An ‘excellent choice for London litigation’, Norton Rose Fulbright is routinely instructed by corporate and banking clients to act in high-stakes and high-profile fraud disputes in the UK. The team’s civil fraud and asset tracing expertise extends to insolvency, white-collar crime, cyber-fraud, and bribery and corruption cases. It also has substantial experience in high-value civil fraud-related interim relief applications, such as worldwide freezing orders and proprietary injunctions, as well as Norwich Pharmacal and search orders. The practice recently experienced an increase in work relating to push payments, supplier invoices and crypto fraud. Fusing experience in civil fraud litigation in the English High Court with international expertise, Ruth Cowley is the firm’s London commercial disputes head, while Patrick Bourke is EMEA dispute resolution leader. The practice also includes Harriet Jones-Fenleigh, a specialist in civil fraud disputes, including applications for worldwide freezing orders, proprietary injunctions, and Norwich Pharmacal orders and other ancillary relief; James Lockwood, a ’star of the future’, who is currently acting in bribery, conspiracy and dishonest assistance claims, along with payment fraud disputes; Antony Corsi, whose caseload frequently involves large-value fraud claims; and contentious financial services lawyer Katie Stephen. Stuart Neely, Samson Spanier and Aditya Badami are other names to note.
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Testimonials
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‘The team stands out for its general legal ability and strong client management and profile within the sector. An excellent choice for London litigation.’
‘Provides an excellent and responsive service.’
‘A particular strength of the team is its connectivity with other practice teams and international offices to provide seamless advice across a range of areas and jurisdictions.’
‘James Lockwood is an outstanding up-and-coming partner - a star of the future.’
‘Katie Stephen is a well-established industry-leading expert.’
‘Antony Corsi is a reassuring and commanding hand on the tiller. A very good lawyer, both strategically and intellectually. He runs his matters with diligence and a very careful eye, twinned with excellent associate management.’
‘Aditya Badami can run big litigation and no doubt will be a superb partner.’
‘Samson Spanier provides an excellent and responsive service. One of Samson's key strengths is his ability to work collaboratively with other parties to achieve solutions.’
Key clients
- Orange Liberia
- HSBC
- Citicorp Trustee Company
- BNP Paribas
- Emirates NBD Bank
- Shell
Work highlights
- Defending Orange Liberia against cross-jurisdictional Commercial Court proceedings in England, reportedly the first civil claim in the English Commercial Court arising out of a cyberattack.
- Acting for a global financial institution in defending two related group action claims, which involve allegations of deceit, conspiracy and joint tort feasance.
- Representing CTCL in pursuing enforcement options to recover $650m owed to sukuk holders, including bringing proceedings in Saudi Arabia and England.
Lawyers
Next generation partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Practice head
Patrick Bourke; Ruth Cowley
Other key lawyers
Harriet Jones-Fenleigh; James Lockwood; Antony Corsi; Katie Stephen; Stuart Neely; Samson Spanier; Aditya Badami; Emily Smith; Jack Beevers