Fraud Intelligence

Gavin McFarlane of Temple Chambers Cardiff

How may a claimant employ tracing to identify property that has passed into a defendant’s hands? In the first of a three-part series Charles Fussell of Herbert Smith discusses the context in which tracing emerged and the rules that govern its use both at law and in equity

In the first of two articles, which continue our recent series on evidence gathering, Cary Kochberg of Lovells tackles some legal and practical concerns of clients and solicitors when collecting material for use in civil cases that involve allegations of fraud.

For more information on how to protect your organisation from fraud, contact the BDO Stoy Hayward Fraud Investigation and Recovery Services Team (‘FIRST’) on 0700 BDO FIRST (0700 236 3477) or by email: first@bdo.co.uk

Fraud and insolvency often go hand in hand. You do not have to look very far to see how the fruits of fraud are often left as rotten bad debts in the hands of unwitting creditors. Fraudsters will often leave companies devoid of assets in an attempt to frustrate a subsequently appointed liquidator from pursuing them - they assume that if no funds are available in the insolvent estate then the liquidator will be unable to take action. However, this is where they are wrong, say James Earp and Nick Wood of Grant Thornton’s Fraud Division - even if an estate is devoid of funds, liquidators and their lawyers can act on a contingent fee basis and there are litigation insurance products available which will minimise the risks associated with legal action.

Software and advice designed to help businesses and law enforcement teams fight and detect cybercrime has been developed by the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre and a commercial consortium. The “Cyber Tools On-Line Search for..

Keith Nuthall and Alan Osborn

A European evidence warrant, proposed by the European Commission, would enable judicial authorities in one member state to order collection of information by law enforcement officers in another EU state. The warrants would bypass existing and often..

The European Commission has proposed European Union-wide harmonisation of the physical composition and renewal dates of driving licences as part of the fight against counterfeiting identity documents. A tabled directive insists that national..

Robert Hunter is Head of the Trust, Asset Tracing and Fraud Group, Allen & Overy. He may be contacted on: tel +44 (0) 20 7330 3000, email robert.hunter@allenovery.com