshore fiduciary company in a foreign FS corporate governance investigation (2017) Acting for a UK securities firm in FCA Listing case ( ) Acting for an offshore trust company and its directors in foreign FS misconduct proceedings (2016) Advising a UK listed bank on UKLA Listing and Disclosure issues in connection with its expansion in Africa (2015) Acting for an offshore insurance company and its directors in foreign FS misconduct proceedings (2015) Audit and account ancy Acting for a UK listed retailer in an FRC audit investigation (2017) Acting for the former CFO of a UK listed company in an FRC audit and accountancy case ( ) Acting for the former CEO of a UK listed company in an FRC audit investigation (2017) Acting for a Non-Executive Director of a UK listed company in an FRC audit investigation (2017) Administ rat ive and public law Acting for an English football club and its various trading companies in a judicial review of an HMRC dawn raid (2017) Advising an individual on judicial review and injunctive relief in relation a dawn raid (2017) Acting for an energy company and its directors seeking permission to apply for judicial review of an SFO MLA bribery raid (2016) Acting for an offshore trust company and its directors seeking permission to apply for judicial review (2016) Confident ialit y and legal privilege Advising various UK companies on privilege in a criminal investigation (2017) Advising a leading UK commercial law firm on its duty of confidence and privilege in a bn commercial dispute (2017) Advising an individual on privilege in a criminal investigation (2017) Advising a UK listed company on privilege in a criminal investigation (2017) Advising a UK listed company on confidentiality and privilege in a regulatory investigation (2017) Advising a UK financial institution on privilege in a regulatory and employment dispute (2017) Corporat e invest igat ions Advising a UK subsidiary of a global oil company on internal bribery and fraud allegations (2017) Advising various financial institutions on internal market abuse ( )

5 Advising a UK listed company on overseas bribery ( ) Advising a UK listed company on overseas bribery and fraud (2016) Advising a UK financial institution on a corporate governance review ( ) Advising a private UK commodities merchant on overseas bribery (2015) Global invest igat ions Acting for companies and individuals in connection with the 1MDB, Och-Ziff, Airbus, Autonomy, ENRC, Unaoil and Forex global fraud, bribery and money laundering probes ( ) Advising and acting for a foreign government in an oligarch pan-european MLA asset tracing investigation (2015) Acting for various politicians and family networks in relation to bribery and fraud: Africa ( ) Ext radit ion and int ernat ional mut ual legal assist ance Advising a UK oil company on extradition for the purpose of UK private prosecution: Nigeria (2017) Advising a high profile global businessman on extradition and an Interpol Red Notice (2017) Advising an Indian tycoon on cyber attacks, extradition and a global social media smear campaign (2015) APPO INT MENT S & MEMBERSHIPS COMBAR Commercial Fraud Lawyers Association Dubai International Financial Centre Financial Services Lawyers Association AWARDS Middle T emple Gottlieb Prize (1999) Middle T emple Ede & Ravenscroft Prize (1999) T EST IMO NIALS Really hard-working and someone who really carries the client; when you see him in action you believe every word he says. He has complete command of a courtroom and is very compelling. Very responsive and a creative thinker. His written work is clear and persuasive. He is robust when he needs to be and very effective in conferences. Excellent for insider dealing and market abuse cases. He demonstrates very impressive control of the case and the issues from an early stage. Instructed in agenda-setting cross-border corporate fraud cases.

6 A leading junior in many areas of financial services, whose widely acknowledged expertise in financial crime, fraud and other regulatory matters makes him an increasingly popular choice for both individuals and companies. His experience in civil and criminal matters means that he is often called upon to advise on a range of cross-border issues. He is a star individual. Those who work with him are phenomenally impressed by his work-rate. He is outstanding Known for his expedient strategic advice, practical approach and provision of great client service. His practice sees him advising on corporate regulatory compliance matters as well as white-collar crime cases concerning corruption and market manipulation. He is very good on the detail and focused on client needs and client objectives. He takes a very common sense, pragmatic approach to things. It s his ability to work well in a team as well as being unafraid to give an opinion; his experience which comes across in his advice; his great technical judgement; and especially his emotional intelligence that make a huge difference. A very, very good performer and incredibly responsive. You don t see him involved in anything but significant frauds He is extremely hard-working, very intelligent and able to master large amounts of detail and to provide a clear exposition of a large amount of material to other counsel, judges and jurors He is a very good lawyer; very able and has a nice court manner. He is realistic and sensible and takes good points Very responsive and thorough; grasps the key issues very quickly He has a really good command of the law and he is realistic and sensible I was very impressed with him. He worked very hard and he was very effective he knew the brief backwards Very hard-working and creative in his thought process; very thorough, calm and authoritative Marvellous with complex financial matters A real star definitely one to watch in the future Receives a raft of praise for timely, concise and superb advice in fraud, money laundering and market abuse matters An outstanding junior Meticulous and knowledgeable. EDUC AT IO N BA, Durham University PUBLIC AT IO NS

7 Impact of Brexit by Sir Francis Jacobs QC, T imothy Dutton QC, Richard Lissack QC, Bankim T hanki QC, Nicholas Medcroft, Robin Barclay, T amara Oppenheimer, Eleanor Davison and Philip Ahlquist as published by GIR. (July 2016) LO NDO N Fountain Court Chambers Fountain Court, T emple London EC4Y 9DH chambers@ fountaincourt.co.uk T el: +44 (0 ) Fax: +44 (0 ) DX: 5 LDE SING APO RE Ocean Financial Centre #37-0 6/10 10 Collyer Quay Sing apore T el:

Bridget Lucas QC Call Date: 1989 Silk Date: 2018

LONDON & SINGAPORE Bridget Lucas QC Call Date: 1989 Silk Date: 2018 Bridget has a broad chancery and commercial practice with a particular emphasis on civil fraud, company, and insolvency law. She is regularly