Seminar
03 Dec 2025 17:30 - 19:00

Gone in 60 Seconds: Recovery in 60 Jurisdictions - Cross Border Recovery of Ill-Gotten Gains

Date and Time

Wednesday 3 December 2025
5pm, Registration
5.30pm - 7pm, Seminar followed by a drinks reception 

Venue

39 Essex Chambers, 81 Chancery Lane, WC2A 1DD

About the Event

Join leading barristers from 39 Essex Chambers – Paul Hayes KC, Rebecca Drake, Vivek Kapoor, David Hopkins, Hannah Fry and Santosh Carvalho – together with Martin Dubbey of Harod Associates – who will be discussing the international aspects of civil fraud claims. The speakers will cover:

  • Accessorial Liability - Barnes v Addy - knowing receipt, knowing assistance, Baden Scale of 'knowledge'. Core principles and latest developments.
  • Fraud in foreign jurisdictions and challenging/enforcing the decisions of foreign courts in the United Kingdom - Commercial Bank of Dubai & Ors v Majid Al Sari & Ors [2025] EWHC 1810 (Comm). Strategies for abroad and here at home.
  • Interim Orders in the United Kingdom and abroad. The need for speed. Worldwide freezing orders. Proof of risk? Proof of dissipation. Important procedural considerations to be addressed for a successful application.

Working with private investigators. How external consultants can assist with asset recovery (once Court orders have been obtained) and also with proof of vital components of a successful interim application and claim overall. 

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