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India Barlow

Associate, Global Investigations
Leeds, UK

Expertise

India joined the Global Investigations team in March 2019 as an Associate and founding member of the Leeds GI team. India has extensive experience advising on corporate crime and regulatory compliance, with a particular focus on financial crime including bribery, international sanctions, export control, money laundering and fraud. She regularly supports clients with highly sensitive internal and regulator led investigations, regulatory enforcement action, and remediation projects, helping organisations navigate complex legal and compliance challenges. India also provides tailored compliance advice, assisting businesses in designing and implementing robust policies, procedures, and training programmes to mitigate regulatory risk.

India has gained commercial experience while on secondment to the Regulatory Compliance team of a leading global oil and gas company at their offices in London. India gained a wide range of experience dealing with a variety of regulatory issues, including conducting internal investigations, advising on compliance with anti-bribery and corruption legislation including reviewing and drafting internal policies, procedures, online training and template contract clauses and providing practical day to day advice in relation to compliance related queries from key stakeholders within the business.

Experience

India's recent experience includes:

Acting for Entain plc in securing court approval for the first ever Deferred Prosecution Agreement obtained by the Crown Prosecution Service.
Representing a UK advanced manufacturing business in an HMRC investigation relating to export of military and dual use goods from the UK.
Conducting an investigation to enable the client to respond to the enquiries made by the regulator relating to allegations that the client provided false information on its invoices.
Responding to section a 100 Information Notice under the Online Safety Act 2023. Providing advice on whether the client is within scope of the Act and successfully responding to and persuading Ofcom not to issue a final Information Notice.
Carrying out an independent review of accounting practices, following an employee raising concerns in relation to the client's historic and ongoing approach to recognition of indirect income.
Advising clients on their duties and obligations in circumstances where they have breached UK financial sanctions and providing analysis and advice on whether circumstances would be in breach.
Assisting with multiple section two notices from the Serious Fraud Office including project management in document collection and review.
Successfully defending a Trading Standards prosecution in relation to product safety.
Assisting with inquests, acting on behalf of three bereaved family members in the Manchester Arena bombing inquests.