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Sovereign & States Disputes and Enforcement Summit 2025!
We are delighted as Media Partner to be able to promote the ThoughtLeaders4 FIRE “Sovereign & States Disputes and Enforcement Summit 2025!” Uniquely bringing the Sovereign Disputes and FIRE communities together to address the latest in Sovereign & States Disputes and Enforcement. In-person Date: 29th & 30th January 2025 Venue: The Law Society, 113 Chancery Lane, London
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Offshore Alert – Bangkok – 5 and 6 March 2025. Book NOW!
We’re thrilled to partner with OffshoreAlert for their Second Annual Asia-Pacific Conference on March 5-6, 2025, at the prestigious Siam Kempinski Hotel Bangkok. This highly anticipated event brings together top-tier investigators, insolvency practitioners, asset recovery attorneys, and intelligence specialists from around the world. Attendees will gain actionable insights, explore innovative solutions, and expand their global
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Economic Crime Prevention DACH Summit Returns – 18-19 March 2025! BOOK NOW!
Economic Crime Prevention DACH Summit Returns – March 2025! Industry experts Simon Plüss (Head Export Controls and Sanctions, SECO), Vanessa Sisti (Assistant Chief, FCPA Unit, US DOJ), Sara Chouraqui (Joint Head of Fraud, Bribery and Corruption, UK Serious Fraud Office), and Kevin Mosley (Deputy Chief, Bank Integrity Unit, US DOJ) will headline the 4th Annual
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2nd Annual IBA Asset Recovery Conference- Madrid – 4-6 December 2024 – IFG Exhibitors!
We are delighted to be sponsoring the 2nd Annual IBA Asset Recovery Conference in Madrid – 4 – 6th December 2024. The theme of this year’s conference is ‘Tackling and conquering impediments to asset recovery’. Topics will include: Tackling and conquering common (and uncommon) defences raised in attempts to defeat asset recovery strategies and proceedings
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Disputes Nightmares Scenario flash digital session: “What would you do if…you are served with a worldwide freezing order?”
Join Barry Coffey, Partner in the Dispute Resolution team at Mishcon de Reya, Matthew Ewens, Partner in the White Collar Crime and Investigations team and Claire Davidson of DRD Partnership as they consider what to do if you, your company or one of your directors are served with a worldwide freezing order. Date: Wednesday 6th November at 12 noon There is
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Introducing our Global Asset Recovery Guides
In an era where cross-border financial disputes and asset recovery have become increasingly intricate, our guides offer a practical roadmap for navigating asset recovery across various jurisdictions.
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OffshoreAlert London 2-3 December 2024
We're thrilled to partner with OffshoreAlert for their 11th Annual London Conference, which will take place on December 2-3, 2024.
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Victory for Mikov & Attorneys! Congratulations!
We are pleased to share and congratulate Konstantin Mikov and Maria Hristova of our member firm Mikov & Attorneys great victory in asset recovery showing that it is possible for the victim of a scam to recover its losses from the bank managing the bank account of the shell company of the scammer ! Tort
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Are you prepared for the new corporate tax evasion offence?
The corporate offence of “failing to prevent the facilitation of tax evasion” came into force on 30 September 2017. Now corporations must ensure that they have developed a plan for implementing “reasonable prevention procedures”. The offence, introduced under the Criminal Finances Act, makes corporations criminally liable in situations whereby: There has been criminal evasion of
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Airing dirty laundry: when can a hearing be held in private?
When considering whether to pursue a dispute through the Courts, a key consideration – particularly for private clients – is what information could end up in the press.  The general rule is that all hearings will be held in public and key documents from the claim setting out each party’s position (such as the Claim
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Fraud in 2020 and beyond
Fraud in 2020 and beyond. An IFG panel discussing the impact of the world’s fastest growing industry. To see a selection of photographs from the event, please click here.
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Join us at the C5 Conference
The IFG proudly sponsors the annual C5 Fraud, Asset Tracing and Recovery Conference in Geneva on 16 & 17 March 2017. Hotel de la Paix, a Ritz Carlton Partner Hotel 11 Quai du Mont Blanc 1211 Genève Suisse (view map) If you are attending, we would be delighted if you could join us for a drinks reception
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ACFE Fraud Conference Europe
Meet other CFEs across Europe at the 2017 ACFE Fraud Conference Europe, 19-21 March | London, U.K. Join top anti-fraud professionals in London for the 2017 ACFE Fraud Confer-ence Europe, and learn the latest trends in fraud prevention, detection and deterrence. With dynamic educational opportunities, experienced instructors and invaluable networking opportunities, this event offers the
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Court of Appeal Rules on Reverse Burden of Proof in Corruption Case
Reverse burden of proof provisions have been the subject of considerable debate both in Ireland and abroad. Recently the Court of Appeal, in a rare judgment on the interpretation of the Prevention of Corruption Act 1906, upheld a provision which imposes a reverse burden of proof in certain bribery cases. The judgment relates to an
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New European ‘Freezers’ will Provide a Fast and Effective Tool in Preserving Funds in Cross-Border Cases from January 2017
From January 2017, creditors domiciled in EU Member States that have signed up to a new European regulation will be able to avail of the new European Account Preservation Order (EAPO) which provides a novel fast track way to preserve funds held in EU bank accounts in cross-border civil and commercial disputes.  As the UK
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Putting out the fire – cracking down on illegal phoenix activity
‘We didn’t start the fire It was always burning since the world’s been turning We didn’t start the fire No, we didn’t light it, but we tried to fight it’1 The Illegal Phoenix  Illegal phoenixing is a major problem in corporate Australia.  In this post we consider what illegal phoenix activity is, how the problem
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