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Biography
Scott Speirs is a disputes and investigations lawyer based in Newcastle. He advises on a wide range of matters, including commercial disputes and internal and external investigations.
Scott is experienced in high court litigation, international arbitration, cross-border criminal investigations and responding to enforcement agencies. He also advises on internal investigations, usually relating to bribery and corruption, fraud or competition infringements.
Professional experience
Collapse all- Solicitor, qualified in England & Wales
- Internal investigation and leniency application for a multinational in multiple jurisdictions in relation to cartel and other anti-competitive behaviour.
- Internal investigation into whistle-blower complaints at a major African energy company.
- Represented a multinational company in relation to an SFO investigation into alleged bribery of public officials (no charges brought).
- Instigated an anti-bribery compliance programme based at a client's HQ in France for over a year.
- Internal investigations in China and Brazil into allegations of bribery for an engineering multinational.
- LCIA arbitration between a private equity house and major European Investment bank.
- Acted for a developer in a multi-million pound breach of confidence claim (settled after first week of trial).
- Acted for a FTSE 250 developer and its insurer against 11 defendants relating to liability and loss arising from defective fire protection at over 400 residential properties (settled the week before trial).
Insights
Failure to prevent fraud: What's the current status and what should organisations be doing now?
Publication | October 24, 2024
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Blog | July 31, 2023
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Blog | March 14, 2023