Fraud and asset tracing

We are used to working as part of a multi-jurisdictional team, capable of reacting and responding quickly to urgent requests for assistance with locating and freezing assets.

As sophisticated defendants become more adept at dissipating assets, we've been involved in cases that created new law in the Channel Islands in relation to a party's ability to trace assets and recover their losses. With their ability to deal with complex issues, the team deliver clear, commercial advice on the availability and likely success of recovery methods.

1 May 2025

Collas Crill explains… Enforcing foreign judgments in Jersey

This guide gives a brief overview to enforcing foreign judgments in Jersey. Words in bold are defined at the end of this guide. We refer to the person or entity seeking to enforce a foreign judgment as the Creditor and the person or entity being enforced...

8 Apr 2025

The Guernsey anti-money laundering regime through the lens of human rights caselaw

Background The starting point, in Guernsey, is that every person is entitled to the peaceful enjoyment of their property[1]. This right is not absolute but any infringement by the State must be proportionate and for a lawful reason. The Disclosure Law[2]...

9 Jan 2025

Financial crime suspicions in Guernsey: A real bat-tle of wits

Collas Crill assisted its clients in securing the release of over GBP 100 million, informally held at financial institutions as a result of Guernsey's anti-money laundering regime, in 2024 alone. The regime is placing a significant burden upon those cust...

3 Jun 2024

Chabra-cadabra: The magic of freezing injunctions against third parties

One can't help but pity the plaintiff with an ironclad claim against a defendant with apparently no assets to their name - and thus none to freeze - to ensure a surefire favorable judgment can be met. One also pities (even more so) the plaintiff who alr...

29 May 2024

Enforcement and asset recovery in the Cayman Islands

There are likely to be very few claimants who would argue with the proposition that the real value in bringing proceedings is in the judgment obtained actually being satisfied. Delinquent, or worse - fraudulent - counterparties against whom a creditor ha...

18 Mar 2024

Applying for Norwich Pharmacal relief in the BVI

In light of the privacy afforded to companies incorporated in the British Virgin Islands (the BVI), it is no surprise that the BVI Court regularly considers applications seeking disclosure from innocent third parties – often corporate service providers -...

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