Corporate Crime, otherwise known as While Collar Crime takes place mainly within large organisations, but also smaller businesses.
Most corporate offences involve some form of fraud, however, it is often difficult to draw distinctions between what business decisions are legal and what decisions are illegal. This is because there is a fine line between sharp business management and practice, money saving shortcuts in the workplace and criminal activity.
Corporate crimes are not necessarily committed by managers and directors of companies, they can also be committed by employees of the business, such as clerks and secretaries committing offences such as embezzlement.
If you or your company have been charged with a ‘white collar’ offence, it is important that you seek legal advice from a criminal law team experienced in dealing with these offences. Our criminal lawyers are experienced in representing companies, directors, managers and employees charged with all types of white collar offences and companies charged with breaching regulations.
Further, if you or your company is under investigation by the Police, the Australian Taxation Offence (ATO), the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC), the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) or the NSW Department of Fair Trading, please consult our corporate crime team. We can liaise with the relevant authorities on your behalf and attend interviews with you that you may be required to attend.
In this section of our website you can read more about the following offences. You will find information on what the law states, what the penalties are and what defences can be used to fight these charges: