Jemma Sherwood-Roberts
“Professional, kind and tough.” — A recent client
Jemma Sherwood-Roberts is an experienced litigator with over 10 years’ experience. She advises and represents individual and corporate clients in a range of financial, tax and business crime and regulatory matters.
Jemma has considerable experience of advising and representing individuals facing investigation or prosecution by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO), the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), the National Crime Agency (NCA), HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). She is highly skilled in assisting those facing allegations of business crime, including offences of false accounting, fraud, money laundering, bribery and corruption. Jemma has also advised companies dealing with section 2 and disclosure notices served by the SFO, as well as providing tailored advice, such as how to deal with dawn-raids.
She has also advised and represented corporates and individuals required to attend interview under these compulsory powers.
The breadth of Jemma’s experience across a variety of criminal offences, means that she is very aware of the potential impact of investigations for professionals and particularly regulated individuals. She has represented employees at every level, at both large international companies as well as smaller and sole-trader businesses. Her experience means that she is adaptable, personable and always trying to be one step ahead, working out the best strategy to stop investigations or prosecutions, if possible, or to get the best outcome achievable in any event.
Jemma is also an accomplished regulatory lawyer, providing advice and representation to professional individuals being investigated or facing cases by regulatory bodies. Her previous work includes cases brought by the FCA, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), the Nursing Midwifery Council (NMC), the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC), Trading Standards and the Prosecuting Solicitor of Companies House. The range of her experience means that Jemma is highly capable of dealing with most legal, healthcare and financial regulatory investigations.
Jemma previously worked in a top-tier boutique criminal and regulatory firm specialising in both business and general crime.
INDIVIDUAL CLIENT
I would highly recommend using the legal services of Jemma Sherwood-Roberts of Constantine Law Limited who has dealt with my recent legal issues, in (not only) a professional manor but also in the most kind and caring way possible. This has been paramount in easing the pressure, I have faced during a very difficult period in my life. The costs incurred have also been fair and transparent.