Jemma Sherwood-Roberts
Jemma is an experienced criminal and regulatory solicitor specialising in general and serious crime, business crime, financial crime and professional regulation. She advises and represents individuals, professionals and businesses facing criminal investigations, regulatory investigations, disciplinary proceedings, interviews and prosecution.
“Jemma Sherwood-Roberts is a very clever lawyer" - Legal 500, 2027
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Jemma's experience covers a broad range of criminal and regulatory matters, including cases involving the Serious Fraud Office (SFO), Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), National Crime Agency (NCA), HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) and Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), as well as a wide range of professional and specialist regulators.
General & Serious Crime
Jemma has extensive experience advising and representing individuals facing criminal investigation and prosecution across a broad range of offences, including serious and complex crime. She provides advice from the earliest stage of an investigation, including police enquiries and interviews, through to criminal proceedings and prosecution. She understands the potentially significant consequences of criminal allegations and provides clear, practical advice designed to protect her clients' interests at every stage.
Business & Financial Crime
Jemma has particular expertise in business crime and financial crime, advising and representing individuals and companies facing allegations including fraud, false accounting, money laundering, bribery and corruption, financial misconduct and other complex business and economic crime offences. She has considerable experience dealing with investigations by the SFO, CPS, NCA, HMRC and FCA.
Jemma also advises companies and individuals dealing with SFO compulsory powers, including Section 2 notices and disclosure notices. She provides practical advice on responding to compulsory requests for information and documents, as well as dealing with SFO dawn raids and searches.
She has represented both corporates and individuals required to attend interviews under compulsory investigative powers, helping clients prepare effectively and understand their legal position.
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Professional & Regulatory Investigations
Jemma is also an experienced regulatory lawyer, advising and representing professionals and regulated individuals across a wide range of professions.
Her regulatory work includes representing:
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Financial services professionals
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Accountants and auditors
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Doctors and other healthcare professionals
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Solicitors and other legal professionals
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Individuals subject to investigation by specialist and niche professional regulators
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Jemma has experience dealing with investigations and proceedings brought by a wide range of regulatory and professional bodies, including the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), General Medical Council (GMC), Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), Teaching Regulation Agency (TRA), Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC), Trading Standards and the Prosecuting Solicitor of Companies House, as well as professional accountancy and other specialist regulatory bodies.
The breadth of her regulatory experience means that Jemma is able to advise clients across a wide range of professions and regulated sectors, including where an investigation involves professional misconduct, disciplinary allegations, fitness to practise, regulatory breaches or concerns about professional conduct. She understands that regulatory proceedings can have consequences extending well beyond the investigation itself, including loss of professional status, restrictions on practice, financial consequences, damage to reputation and the potential impact on a person's career or business.
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Strategic & Practical Advice
Jemma takes a strategic, practical and client-focused approach to every case. She works closely with clients to understand the circumstances, identify the key issues and develop an effective strategy from the outset. Where possible, her objective is to prevent an investigation from progressing or avoid prosecution or regulatory action. Where this is not possible, she works to protect her client's position and achieve the best outcome realistically available in the circumstances. Her experience across criminal, business crime and professional regulation means she is particularly well placed to deal with cases where criminal and regulatory issues overlap.
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Experience
Jemma previously worked at a top-tier boutique criminal and regulatory law firm specialising in business crime, general crime and serious crime.
She qualified as a solicitor in 2011 and has since developed extensive experience across general crime, serious crime, business crime, financial crime and professional and regulatory investigations.
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.