‘Widely recognised as a leading set for civil fraud work’, Twenty Essex has ‘a deep bench of highly skilled advocates with extensive experience in multi-jurisdictional disputes’. Among the senior end of chambers, Blair Leahy KC is ‘a strong choice for multi-jurisdictional disputes’, and Philip Edey KC has ‘extensive experience of fraud cases’. Luke Pearce KC stands out as ‘an ideal choice for tricky fraud cases where mastery of the detail is imperative’. Paul Lowenstein KC‘s ’commercial awareness and calm authority make him a trusted advisor in high-stakes fraud litigation‘; he is leading Andrew Feld and Edward Gilmore on behalf of the claimants in Chen and others v Ma  and others, a BVI claim alleging unlawful means conspiracy connected to the movement of secured assets out of the corporate holding structure of the A7 skyscraper construction project in Taiwan.
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  • 'They are professionally outstanding.'
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