Serle Court has ‘quality at all levels for civil fraud work’. The team is very well versed in acting for defendants and claimants in a broad range of high-profile civil fraud matters, often leveraging the set’s wider expertise in insolvency and banking and finance matters. In addition, the group reports and uptick in claims involving the cryptocurrency arena. Public Institution for Social Security Fund v Al Rajaan sees Jonathan Adkin KC and Hugh Norbury KC appearing on either side of the $850m claim brought by the Kuwaiti public pension fund involving allegations of bribery and corruption. Dan McCourt Fritz KC is ‘very strong in civil fraud; his advocacy is smooth and confident but backed up with fierce intelligence’; he successfully appeared for the claimant in the Court of Appeal in İşbilen v Selman Turk & Ors, a £40m multi-jurisdictional fraud case. Among the juniors, Max Marenbon is ‘one to watch’, ‘ a formidable advocate undeterred by the most difficult challenges’. In recent developments at the set, Matthew Morrison KC took silk in March 2025.
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  • 'Nick Hockney and Dan Wheeler are both at the top of the market.'
  • 'Dan Wheeler always goes the extra distance when needed.'
  • 'Nick Hockney and Dan Wheeler are superb, responsive and great communicators.'
  • 'First-class clerking.'
  • 'Serle Court is an exceptionally strong set.'
  • 'Serle Court is rammed with talented operators who set the very highest standards in all they do.'

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2025 Silks

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