ONTIER LLP's disputes team in London acts in a range of civil fraud and asset recovery matters, including several born of real estate transactions. Oliver Cain leads the practice group and is well-versed in high-value litigation and arbitration. James Dixon has notable strength in matters arising from insolvencies and Nicholas Dawson is an additional contact to note.
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Testimonials

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  • 'They have an impressive following of blue-chip, international clients who litigate in the High Court and arbitration in London.'

  • 'The size and experience of the team makes all the difference. Ontier has a good balance of partner engagement, and a well-resourced team that can respond quickly and effectively to obtain urgent relief where it is needed.'

  • 'Oliver Cain is an incredibly astute litigator with many years of experience. His strategic abilities are faultless. He knows where the case is going, and is excellent at implementing and communicating that strategy.'

  • 'Nicholas Dawson is very impressive. He gets into the technical details of the case, and stress-tests it. He is very effective at identifying the strengths and weaknesses, and then identifying a plan for bolstering the weaknesses.'

  • ‘Personal, human, creative.’

Key clients

  • ScottishPower
  • Banco de Sabadell
  • Delos Global SA
  • Aerium Finance Limited
  • 154 Bayswater Road Limited
  • Raymond James
  • Gunvor UK Limited
  • Emar Al-Bayadir For Development & Trading Limited
  • Cameroon Holdings Limited
  • Storfund Limited

Work highlights

Acted for two of 41 defendants in relation to the $875m multi-party fraud claim brought by the Public Institution for Social Security of Kuwait against Fahad Al-Rajaan and others.
Acted for a Panamanian entity and one of 17 defendants in long-running, cross-border litigation concerning the estate of deceased a Russian billionaire businessman.
Acted in English proceedings to recover the proceeds of a fraudulent crypto investment scheme.

Practice head

Oliver Cain

Other key lawyers

James Dixon; Nicholas Dawson