The Civil, Fraud and Litigation team act for individuals and corporates, nationally and internationally. Our instructions range from disputes worth tens of thousands of pounds in the County Courts and other tribunals, to high value complex and multi-jurisdictional claims in the High Court and Court of Appeal. We have been successful in high value (multi million pound) High Court claims, often with a complicated factual and legal matrix. We have acted in one of the biggest civil fraud claims at the High Court in London, involving a Worldwide Freezing Order and claim for £1.5 billion.
We are experienced in both bringing and defending litigation claims for fraud and those related to fraud, including for misrepresentation, unjust enrichment, deceit, unlawful means conspiracy, breach of fiduciary duty, knowing receipt, breach of personal guarantees, breach of express and implied terms in employment contracts, wrongful / unlawful trading, misfeasance and malicious prosecution.

The scope of work undertaken includes pre-action advice, pre-action letters of claim, court litigation, injunctions and applications. We seek to achieve client objectives in the most cost-effective way, including Alternative Dispute Resolution to prompt negotiation and settlement as appropriate. We work attentively with counsel and third parties, such as private investigators to meet client needs.

Examples of recent work include:

MSD v P (Court of Appeal) Successful at the Court of Appeal in defending an appeal against a World Wide Freezing Order

F v B (Chancery Division, High Court of Justice) Acted for the defendant in a multi-million pound dispute over banking funds.

H v K (Companies Court, High Court of Justice) Successful in defending an unfair prejudice petition, involving allegations of fraud, in relation to a business dispute.

MSD v P (Chancery Division, High Court of Justice) Successful in defending a World Wide Freezing Order in relation to an £11 million claim.

B v P and others (Queen’s Bench Division, High Court of Justice) Advised and acted for the Defendants, in a £17 million claim and associated Worldwide Freezing Order / proprietary injunction in a breach of contract and trusts claim. Successful in managing to get the Worldwide Freezing Order / proprietary injunction application refused and subsequently the claim was discontinued.

S v S and others (Commercial Court, High Court of Justice) Advised and acted for multiple defendants, in the Commercial Court, in a £1.5 billion claim for fraud arising out of tax allegedly due to a foreign sovereign state. The claim commenced with a Worldwide Freezing Order and the subsequent claim involved multiple defendants across multiple jurisdictions, and included advising clients on law in other jurisdictions, preparing their defence and conducting court litigation.

W & Others v K & Others (Chancery Division, High Court of Justice) Successfully obtained a Worldwide Freezing Order in a complex claim worth in excess of £3.7 million with regard to allegations of fraud, breach of duty, obligation, contract and conversion in respect of cryptocurrency and loans. An expert report was obtained in respect of cryptocurrency, and the injunction application incorporated the then just published LawTech Delivery Panel’s UK Jurisdiction Taskforce report on the legal status of cryptocurrency as property in the England and Wales jurisdiction.