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Passing the buck: who is responsible for a fraudulently-diverted payment?
Date: 15/07/2020 Type: Articles Topic: FIRE | Civil Fraud | International |Author: Matthew McGhee - Twenty Essex
A form of fraud which FIRE practitioners are often asked to advise on starts with a contract, where one party is required to pay the other. For example, the paying party might be a buyer under a sale contract. The dispute arises where a fraudster has induced the buyer to pay the fraudster instead of the seller
Investigate and Preserve
Date: 15/07/2020 Type: Articles Topic: FIRE | Insolvency | Civil Fraud | International | Enforcement | Offshore |Author: Shaun Reardon-John - Martin Kenney & Co (BVI)
Shaun Reardon-John outlines why pre-action asset investigation and preservation is going to be crucial during the Coronavirus crisis.
Covid-19: A Perfect Storm over the Courts System
Date: 15/07/2020 Type: Articles Topic: FIRE | International | Enforcement |Author: Hector Sbert - Lawants (Spain)
The COVID-19 crisis has caused a perfect storm in which the increase in commercial disputes, fraud-related behaviours and insolvencies has come hand-in-hand with the impossibility of the judicial system to deal with them, as the crisis has also prevented the courts from operating normally.
English Courts: At the Forefront of Fighting Fraud
Date: 15/07/2020 Type: Articles Topic: FIRE | Civil Fraud |Author: Jon Felce, Natalie Todd & Anastasia Tropsha - PCB Litigation
As fraud continues to be rife, it is important to develop new tools and strengthen existing mechanisms to enable claimants to pursue, locate and enforce against fraudsters and their ill-gotten assets. Over the past few years, the English Courts have continued to develop the law in this area. We set out below a non-exhaustive snapshot of some of these developments in three areas. These highlight the progress continuing to be made in the fight against fraud, and bodes extremely well for the future.
Covid-19 Induced Insolvencies - Things to Watch Out for
Date: 15/07/2020 Type: Articles Topic: FIRE | Insolvency | Civil Fraud | International |Author: Rick Brown & David Chalcraft - HFW
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic and the far reaching and drastic measures implemented in numerous countries around the world, we are receiving an increasing number of insolvency and restructuring enquiries from our clients.
Civil Fraud Quarterly Round-Up: Q2 2020
Date: 15/07/2020 Type: Articles Topic: FIRE | Civil Fraud |Author: Mary Young - Kingsley Napley
This quarterly civil fraud update provides a summary of reported decisions handed down in the courts of England and Wales in the period April - June 2020.
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