Civil Fraud

Forum Chambers has built a strong reputation for acting in a wide variety of civil fraud and asset recovery claims both domestically and internationally and is market leading in economic tort claims, financial fraud, digital fraud, insolvency related fraud and enforcement of judgments in foreign jurisdictions.

Members of Forum Chambers regularly appear on behalf of liquidators and in class actions brought by victims of fraud as well as for companies and high net worth individuals targeted by scammers, ransomware attacks, and other malicious actors. The barristers at Forum are especially skilled at giving strategic advice in fraud claims, at moving fast to obtain the interim remedies that are often keen to recovering assets, and at considering where best to bring claims in cases with an international dimension.

Forum Chambers regularly act on multi-jurisdictional fraud claims including obtaining and defending freezing orders, bribery and conspiracy, dishonest assistance, breach of trust, deceit, cryptocurrency and digital asset related fraud.

Although members of Forum Chambers appear in all kinds of civil fraud claims, we have barristers who have specific expertise in Investments, Banking, Cryptocurrency and Insolvency related Fraud matters. Typical claims include:

• Asset preservation and tracing remedies
• Freezing orders and other interim injunctions
• Forfeiture of assets
• Acting against Directors who have misappropriated company monies.
• Acting on various matters involving the Serious Fraud Office.
• Acting in claims where the fraudsters and their facilitators have breached the FCA rules or the SRA rules.
• Authorised Push Payment Fraud.
• Conspiracy.
• Contempt of Court and writs ne exeat regno.
• Corporate and business crime and misfeasance
• Enforcement of Judgments outside of the Jurisdiction.
• Fraudulent Misrepresentation/ Deceit, Bribery and Corruption
• Fraud relating to Cryptocurrency, acting for Cryptocurrency Exchanges, Insurers and Clients who have had Crypto-assets stolen.
• Investment Fraud.
• Insolvency Act Applications including for Fraudulent Trading and section 423 remedies
• Jurisdiction and Conflicts of Laws
• Misuse of Confidential Information
• Obtaining Worldwide Freezing Injunctions.
• Obtaining Search and Seizure Orders.
• Obtaining Information Orders and Third Party Disclosure (Norwich Pharmacal Orders / Bankers’ Trust Orders/ Chabra injunctions)
• Restitution, Unjust Enrichment, Knowing Receipt and Dishonest Assistance