Racheal has a varied practice encompassing financial crime and regulation, white collar crime, art and cultural heritage law, civil forfeiture and condemnation, licensing and regulatory.
Racheal defends fraud and POCA matters. She also frequently assists the Serious Fraud Office with ongoing high-profile investigations.
Racheal has worked directly with the Financial Conduct Authority where she was an associate within the criminal prosecution team, focusing predominately on investigations. While assisting the team, she independently drafted the FCA’s internal practice manual on Prosecuting Corporates. Alongside this role, she steered a regulatory investigation concerning the provision of deferred benefit pension transfer advice.
Racheal is quickly establishing a strong practice in the field of art and cultural heritage law. She has advised The British Museum’s General Counsel in relation to all aspects of the Museum’s work, including on loans, insurance, tax, data protection and corporate governance and has drafted and negotiated various commercial and public agreements.
Steven Newbery, practice manager at 36 Commercial, commented: ‘I am absolutely delighted to welcome such a dynamic barrister to the team, Racheal will add further strength and depth to both 36 Commercial’s Commercial Crime and Art Law teams.’
