England - London • Crime, fraud and licensing
HFW
With a rapidly expanding international reach and its newly opened office in the British Virgin Islands, HFW has bolstered its fraud practice through its close association with experts in Europe, Asia, and Australasia. The firm advises on high-value fraud transactions, cross-border matters and international asset tracing, with standout work focusing on insurance-related fraud within the aviation and shipping industries. Noel Campbell is well-equipped to coordinate financial litigation and trusts matters in offshore territories, and leads the team alongside Rick Brown, who is experienced in Caribbean fraud and breach of contract claims. Simon Jerrum and David Chalcraft are also key practitioners within the firm.
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Testimonials
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‘Broad international experience that helps them run multi-jurisdictional disputes.’
‘The HFW team is experienced, highly competent, and very responsive across all levels of seniority. Communication and delegation between the team is good so service levels are high.’
‘Simon Jerrum is a hard-working, approachable, and strategically astute partner. He gives clear, prompt and decisive advice.’
‘A very experienced and responsive team that will go the extra mile for the client.’
‘Simon Jerrum is sharp, commercial and a pleasure to deal with. Always good instincts on strategy’
‘HFW is completely unique in its proposition, spanning numerous jurisdictions around the world. Very few can match its varied reach and at such scale.’
‘An extremely capable team in civil fraud matters.’
‘Wonderfully diverse and collaborative group of lawyers that always give 110% to every case.’
Key clients
- Quantuma Advisory Limited
- Grant Thornton UK LLP
- Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank PJSC
Work highlights
- Acting for Quantuma Advisory Ltd in its capacity as the joint liquidators of various BVI and Isle of Man companies in Commercial Court proceedings in connection with the high-profile liquidation of Unicorn Worldwide Holdings Ltd and other companies amid allegations of serious fraud.
- Acting for two partners of Grant Thornton UK LLP, who are the court appointed receivers for Essentro Limited, Emaco Trading Limited, Neodis Limited and Viaven Asia Limited, in enforcement proceedings involving the litigation funder Burford Capital. The claim was originally brought by Barclay Pharmaceuticals Limited against Antoine Mekni and others and involves claims of fraud and misrepresentation.
- Acting for partners at Grant Thornton in their capacity as the trustees of the insolvent estate of Boris Berezovsky.
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Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Noel Campbell, Rick Brown