Civil fraud claims

Our specialist solicitors advise and represent companies and individuals who wish to bring a civil claim for fraud.

With civil fraud claims, the key focus of claimant clients is to recover monies and stop the fraud quickly.

We also represent defendants in civil actions related to fraud. Our fraud specialists also deal with many criminal fraud matters and there is often an overlap, both legally and in terms of tactics between civil and criminal fraud.

Reasons to instruct us

• Genuine specialist solicitors with many years experience and a track record.

• We likely have lawyers near you - we are a nationwide firm and our specialists are not all in the London area.

• Multi-disciplinary experience - fraud is a complex area of law which often overlaps with other areas of law such as employment law, construction, insolvency and commercial law. We have a multi-disciplinary team to ensure that clients are fully covered on all the legal implications.

• We often deal with highly complex cases - we regularly advise on high profile, complex cases that involve asset tracing and freezing, seeking orders to force disclosure (known as 'Norwich Pharmacal' Orders) as well as cross border issues. We have the experience and resources to successfully manage serious fraud cases.

Our experience

We have advised and represented businesses and individuals on matters concerning :-

• Investigating suspected business fraud.

• Employee fraud - including fraud by abuse of position, false accounting, expenses fraud. Claims may be based on breach of contract or breach of fiduciary duties or breach of trust and confidence.reach of trust/confidence

• Construction related fraud

• Fraudulent trading - advising directors facing financial claims on insolvency and creditors seeking to recover money .

• Fraudulent Misrepresentation - 1 of a number of types of civil fraud based around the tort of deceit and/or unjust enrichment.

• Tax fraud.

• Defending civil fraud claims - including complex high value claims including cases where assets are based abroad.

• Online fraud - including cryptocurrency and boiler room fraud

• Insolvency fraud - before or during insolvency proceedings where company directors have dissipated funds to themselves and wound up the company.

• Remedies - Bringing and defending freezing application injunctions, both in the UK and internationally, advising clients on disclosure orders and preservation of documents, data, property or other materials, including advising on the consequences of breaching such orders and applications against against third parties such as banks who have indirectly caused loss via statutory and/or regulatory breaches involving compliance, policy, money laundering, or negligence.

Contact Us

With suspected or confirmed business fraud, time is almost always of the essence. Whether you need a specialist fraud lawyer to pursue a fraud action or to defend allegations, please do get in contact.