Edmonds Marshall McMahon has expanded into civil fraud matters from its traditional criminal law base and handles mandates involving cross-border claims and applications for worldwide freezing orders, Norwich Pharmacal Orders, and other forms of interim relief. Ashley Fairbrother and John Day co-lead the group and both come with client recommendations. Ben Siskind is an additional name to note, and the team was strengthened by the hire of Liina Tulk from Pogust Goodhead.
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‘Were brilliant for me in expertise with crypto fraud where they succeeded in recovering every penny of my scammed money using a novel piece of legislation.’
‘I worked with partner Ashley Fairbrother, who was brilliant and extremely easy to deal with.’
Key clients
- Lowry Trading Ltd and Scott Fletcher MBE
- The Football Foundation
Work highlights
Advising the Estate of Christopher Norman on recovery of various assets, including £3.6m worth of assets from a Swiss Trust, their interests in a £21m offshore property business, and a £2m loan.
Practice head
Ashley Fairbrother; John Day
Other key lawyers
Liina Tulk; Ben Siskind