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Asset Tracing & Freezing Orders
Fraudsters move money fast; we move faster. Our civil fraud team obtains worldwide freezing injunctions and third-party disclosure orders to locate assets and lock them down before they disappear.
The single biggest factor in whether fraud victims recover is whether the money is still there when judgment arrives. The English court's freezing injunction — long described as one of the law's nuclear weapons — exists for exactly this problem, and it can be obtained urgently, without warning to the fraudster, and with worldwide effect.
We combine freezing relief with the court's disclosure powers: Norwich Pharmacal and Bankers Trust orders that compel banks, exchanges and other intermediaries to reveal where money went and who received it. Where fraudsters hide behind anonymity, we sue persons unknown and identify them through the disclosure process. Where assets sit offshore, we work with a trusted network of correspondent lawyers to enforce in the jurisdictions that matter.
How we help
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Asset intelligence
Our investigations team maps the fraudsters' footprint — companies, properties, accounts and lifestyle indicators — to establish where recoverable assets are likely to sit.
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Without-notice application
We prepare and present the urgent court application, typically without notice to the defendant, obtaining freezing and disclosure orders before assets can be moved.
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Service and policing
Orders are served on defendants, banks and exchanges — including by alternative means such as email or NFT airdrop where defendants are anonymous — and we police compliance rigorously.
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Enforcement
We convert frozen positions into actual recovery: judgment, third-party debt orders, charging orders, receiverships and offshore enforcement wherever the assets sit.
What we handle
- Worldwide freezing injunctions
- Norwich Pharmacal & Bankers Trust orders
- Persons-unknown proceedings
- Offshore enforcement & judgment recovery
What you can expect
- Assets frozen worldwide, often within days
- Banks and exchanges compelled to disclose
- Anonymous fraudsters identified and pursued
- Judgments enforced across borders
Acted on quickly, losses can be recovered
The sooner we start, the better the prospects. Your first consultation is confidential and without obligation.
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