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Civil Fraud

Our market-leading, multi-disciplinary and international team provides strategic solutions wherever fraud has occurred and acts in the biggest disputes in the world.

Comprehensive advice

Civil and criminal fraud experts work closely together to devise the best strategy for urgently responding to fraud.

Global reach

We have specialists across the globe and provide a truly international civil fraud and asset recovery service.

Multi-disciplinary

Lawyers, in-house forensic accountants and e-data specialists work together to deploy cutting-edge solutions.


We have deep understanding of how fraud works and track the latest techniques used to perpetrate fraud and dissipate assets.  Acting for claimants and defendants, our services include:

  • conducting internal investigations
  • advising on and deploying a wide range of procedural tools to obtain information and find and preserve assets
  • helping our clients to reach commercial settlements
  • proposing and implementing litigation strategies, including in complex multi-party, multi-jurisdiction litigation
  • enforcing judgments
  • acting as supervising solicitors where orders are made to search businesses’ premises
  • cyber and cryptocurrency fraud investigations and asset recovery

 

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Our latest work

Our advisers act on domestic and international projects of all shapes and sizes, working with many of the leading names across this diverse sector. Browse our experience below, or use the filters to look-up recent work in particular geographies and legal disciplines.

  • Law Firm Poul Schmith

    Advising Skatteforvaltningen (Danish Customs and Tax Administration) in "one of the most complex pieces of litigation in British history". With a value of c. DKK 12.6 billion involving over 100 defendants globally it’s an alleged fraud on a massive scale. Losses arise from Cum Ex trading and WHT refunds.

  • Client confidential

    Advised on a complex civil fraud search order matter involving a multi-million-pound misappropriation claim. Acting as lead supervising solicitor, managed simultaneous search order execution across multiple properties, oversaw privilege review of seized documents, and coordinated a large multidisciplinary team to ensure compliance, effective supervision and recovery of indemnity costs.

  • Client confidential

    Advised administrators of a failed peer-to-peer lending platform on claims against directors for misappropriation of funds and breaches of duties. Obtained a worldwide freezing and proprietary injunction, and issued claims exceeding £6.5 million against directors and proprietary claims against properties held by third parties.

  • Client confidential

    Supporting a drinks manufacturer investigate an employee fraud and undertaking civil recovery proceedings.

  • Collyer Ltd, Teamtrend Ltd and Tradepoin

    Advising six corporate entities in relation to a c.£3.5 billion fraud claim brought by JSC Commercial Bank Privatbank

  • Client confidential

    Led for a claimant on a claim for: breaches of a duty of confidence and non-disclosure and non-circumvention covenants; various economic torts (including conspiracy); disgorgement of / a constructive trust over profits; negotiating damages; exemplary damages; the appointment of a receiver over trust assets; and a quantum meruit.

  • Client confidential

    Advised a major bank on a claim by 27 claimants for dishonest assistance and for compensation under section 213 of the Insolvency Act 1986 for fraudulent trading. The claimants allege the bank dishonestly participated in transactions involving the sale and purchase of European Union Allowances that resulted in the claimant companies incurring VAT liabilities that they were unable to pay.

  • Client confidential

    Acted for a large number of investors in relation to a suspected Ponzi scheme and the appointment of administrators to the corporate group.

  • Client confidential

    Successfully acted for the Bank in overturning the decision of Chief Insolvency & Companies Court Judge Briggs on appeal before Fancourt J at a hearing in November 2022

  • Client confidential

    Represented a large Chinese enterprise in fraud investigation by a multilateral bank.

Our expertise, at your disposal

With over 490 partners and 3000 people around the world, we are well-placed to support you across a full range of legal and advisory services.

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