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UK Guide 2023
UK-wide Fraud: Civil
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Band 3

2 Ranked Lawyers

About

Provided by Signature Litigation LLP

The department has recognised strength in managing all aspects of civil fraud in relation to its intersection with business crime and regulatory intervention. This includes investigating, initiating and defending all types of civil fraud claims. The department acts for a number of clients and other professionals, including foreign lawyers, forensic accountants, private investigators, IT specialists, liaising as appropriate with criminal and regulatory authorities on their behalf, to ensure the most effective strategy is adopted to deal with the interplay of the civil, criminal and regulatory landscape. 

The department's notable practitioners have been involved in guiding clients through investigation and litigation, managing the complex evidential and privilege issues often arising, and working effectively with other specialists, both domestically and internationally. 

The department has been involved in some very high profile cases involving accusations of dishonest and fraudulent activity against businesses and individuals, and is rapidly expanding its work in this area. 

Chambers Review

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Fraud: Civil - UK-wide
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Band 3
What the team is known for

Signature Litigation is a boutique dispute resolution firm acting on cross-border litigation including major fraud cases. The firm acts for both claimants and defendants on high-value claims, including large multiparty disputes, particularly those related to banking. It is experienced at obtaining all forms of injunctive relief and in tracing assets across multiple jurisdictions around the world.

Work Highlights

Provided by Signature Litigation LLP
  • Signature Litigation acted for Liberian company Cellcom Telecommunications in litigation concerning a DDOS cyber attack that took place in 2016, which was alleged to have been commissioned by a former Cellcom director against a competitor company.

Notable Practitioners

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Graham Huntley
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Band 2

Founding partner of Signature Litigation Graham Huntley regularly advises on fraud investigations and litigation, particularly in relation to banking and investment fraud. He is a highly regarded litigator known for handling cases of the utmost value, often on behalf of high net worth individuals and investors.

"Graham has a great sense of the strategic direction of a case and is able to push it where it needs to go. He is a good person to have around when dealing with tricky situations."

"Graham has supreme experience of litigation and fights hard for his clients."

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Kate Gee
Associates to watch

Kate Gee is a senior associate with notable experience in civil fraud work. She regularly advises clients on litigation and asset tracing relating to alleged fraud.

"Kate is great at driving a matter forward and building a team. She is really smart with a huge amount of energy and expertise."

"Kate is a great litigator. She is hard-working, dedicated to her clients and able to bring good commercial judgement to bear on her cases."

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Graham Huntley
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Associates to watch

Members

Provided by Signature Litigation LLP

Abdulali Jiwaji

Daniel Spendlove

Hermes Marangos

Ioannis Alexopoulos

Josh Wong

Natalia Chumak

Tom Snelling

Clients

Provided by Signature Litigation LLP

Ben Oldman Special Situations Fund L.P.

Berkeley Square Investment Partners

Bidzina Ivanishvili and family trusts

Blue Tropic Limited and Coppella Ventures Limited

Eastern European Engineering Co (Seychelles)

Privinvest

RBS Rights Issue Litigation Claimants

Industries

Provided by Signature Litigation LLP

Banking

Energy

Financial Services

Insurance