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Why choose our Commercial Fraud lawyers?

We are specialists in uncovering and pursuing complex, high-value frauds through internal and external investigations, within the UK and across international borders. Our experts work with experienced private investigators and forensic accountants to determine the nature of the fraud and devise the most effective strategy to trace assets and return them to their rightful owners.

We obtain worldwide freezing orders, search orders, disclosure orders or other similar relief from the English Courts in support of domestic and foreign proceedings. We are also fully equipped to handle multiple linked civil, criminal, regulatory and disciplinary proceedings that typically arise in fraud cases.

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Notable deals and highlights
Investigated a multinational trade fraud
We investigated a multinational trade fraud, obtained a worldwide freezing order for US$100 million in the English Courts in support of proceedings in Italy, and coordinated enforcement of that order in Luxembourg and the US.
Acted for a well-known travel company to recover losses
We acted for a well-known travel company to recover all losses it suffered as a result of a £5 million fraud by its former Company Secretary.
Represented an African oil trading company in US$50 million fraud proceedings
We represented an African oil trading company in US$50 million fraud proceedings, successfully discharging injunctions in England, Mauritius and South Africa and enforcing cross-undertakings for damages.
Advised a US company on claims arising out of the purchase of a business
We advised a US company on claims arising out of the purchase of a business via a German intermediary relating to the misappropriation of funds from an account in Liechtenstein.
Acted for a high-net-worth individual to recover €15 million
We acted for a high-net-worth individual to recover €15 million stolen from a Cayman Islands account by obtaining a worldwide freezing order in the English Courts and tracing assets in the UK, Italy, Luxembourg and Austria.
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The UK Failure to Prevent Fraud offence is now live — what is next?
01/09/2025
As of today, the long-anticipated failure to prevent fraud offence (“FTPF Offence ”), introduced by the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 ("ECCTA ") is now in effect. After many months considering the implications of this extension to the 'failure to prevent' model, in-scope entities and their compliance frameworks will now be under intense scrutiny in the event that fraud occurs within their business and they benefit from it (or were intended to benefit from it).
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Fieldfisher secures substantial recovery for overseas corporate using new POCA powers
30/07/2025
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Unjust enrichment, good faith and fraud in Rasmala Trade Finance Fund v Trafigura Pte Ltd
21/07/2025
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Enforcement Update — Wrongdoing in Supply Chains; Six Months on from R(WUC) v NCA
18/12/2024
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HMRC criminal investigations in 2022/23: An update
07/12/2023
The year 2022/23 saw an evolution in HMRC's approach to criminal investigations, as articulated in a policy paper released in December 2021. Authored by George Gillham, Head of Contentious Tax, and Quinton Newcomb, Head of Commercial Crime, at Fieldfisher LLP, this update explores the nuanced changes in rhetoric and strategy employed by HMRC in tackling tax fraud.

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