Mo Bhaskaran > Stewarts Law LLP > Leeds, England > Lawyer Profile
Stewarts Law LLP Offices
9 BOND COURT
LEEDS
LS1 2JZ
England
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Mo Bhaskaran
Work Department
Position
Partner and Co-Head of Commercial Litigation
Mo co-heads the commercial litigation department. Mo specialises in large scale fraud and corruption investigations and recovery action (including working with enforcement authorities in the UK and overseas), as well as high-value commercial disputes relating to a range of commercial matters including fraud, IT and PFI projects, product recall and corporate claims arising from acquisitions. He acts on emergency injunctions (search and freezing injunctions).
His clients span sectors as diverse as government, manufacturing, financial services, technology, energy and health.
Cases in which Mo has advised include defending a major public sector body from claims exceeding £100m in relation to the cancellation of a large PFI project. He also acted on a number of internal investigations into fraud and corruption including historic corruption/fraud by a senior director within a FTSE 250 listed group, defending an HMRC investigation arising as a result and pursuing claims against the director responsible, as well as a significant $1bn multi-jurisdictional investigation into systemic corruption by a foreign public official.
Career
Mo joined Stewarts as a partner in 2013 after spending 14 years at Pinsent Masons, the last six as a partner.
Memberships
Mo is an accredited mediator (ADR Group), and a member of the IBA Asset Recovery Sub Committee and the Commercial Fraud Lawyers Association.
Personal
Mo enjoys outdoor sports and pursuits including running, riding his Pinarello around the Yorkshire Dales and skiing in the Alps.
Lawyer Rankings
Yorkshire and the Humber > Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Leeds and West Yorkshire; North Yorkshire
(Hall of Fame)Stewarts Law LLP has ‘fantastic strength and depth in heavy commercial litigation’, acting on high-profile and high-value claims, with expertise in corporate and commercial litigation, civil fraud, cartel damages, and IT disputes. Blue-chip clients including Marks & Spencer frequently instruct the team. ‘Fantastic lawyer and great leader‘ Mo Bhaskaran 
is the head of the team, specialising in fraud cases. ‘Super litigator’ Kate Pollock is a key practitioner within the team, acting on some of the highest-value competition damage claims nationally.
London > Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
(Leading individuals)A specialist litigation firm, Stewarts Law LLP directs its focus towards large scale investigations and recovery matters, acting on behalf of both corporates and governments, in addition to high growth cyber market disputes and insolvency, tax and trust-related matters. Practice head Mo Bhaskaran is instructed from clients across a varied array of industries including technology, energy, health, manufacturing and financial services.
Lawyer Rankings
- Commercial litigation: Leeds and West Yorkshire; North Yorkshire Yorkshire and the Humber > Dispute resolution
- Hall of Fame Yorkshire and the Humber > Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Leeds and West Yorkshire; North Yorkshire
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Insurance > Clinical negligence: claimant
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Leeds and West Yorkshire; North Yorkshire
- Private client > Family: Leeds, West Yorkshire, North Yorkshire
- Insurance > Personal injury: claimant