Stewarts Law LLP’s ‘highly responsive, commercial and forward-looking team’ for civil fraud cases is a key component of the litigation boutique. Its expertise extends across a number of areas, including large-scale investigations and recovery for governments and large corporates, technology sector disputes, and fraud arising from insolvencies. Leeds-based Mo Bhaskaran heads the practice group and has twenty years of experience in fraud and corruption. Pia Mithani has particular expertise in high-value, multi-jurisdictional fraud and asset recovery cases, including those with parallel criminal proceedings. Global asset recovery expert Alex Jay is another experienced name to note, and Sophie Lalor-Harbord is a further asset in the partnership, with significant experience in injunctive work for both claimants and defendants.
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Testimonials
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‘Great collaborative team, very easy to work with.’
‘Mo Bhaskaran has excellent strategic judgement.'
'Pia Mithani is an expert at handling experts and foreign law issues.'
‘A highly responsive, commercial and forward-looking team, focused on outcomes rather than processes or specific jurisdictions.’
‘Alex Jay is excellent - he really owns a case - he is personable, technically strong, diplomatic and indefatigable.’
‘Stewarts has a stand-out team in this area, combining a deep knowledge of the sector with good resourcing, excellent associate support and a responsive and diligent ethic that makes them easy to work with and recommend to clients.’
‘Alex Jay and his team epitomise everything that is great about working with Stewarts; smart, available, responsive, careful with client needs, both in what they charge and how they present the work product.'
'I cannot speak highly enough of Alex Jay and his team and would always recommend them to clients.’
'This is a very strong litigation team where each lawyer is valuable and can deliver a seamless product in the biggest of cases.'
'Alex Jay is at the top of the market.'
Key clients
- Public Institution for Social Security
- Arena Television Limited
- Arena Aviation Limited
- Arena Holdings Limited
- Kroll Advisory Limited
- VEL Ltd
- Interpath Advisory
- Teneo
- Direct Investments Limited
Work highlights
Advising the Public Institution for Social Security, Kuwait on a claim against the estate of its former Director General and multiple accessory defendants regarding alleged bribery, quantified in excess of approximately $2bn.
Representing the court-appointed receiver of a BVI company, DIL, in obtaining an ex parte proprietary and freezing injunction over approximately £50m worth of assets following transfers made out of the company in breach of a BVI order putting it into receivership.
Acting for the joint liquidators in pursuing claims in negligence against Bank of Scotland plc and Lloyds Bank plc in respect of the banking services provided to the companies from around 2002.
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Practice head
Mo Bhaskaran
Other key lawyers
Pia Mithani; Alex Jay; Sophie Lalor-Harbord