Maeve Keenan
Maeve is a Senior Associate in the Criminal Litigation team with significant experience advising individuals and corporate clients. Maeve has represented clients on a wide range of serious and general crime matters including allegations of serious violence and both historical and current sexual offences. She has a specific interest in Youth Justice and representing young people in criminal proceedings.
Maeve acts for individuals from the initial stages of a criminal investigation, including representing clients upon arrest and at police interviews, through to trial.
Maeve has a particular interest in the international dimension of criminal cases and has defended numerous clients facing extradition in relation to complex frauds, bribery and theft. She has associated experience applying for the removal of INTERPOL Notices, including on the basis of human rights breaches.
Her practice also encompasses other matters with an international component, including international prisoner transfer and advising on the inter-jurisdictional sharing of information regarding criminal convictions.
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PRACTICE NOTES
Managing legal professional privilege in cross-border criminal investigations: comparative rules, waiver traps, EU competition nuances, US contrasts, Overseas Production Orders and practical steps
The rules relating to privilege, disclosure and waiver can vary widely from one jurisdiction to another.
In recent years, collaboration among enforcement bodies has intensified significantly. This is reflected in instances of deferred prosecution agreements (DPA) spanning several jurisdictions and joint working between the UK and nations including France and the USA. See Practice Note: DPAs in practice. Where matters are multi-jurisdictional, it is essential to take privilege advice from lawyers in every relevant jurisdiction from the outset to ensure important material retains privilege and to minimise risk to the client. For instance, releasing privileged documents under a limited waiver in one country might be treated as a full waiver in another, with consequent loss of protection. This Practice Note outlines key privilege issues that emerge in cross-border investigations and sets out practical measures to safeguard privilege in practice. For guidance on legal privilege and preserving it in criminal investigations, see Practice Notes: Legal Professional Privilege in criminal proceedings and Maintaining privilege during criminal investigations...
Corporate Crime
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