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Fraud Service from Pitmans, the Thames Valley's leading law firm, with offices in Reading and the City of London

 

What we do:

We have extensive experience of advising on fraud in the UK and internationally. We assist corporate and individual clients with:

- preservation and recovery of assets
- civil claims
- freezing and disclosure orders
- search and seizure orders
- cross-border litigation
- internal and regulatory investigations
- breaches of trust and fiduciary duty
- tax
- data security, breach and reputation management
- criminal investigations and proceedings.
- employee issues
- insurance issues.

Who we are:

We know that the discovery of fraud requires immediate and knowledgeable response. We act with the urgency, know how and resource needed to support clients in highly pressured circumstances.

 

Our team members have been involved with some of the largest and most high profile fraud cases in the last 20 years. This includes current involvement assisting clients caught up in the largest financial fraud yet discovered; our team on this cross-border case includes a dual qualified solicitor and chartered accountant who was previously a partner in a Big Four accountancy practice with responsibility for internal investigations as well as client service.

 

We have a tried and tested network of other professionals in this jurisdiction and abroad to assist clients in both the investigation of, and recovery from, fraud.

 

Examples of cases

Recovery of monies including dealing with third party relationships for corporate clients; assisting victims of frauds, such as diversion of business in return for bribes, falsification of invoices and payment records enabling theft of company funds to be concealed; international property consortium collapse and related banking fraud, involving injunctions and contempt of court proceedings; working with overseas lawyers in complex cross-border fraud claims, using High Court proceedings as part of internationally co-ordinated response to Claims in different jurisdictions.

 

Our expertise:

Data breach and security incidents (hacking or internal access), involving rapid risk and liability assessment, working with regulators and PR agency partners. Project management of incidents to minimise adverse impact.

 

How we are different:                

We take pride in delivering technical excellence and outstanding customer service to achieve our clients’ objectives. We value our clients highly and work hard to create long-lasting partnership relationships, based on trust and mutual respect.

 

Request legal advice from Pitmans Fraud team:

 

Sue O'Brien - Partner

 

Alan Shenton - Solicitor

 

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