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Penrose defends complex, high-value professional liability claims against auditors, accountants, taxation professionals and insolvency practitioners.
Penrose has extensive experience advising in highly sensitive regulatory investigations, and disciplinary and enforcement proceedings brought by the Financial Reporting Council, the Financial Conduct Authority, the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, the Insolvency Practitioners Association, the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy, the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries, and the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants.
Frequently, Penrose’s cases require the management of regulatory investigations and related civil claims running in parallel.
Penrose has a deep understanding of the risk management issues affecting her clients’ practices. She advises her clients on business-critical governance and regulatory issues, including the conduct of internal investigations and the discharge of regulatory reporting obligations. She is well versed in guiding her clients through their interactions with prosecutorial authorities, including the Serious Fraud Office and the National Crime agency.
Penrose sits as a Fee-Paid Judge of the First-tier Tribunal, assigned to the General Regulatory Chamber.
