Civil restraint

What measures should you take if you suspect fraud in your organisation? Jane Colston of Baker & McKenzie considers the critical first steps and proceeds to the orders available through the civil courts, focusing on the careful use of freezing injunctions.

Jane Colston is a Senior Associate in Baker & McKenzie’s Dispute Resolution Department and is a member of its Commercial Fraud Group, jane.colston@bakernet.com.

First steps

When fraud is uncovered, prompt and focused action taken on a “need to know basis”, to avoid tipping off suspects, is a first essential.