Anti-Corruption 2026

UK Trends and Developments Contributed by: Neil Swift, Jasvinder Nakhwal, Charlotte Tregunna and Rachel Cook, Peters & Peters

Charlotte Tregunna is a partner at Peters & Peters who has represented clients in some of the most high- profile and high-value cases in recent times. She acts for individuals and corporates across a broad range of

Rachel Cook is a senior solicitor at Peters & Peters with deep expertise in corporate and financial crime, with a particular focus on anti-corruption,

fraud, tax enforcement and money laundering. She advises individuals and companies – both in the UK and internationally – on navigating complex investigations and regulatory enforcement actions. Rachel is highly experienced in managing crisis situations involving bribery, insider trading, antitrust violations and criminal tax litigation. Her work frequently involves cross-border matters, including mutual legal assistance, extradition proceedings and INTERPOL Red Notices, making her a trusted adviser in multi- jurisdictional corruption cases. She regularly represents corporations, politically exposed persons and high net worth individuals facing scrutiny under anti-corruption frameworks. Her strategic approach has led to successful early-stage resolutions, including persuading investigative and prosecuting agencies to discontinue proceedings.

sectors including government, royalty, entertainment, finance, construction, engineering and retail. She has advised individual directors and senior managers facing allegations of domestic and overseas bribery, as well as corporates involved in complex investigations. Her corporate work includes acting for Post Office Limited in relation to all criminal matters, advising a large energy company in Ukraine and two of its senior managers subject to Ukrainian corruption proceedings, and historically advising a multinational engineering company in connection with an SFO investigation into alleged corruption. Charlotte specialises in advising clients facing domestic and international internal, criminal and/or regulatory investigations, including those brought by the SFO. She also advises on anti- bribery and corruption compliance programmes.

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