Commercial Litigation

“Only when the tide goes out do you discover who has been swimming naked” (Warren Buffett)” No matter how large or small your business, no one can ignore the consequences of fraudulent activity; which can have a devastating effect on an entity’s ability to trade. The number of frauds recorded by police has risen by

Case Study 1 (Business fraud) We were asked by a firm of accountants to speak to their client, a large limited company within the pharmaceutical sector. The in-house cashier and bookkeeper had misappropriated company funds but because of his position of trust and the large turnover of the business, the fraud had for many years

Introduction So you did some work for a client in Madrid and you are based in England. In the event of non-payment, how do you recover the sum due to you under your invoice for professional accountancy services provided? Prior to the regulations referred to below, if a small business or consumer needed to recover

The purpose of CPR Part 36 is to encourage settlement between parties before trial.  Its primary effect is to impose cost sanctions on a party who declines an offer to settle a dispute pursuant to Part 36 and subsequently then fails to achieve a better result at trial. The new rules will be in force

As globalisation of our society continues to gather pace Management Receivers are having to grapple with different legal systems as they attempt to trace and then recover assets in foreign jurisdictions. Since the 1960’s Spain has been a known favourite for many UK criminals trying to escape the clutches of the long arm of the

Do you have a potential insurance claim against a bankrupt or company in liquidation? Perhaps you had a claim against an individual or company and it has since been declared insolvent. Or you could be an insurer and your insured has been declared insolvent. If so the following article may be of interest. Third Parties