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Fraud: civil

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Wedlake Bell LLP

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Wedlake Bell LLP‘s experienced team has wide-ranging expertise of injunctive work in fraud cases and continues to act in such matters on a regular basis. The practice is jointly headed by Frances Coulson, who has particular experience in cases arising from insolvency, and Ed Starling, who is accomplished across a range of business-critical litigation. Tim Maxwell has a specialism in the art sector, while Richard Saunders focuses on larger insolvencies, usually involving fraud and injunctive relief.
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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘I have worked with many in the team at Wedlake Bell. Under the lead of Frances Coulson, each member of the team has been a delight to work with - well prepared, committed and focussed on a solution.’

  • ‘Frances Coulson is a delight to work with. She is practical, very knowledgeable and solutions focused.’

  • 'This is the pre-eminent fraud and assets recovery unit in insolvency cases.'

  • 'The firms depth of knowledge is second to none and extends well beyond the headline names.'

  • 'They are specialists in acting for government bodies.'

  • 'To put it shortly, there is no other firm with the same talent set and it shows.'

Key clients

  • Begbies Traynor
  • Moore Kingston Smith
  • Azets
  • PKF
  • Grant Thornton UK LLP
  • Interpath
  • Forvis Mazars
  • Moorfields
  • Macintyre Hudson

Work highlights

Advising liquidators from Begbies Traynor on a significant fraud and the most complex umbrella payroll case to come to court to date, securing a judgment for £24m.
Acted for liquidators from MHA on behalf of Lime and Black BPS Limited, in securing a judgment.
Advising liquidators from Azets on a substantial VAT fraud.

Practice head

Frances Coulson; Ed Starling

Other key lawyers

Tim Maxwell; James Latham; Edward Saunders; Richard Saunders; Sara Crystal