Farrer & Co's fraud and asset recovery team is well-versed in high-value international civil fraud matters and its recent slate of work includes major cases in the healthcare and financial services sectors. At the helm of the practice, Jolyon Connell has built a strong reputation in civil fraud matters, particularly in leading counsel to finance sector entities. Senior figure Adrian Parkhouse and Gerard Heyes have both handled a wealth of high-stakes fraud cases, with William Charrington and Oliver Blundell rounding out the key counsel in the practice.
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‘The team at Farrer are highly professional against some difficult circumstances. They have been happy to soak up our frustrations and turn them into properly framed legal arguments to our opponents. They have been constantly sensitive to budget and have sought pragmatic ways to resolve a dispute which has changed in nature many times.’
‘The Farrer team of William Charrington, Oliver Blundell and Rhona Egerton have been marvellous in supporting us in a very complex dispute which includes contract terms and IP. Faced with some very unprofessional behaviour from opposing solicitors and their mercurial client, they have kept a highly professional approach and have sought at all times to find a way through the noise to help us find a solution to the dispute.’
‘Farrers have a fantastic disputes team which can nowadays go head-to-head with anyone in the city for the heaviest 9 or 10-figure fraud cases. In my experience they should be regarded as a top-flight disputes team.'
‘Gerard Heyes' background as an investigative lawyer really shines in financial fraud cases; he is also fantastic at handling difficult clients.'
'Jolyon Connell is a very sharp commercial litigator.’
‘The Farrers team managed a fraud litigation fantastically. Coordinated work effort managing a mammoth disclosure exercise, always proportionate and with an eye on the ultimate outcome. Always polite and a pleasure to work with and for.’
Key clients
- Barnard
- Breytenbach
- Energy Plus Limited
- ANZ Bank
Work highlights
Defending the principal defendant in respect of multi-billion-dollar fraud claims in various jurisdictions relating to the collapse of NMC PLC in 2020.
Adivsed the liquidators of MTI, who are taking action internationally to recover assets for its creditors after MTI was declared by the South African courts to be an industrial-scale fraud.
Acting for ANZ Bank in defence of fraud claims advanced against it and Westpac concerning a multimillion-dollar international fraud orchestrated across multiple jurisdictions.
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Practice head
Jolyon Connell
Other key lawyers
Adrian Parkhouse; Gerard Heyes; William Charrington; Oliver Blundell; Rhona Egerton