3 Hare Court

Andrew Barns-Graham specialises in civil fraud litigation and asset recovery, banking and other commercial disputes, shareholder disputes, and contentious insolvency and trusts.

His related areas of expertise include freezing injunctions, financial disclosure applications and asset tracing, securities fraud, forgery and counterfeiting, breach of confidence, breach of fiduciary duty, the cross-border enforcement of judgments and non-performing loans, jurisdiction challenges, and conflicts of laws.

Andrew has been recognised by the legal directories as a “Rising Star” of civil fraud litigation since 2022. He has published numerous articles about the subject and is a regular speaker at events.

He has acted in several of the most complex and high-profile cross-border fraud cases of recent years, including three which appeared in The Lawyer’s annual ‘Top 20 cases’. He also has a wealth of experience acting on smaller matters across the spectrum of civil fraud and commercial litigation.

Andrew prides himself on being a team-player who goes the extra mile for his clients. As well as being a “top drawer” and “very knowledgeable” technical lawyer, he has the ability to see litigation from the perspectives of solicitors and clients, having spent several years of his career working in-house in top City litigation practices.

Andrew’s hobbies include sport, playing and composing piano music, and civil fraud litigation