Practice area
Civil Fraud & Asset Recovery
Commercial Court · Chancery Division · Offshore courts
Speed is the whole case. We move first and explain afterwards.
All practice areas
Partner in charge
What the work is
Freezing orders, search orders, and the tracing work that follows. These matters are usually urgent, frequently made without notice, and almost always won or lost in the first fortnight.
The unglamorous part is what decides them: the affidavit evidence, the duty of full and frank disclosure, and the discipline to stop when the money is not there. We do that part properly.
Applications made without notice put the court in the position of hearing one side only, and the duty of full and frank disclosure is what makes that acceptable. Orders are discharged for breaching it far more often than for weakness on the underlying merits.
Tracing is arithmetic before it is law. We work with forensic accountants from the first week rather than instructing them once the pleadings are settled, because the shape of the claim depends on where the money actually went.
Recovery frequently runs through jurisdictions that are unhurried about assisting. We keep working relationships in the offshore centres where this money tends to stop, and we plan the enforcement route before applying for anything in England.
Typical matters
Worldwide freezing orders, search orders and ancillary disclosure
Proprietary and tracing claims through corporate and trust structures
Norwich Pharmacal and Bankers Trust applications against third parties
Recognition and enforcement in offshore jurisdictions
Reported decisions in this area
A first conversation
Tell us what happened. We will tell you whether it is worth fighting.
A partner reads every enquiry and takes the first call. You will hear back within one working day, and within a week you will have a written view on the merits and the likely cost.
★★★★★
Band 1 · Commercial Litigation
For urgent injunctions and freezing relief out of hours, call +44 7700 900118. Answered by a partner, not a service.
Put a matter to us
Practice area
Civil Fraud & Asset Recovery
Commercial Court · Chancery Division · Offshore courts
Speed is the whole case. We move first and explain afterwards.
All practice areas
Partner in charge
What the work is
Freezing orders, search orders, and the tracing work that follows. These matters are usually urgent, frequently made without notice, and almost always won or lost in the first fortnight.
The unglamorous part is what decides them: the affidavit evidence, the duty of full and frank disclosure, and the discipline to stop when the money is not there. We do that part properly.
Applications made without notice put the court in the position of hearing one side only, and the duty of full and frank disclosure is what makes that acceptable. Orders are discharged for breaching it far more often than for weakness on the underlying merits.
Tracing is arithmetic before it is law. We work with forensic accountants from the first week rather than instructing them once the pleadings are settled, because the shape of the claim depends on where the money actually went.
Recovery frequently runs through jurisdictions that are unhurried about assisting. We keep working relationships in the offshore centres where this money tends to stop, and we plan the enforcement route before applying for anything in England.
Typical matters
Worldwide freezing orders, search orders and ancillary disclosure
Proprietary and tracing claims through corporate and trust structures
Norwich Pharmacal and Bankers Trust applications against third parties
Recognition and enforcement in offshore jurisdictions
Reported decisions in this area
A first conversation
Tell us what happened. We will tell you whether it is worth fighting.
A partner reads every enquiry and takes the first call. You will hear back within one working day, and within a week you will have a written view on the merits and the likely cost.
★★★★★
Band 1 · Commercial Litigation
For urgent injunctions and freezing relief out of hours, call +44 7700 900118. Answered by a partner, not a service.
Put a matter to us
Practice area
Civil Fraud & Asset Recovery
Commercial Court · Chancery Division · Offshore courts
Speed is the whole case. We move first and explain afterwards.
All practice areas
Partner in charge
What the work is
Freezing orders, search orders, and the tracing work that follows. These matters are usually urgent, frequently made without notice, and almost always won or lost in the first fortnight.
The unglamorous part is what decides them: the affidavit evidence, the duty of full and frank disclosure, and the discipline to stop when the money is not there. We do that part properly.
Applications made without notice put the court in the position of hearing one side only, and the duty of full and frank disclosure is what makes that acceptable. Orders are discharged for breaching it far more often than for weakness on the underlying merits.
Tracing is arithmetic before it is law. We work with forensic accountants from the first week rather than instructing them once the pleadings are settled, because the shape of the claim depends on where the money actually went.
Recovery frequently runs through jurisdictions that are unhurried about assisting. We keep working relationships in the offshore centres where this money tends to stop, and we plan the enforcement route before applying for anything in England.
Typical matters
Worldwide freezing orders, search orders and ancillary disclosure
Proprietary and tracing claims through corporate and trust structures
Norwich Pharmacal and Bankers Trust applications against third parties
Recognition and enforcement in offshore jurisdictions
Reported decisions in this area
A first conversation
Tell us what happened. We will tell you whether it is worth fighting.
A partner reads every enquiry and takes the first call. You will hear back within one working day, and within a week you will have a written view on the merits and the likely cost.
★★★★★
Band 1 · Commercial Litigation
For urgent injunctions and freezing relief out of hours, call +44 7700 900118. Answered by a partner, not a service.
Put a matter to us