Jonathan Fisher (barrister)
British lawyer
Jonathan Fisher KC is a London barrister specialising in corporate and financial crime, proceeds of crime, and tax cases He is also a Senior Fellow, and a visiting professor in practice, at the London School of Economics.
In 2023, it was announced Fisher would be leading an independent review into disclosure and fraud, to make it quicker and easier to bring criminals to justice.
Part 1 of the Review, entitled “Disclosure in a Digital Age”, was published by the Home Office on 20 March 2025. Part 2 of the Review, entitled “Fraud in the Digital Age”, was published by the Home Office on 14 July 2026.
In Part 1, Fisher made 45 recommendations which mirror the disclosure regime’s impact on the full breadth of the criminal justice system. His key overarching recommendations for reform are (1) to modernise existing legislation and reduce administrative burdens by utilising advanced technology, (2) to improve criminal court processes with consideration for an entirely new intensive disclosure regime court pathway, designed for the most complex criminal cases, (3) to enhance disclosure quality by designing a new national learning standard across all law enforcement agencies. The Government thanked Fisher for his work in providing such a comprehensive review.
In Part 2, Fisher made 47 recommendations aimed at tackling the issue of fraud, including: doubling the maximum sentence for fraud from 10 to 20 years; increasing social media companies’ obligations to tackle fraud; improving protections and incentives for whistleblowers; introducing new criminal offences to tackle the emerging ways of committing fraud; piloting a restorative justice programme for fraud cases; fostering international cooperation with trade agreements and Memorandum of Understandings; and embedding fraud prevention and ethical awareness in the national curriculum.
On 14 July 2026, in addition to publishing Part 2 of the Review, the Government also published its response to Part 1, announcing that it will move ahead with the majority of Jonathan’s recommendations surrounding disclosure.
The response to Part 2 is pending.
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