Dr Cerian Griffiths is Co-Principal Investigator on SCAN. Cerian has a professional background in fraud investigation and prosecution as having been called to the Bar in 2007, Cerian worked for prosecution agencies including the Serious Fraud Agency, the Financial Services Authority, and the Office of Fair Trading. During her time in prosecutions, Cerian developed an interest in disclosure, which she continues to research and write upon in her academic career.

Cerian has led on several impactful research projects within the area of criminal justice, the most recent being with the Home Office exploring experiences of digital forensics across investigations and trials. From 2017 to 2019, Cerian was a national expert (UK including Gibraltar) on a Directorate-General for Financial Stability, Financial Services, and Capital Markets Union (DG FISMA) commissioned project examining national compliance with EU financial sector Directives (specifically, the 4th Anti-Money Laundering Directive).

Cerian has maintained her ties to legal practice and is an academic member of Exchange Chambers.

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