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Our international team of experts have significant experience advising clients on all aspects of fraud disputes, asset tracing and asset recovery and have acted on some of the largest financial fraud cases of the last 20 years.
We regularly act for individuals, corporates, insolvency practitioners, trustees and family offices in respect of complex, cross-border fraud-related disputes in bringing and defending claims, such as for deceit, breach of fiduciary duty, unlawful means conspiracy, knowing receipt, dishonest assistance, fraudulent misrepresentation, transactions defrauding creditors and in relation to associated interim relief including domestic and world-wide asset freezing orders, proprietary injunctions, disclosure orders (including Norwich Pharmacal and Bankers Trust orders) and search and seizure orders.
Our specialist teams, including Disputes and investigations, Cyber and data, Insolvency, Reputation management and Corporate crime, work seamlessly to advise clients. Our global reach, with offices across the UK, Europe, Middle East and Asia jurisdictions and key partnerships in the US, means we are well placed to take urgent, co-ordinated, cross-border action.
We have a wealth of trial, arbitration and enforcement experience and we also act for clients in regulatory and criminal investigations and prosecutions.
We provide clients with a cost-benefit-risk analysis in relation to potential routes to recovery and pride ourselves on our commercial and creative approach.
Experience
Search and seizure
We acted for a clean energy company in relation to the misappropriation and misuse of its highly confidential information (source code) by a former employee and newly incorporated company, which included obtaining and enforcing a search and seizure order and successfully recovering property and evidence and obtaining injunctions to preserve evidence pending the outcome of proceedings.
Cryptocurrency fraud
We acted for a digital wallet provider in relation to a cryptocurrency wallet breach.
APP fraud
We acted for an international company in relation to fraud and asset tracing arising from a sophisticated authorised push payment fraud which resulted in a multimillion-pound transfer to a fraudulently operated bank account. A successful recovery was made for the client.
Joint Administrators of international manufacturing company
Advising the administrators of an international manufacturing company in relation to dishonest assistance, breach of duty, s.423 and other Insolvency Act claims.
Company obtains first cyber injunction under the protection of anonymity
We acted for a UK listed company on the theft of data and subsequent ransom of the company. We obtained an injunction against the hackers (PML v Persons Unknown) for the client, which was the first-time judgment had been obtained for a listed company against hackers in which anonymity was granted to the company in relation to the interim injunction and then on a permanent basis. The team co-ordinated the entire incident response, including instructing forensic IT and working heavily with UK cybercrime police.
Press releaseLeading the bankruptcy team acting for the Madoff trustee on international litigation and asset tracing
Advising The Madoff trustee on international litigation and asset tracing arising out of the Madoff fraud, involving cross-border insolvency issues.
Latest news & insights
Taylor Wessing continues global disputes expansion with leading finance litigation partner hire in London
by Andrew Howell and Parham Kouchikali
Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 series
by multiple authors
Corporate liability for fraud and economic crimes by senior managers within your business
by Emma Allen and Samantha Brendish
The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act receives Royal Assent
by Emma Allen
The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill
by multiple authors
Our team
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