Ceri has a growing practice in commercial crime and regulatory matters.

Ceri has been instructed by the Serious Fraud Office (“SFO”) since 2014, and her experience there means that she is well placed to advise on compliance and internal investigations. She has particular experience of advising on large-scale, complex international bribery and corruption matters, and is also able to advise on Deferred Prosecution Agreements (“DPAs”), having a detailed knowledge and understanding of the DPA regime and process, and having been involved in one of the first SFO’s DPA’s. Ceri has significant experience of advising on, undertaking and providing training for, disclosure and document review exercises in respect of cases with large volumes of material. She also has significant experience of advising on matters concerning the establishment and waiver of legal professional privilege. Ceri has a particular expertise in advising on complex fact patterns, distilling them into manageable and understandable documents, and has particular experience of drafting witness statements for complex international bribery and corruption matters.

Ceri has experience of advising on the application of international sanctions regimes, particularly trade and financial sanctions in respect of Iran, and of liaising with HM Treasury, HMRC and (what was) the Department for Business Innovations and Skills in respect of sanctions matters. Ceri has also assisted Philip Hackett QC with detailed research regarding the enforcement of financial sanctions in the UK for a legal text.

Ceri has an understanding of, and is able to advise on:

• restraint orders;
• confiscation orders;
• search and seizure orders;
• freezing orders;
• asset preservation orders;
• serious crime prevention orders;
• civil recovery orders; and
• criminal taxation.

Ceri has published the following commercial crime case commentaries and articles:

• National Crime Agency v Baker: Always Wear A Helmet When Cycling, Motorcycling or Jumping to Conclusions
• Pipia v BGEO Group – When Does a Parent Have Control Over Their Child's Documents
• TMO Renewables v Reeves and Anor: Deployed, or Not Deployed – That Is The Question
• “I’ve Got The Power” - OFSI Imposes A Monetary Penalty of £20.47 million on Standard Chartered Bank
• Ransomware Attacks: To Pay, Or Not To Pay, That Is the Question

Ceri has also recorded a podcast about Fraudulent Property Investment Schemes.

Ceri has a growing practice in cyber, data and technology and its commercial/corporate aspects, and has particular expertise in matters relating to data regulation; liability under the GDPR, UK GDPR and PECR; cryptoasset fraud, including fraudulent Initial Coin Offerings, tracing and remedies; and the regulation of cryptoassets.
 
Ceri has experience of advising on fraud and regulatory matters associated with Initial Coin Offerings and cryptoasset transactions, and of advising on liability under the GDPR. She has a deep understanding of data protection obligations (including the GDPR and UK GDPR, Data Protection Act 2018, PECR, NIS Directive, breach of confidence and misuse of private information); liability and regulatory considerations in the event of a data breach; jurisdiction and evidential considerations in cyber cases; group actions and vicarious liability; and remedies and alternatives to litigations in cyber cases. Ceri assisted Philip Hackett QC with the data, cyber and GDPR aspects of his presentation ‘GDPR in the UK after Brexit and Geopolitical Discrimination in Enforcement of Regulatory Sanctions’ for the SCLA's (Swiss Chinese Law Association) Global Online Forum on Data Protection and National Security.

Ceri is a co-author of ‘Cyber Litigation: The Legal Principles’ (Bloomsbury Professional, 2020). She assisted Dean Armstrong QC with the second edition of ‘Cyber Security: Law and Practice’ (LexisNexis, 2019) and also assisted him with the first edition of ‘Cyber Risks and Insurance: The Legal Principles’ (Bloomsbury Professional, 2021). Consequently, Ceri has a significant understanding of, and is able to advise on:

• cyber considerations in respect of the criminal law, including cyber-assisted and cyber-dependent crimes and evidence gathering;
• data protection obligations generally, including the GDPR, Data Protection Act 2018, PECR, NIS Directive, breach of confidence and misuse of private information;
• liability and regulatory considerations in the event of a data breach;
• the specific data protection considerations for the insurance industry;
• cyber issues in the energy sector, including compliance with the NIS Directive;
• the potential application of blockchain technology in the cyber insurance sector;
• jurisdiction considerations in cyber cases;
• evidential considerations in cyber cases;
• group actions and vicarious liability in cyber cases; and
• remedies and alternatives to litigation in cyber cases.

Ceri has published the following cyber case commentaries and articles:

• Scott v LGBT Foundation Ltd: When Dealing With Personal Information Falls Outside the Data Protection Regime
• GDPR in the UK after Brexit and Geopolitical Discrimination in Enforcement of Regulatory Sanctions
• Ransomware Attacks: To Pay, Or Not To Pay, That Is the Question
• All Quiet on the GDPR Front
• Cyber Law: Language Matters (New Law Journal, 25 June 2021, Issue 7938 and Expert Witness Journal, October 2021) 

Ceri has also recorded the following cyber podcasts:

• A View From The Bar – The ICO, the GDPR and the British Airways £20 million Fine
• A View From The Bar – Cyber Litigation: The Legal Principles
• 36 Commercial – Cyber Law Series - Cyber Risks, Ransomware, Fraudulent Funds Transfer, Cyber Insurance
• 36 Commercial - Cyber Law Series - Cryptocurrency: Regulation, Regulation, Regulation
• 36 Commercial - Cyber Law Series - Cryptoassets - Tracing and Remedies: Practical Considerations

Articles/Case Commentaries/Blog Posts:

National Crime Agency v Baker: Always Wear A Helmet When Cycling, Motorcycling or Jumping to Conclusions (Commercial Crime)

Scott v LGBT Foundation Ltd: When Dealing With Personal Information Falls Outside the Data Protection Regime (Cyber)

Pipia v BGEO Group – When Does a Parent Have Control Over Their Child's Documents (Disclosure)

GDPR in the UK after Brexit and Geopolitical Discrimination in Enforcement of Regulatory Sanctions (Cyber)

TMO Renewables v Reeves and Anor: Deployed, or Not Deployed – That Is The Question (Disclosure/Legal Professional Privilege)

“I’ve Got The Power” - OFSI Imposes A Monetary Penalty of £20.47 million on Standard Chartered Bank (Commercial Crime)

Ransomware Attacks: To Pay, Or Not To Pay, That Is the Question (Cyber and Commercial Crime)

All Quiet on the GDPR Front (Cyber)

Cyber Law: Language Matters (New Law Journal, 25 June 2021, Issue 7938 and Expert Witness Journal, October 2021) (Cyber)

Podcasts:

A View From The Bar – Fraudulent Property Investment Schemes

A View From The Bar – The ICO, the GDPR and the British Airways £20 million Fine

A View From The Bar – Cyber Litigation: The Legal Principles

36 Commercial – Cyber Law Series - Cyber Risks, Ransomware, Fraudulent Funds Transfer, Cyber Insurance
 
36 Commercial - Cyber Law Series - Cryptocurrency: Regulation, Regulation, Regulation
 
36 Commercial - Cyber Law Series - Cryptoassets - Tracing and Remedies: Practical Considerations

Books:

Author:

• Cyber Litigation: The Legal Principles (Bloomsbury Professional, 2020)

Assisted with:

• Cyber Security: Law and Practice (Second Edition) (LexisNexis, 2019)
• Cyber Risk and Insurance: The Legal Principles (Bloomsbury Professional, 2021)

Webinars:

36 Commercial – Cyber Law Series – Cyber Risks, Ransomware, Fraudulent Funds Transfer, Cyber Insurance

36 Commercial - Cyber Law Series - Cryptocurrency: Regulation, Regulation, Regulation
 
36 Commercial - Cyber Law Series - Cryptoassets - Tracing and Remedies: Practical Considerations

• MA (Cantab) (Law), University of Cambridge
• LLM (Master of Laws), University College London
• Bar Vocational Course, City, University of London
• New York Bar, Central Law Training