Dispute resolution
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Africa disputes
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Asia disputes
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Banking and financial markets disputes
Civil fraud and asset recovery
Civil fraud and asset recovery
Our pre-eminent Civil Fraud and Asset Recovery group is known for acting on the largest fraud disputes. We are one of the largest civil fraud practices in the city.
Our team also has an extensive background in pursuing alternative legal strategies, including freezing orders and search orders in order to identify and recover misappropriated assets across multiple jurisdictions. We also call upon our expertise in cyber-fraud and corporate investigations where required.
Where a case of fraud has concluded, we can provide advice in relation to asset-tracing and enforcement options. We regularly act for our clients in relation to the enforcement of judgments or arbitral awards both in England and internationally to recover amounts they are owed.
Our advice is always commercial, and we often assist our clients in achieving settlement. However we are always willing to pursue our clients' objectives in trial if necessary.
Relevant work
Federal Republic of Nigeria
Acting for the Federal Republic of Nigeria in separate claims against JP Morgan, Shell and Eni, arising out of the oil majors' acquisition of an oil prospecting license (OPL 245) for the sum of $1.3 billion.
Bank St Petersburg
Listed in The Lawyer as one of the top 20 cases of 2016, RPC acted for BSP in proceedings in the Chancery Division against oligarch Mr Arkhangelsky and his wife to enforce a series of contracts worth US$30m+ in the form of personal guarantees given by Mr Arkhangelsky. Judgment was handed down in May 2018; our client succeeded in all of its debt claims and the counterclaim was dismissed in full. The Defendants / Counterclaimants have issued an application for permission to appeal, which the Court of Appeal is yet to decide.
Mr Oleg Deripaska and Filatona Trading Limited
Acting for Mr Deripaska and his company Filatona in their challenge to the jurisdiction of an arbitral tribunal under ss.67-68 of the Arbitration Act 1996.
The Fiona Trust litigation
Acting for the Claimants, Russian state-owned shipowners, Sovcomflot in the well-known and long-running Fiona Trust litigation. The complex proceedings, worth US$85m, involved a claim for damages said to have been suffered as a result of the freezing orders which had been made during the course of earlier which had exceeded the judgment awards made. The claim went to trial in July 2016 and has so far been appealed to the Court of Appeal.
Administrator of a Latvian Bank
We acted for an insolvent Latvian bank, AS Latvijas Krajbanka in respect of the enforcement of an English judgment against a high-profile Russian national. We received our instructions from the bank's insolvency process administrator in Latvia, and advised in relation to enforcement options against the defendant's worldwide assets, which are the subject of multiple worldwide freezing orders.
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Related expertise
Commercial disputes
Commercial disputes
Company and shareholder disputes
Company and shareholder disputes
Competition litigation
Competition litigation
Cyber-fraud
Cyber-fraud
Insurance disputes and claims
Insurance disputes and claims
International arbitration
International arbitration
International trade and commodities
International trade and commodities
IP disputes
IP disputes
IT disputes
IT disputes
Media disputes
Media disputes
Russia FSU disputes
Russia FSU disputes
Support for litigation in other jurisdictions
Support for litigation in other jurisdictions
Tax investigations and dispute resolution
Tax investigations and dispute resolution
Trusts and wealth
Trusts and wealth
Africa disputes
Asia disputes
Banking and financial markets disputes
Civil fraud and asset recovery
Our pre-eminent Civil Fraud and Asset Recovery group is known for acting on the largest fraud disputes. We are one of the largest civil fraud practices in the city.
Our team also has an extensive background in pursuing alternative legal strategies, including freezing orders and search orders in order to identify and recover misappropriated assets across multiple jurisdictions. We also call upon our expertise in cyber-fraud and corporate investigations where required.
Where a case of fraud has concluded, we can provide advice in relation to asset-tracing and enforcement options. We regularly act for our clients in relation to the enforcement of judgments or arbitral awards both in England and internationally to recover amounts they are owed.
Our advice is always commercial, and we often assist our clients in achieving settlement. However we are always willing to pursue our clients' objectives in trial if necessary.
Relevant work
Federal Republic of Nigeria
Acting for the Federal Republic of Nigeria in separate claims against JP Morgan, Shell and Eni, arising out of the oil majors' acquisition of an oil prospecting license (OPL 245) for the sum of $1.3 billion.
Bank St Petersburg
Listed in The Lawyer as one of the top 20 cases of 2016, RPC acted for BSP in proceedings in the Chancery Division against oligarch Mr Arkhangelsky and his wife to enforce a series of contracts worth US$30m+ in the form of personal guarantees given by Mr Arkhangelsky. Judgment was handed down in May 2018; our client succeeded in all of its debt claims and the counterclaim was dismissed in full. The Defendants / Counterclaimants have issued an application for permission to appeal, which the Court of Appeal is yet to decide.
Mr Oleg Deripaska and Filatona Trading Limited
Acting for Mr Deripaska and his company Filatona in their challenge to the jurisdiction of an arbitral tribunal under ss.67-68 of the Arbitration Act 1996.
The Fiona Trust litigation
Acting for the Claimants, Russian state-owned shipowners, Sovcomflot in the well-known and long-running Fiona Trust litigation. The complex proceedings, worth US$85m, involved a claim for damages said to have been suffered as a result of the freezing orders which had been made during the course of earlier which had exceeded the judgment awards made. The claim went to trial in July 2016 and has so far been appealed to the Court of Appeal.
Administrator of a Latvian Bank
We acted for an insolvent Latvian bank, AS Latvijas Krajbanka in respect of the enforcement of an English judgment against a high-profile Russian national. We received our instructions from the bank's insolvency process administrator in Latvia, and advised in relation to enforcement options against the defendant's worldwide assets, which are the subject of multiple worldwide freezing orders.
KEY CONTACT
Related expertise
Commercial disputes
Company and shareholder disputes
Competition litigation
Cyber-fraud
Insurance disputes and claims
International arbitration
International trade and commodities
IP disputes
IT disputes
Media disputes
Russia FSU disputes
Support for litigation in other jurisdictions
Tax investigations and dispute resolution
Trusts and wealth
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Shortlisted
Dispute Resolution Team of the Year 2020 - Legal 500
Shortlisted
Litigation Team of the Year 2020 - The Lawyer
Shortlisted
Banking Litigation Team of the Year - Legal Week
Shortlisted
Litigation and Dispute Resolution Team of the Year 2019 - The British Legal Awards (Legal Week)
Shortlisted
Commercial Litigation Team of the Year 2019 - Legal Business Awards
Shortlisted
Litigation Team of the Year 2018 - The Lawyer
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