Fraud: Civil
UK Guide 2025 : UK-wide
Band 5
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Provided by Withers LLP
With experience in complex and large-scale international fraud cases, Withers' civil fraud practice is well versed in matters involving private capital and acting for successful individuals and their businesses. We represent both claimants and respondents in wide ranging cases from art and cultural asset frauds to high-value multi-jurisdictional cases involving financial services or complex trust structures.
The firm's strong international platform enables our team to trace assets across the world, acting for clients in all major litigation jurisdictions. We are also the only onshore law firm with an offshore practice in the BVI, providing the capability to handle fraud and complex asset tracing through this jurisdiction.
Chambers Review
Withers represents both claimants and defendants in a variety of sizeable disputes in both the English courts and internationally. The firm frequently handles matters relating to bank fraud and art theft, with extensive experience in cases which involve trusts and private capital. It represents both individual and corporate clients in matters concerning high financial and reputational stakes.
Work Highlights
- Withers advised a network of international start-up incubator claimants in a case concerning misappropriated funds by a former director, Mr Oussama Ammar and his companies.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"They have a truly exceptional commercial litigation team, with a remarkable blend of technical precision and user-friendliness."
"They have excellent international connections for disputes with an international dimension, which is particularly useful."
"They have a truly exceptional commercial litigation team, with a remarkable blend of technical precision and user-friendliness."
"They have excellent international connections for disputes with an international dimension, which is particularly useful."
Notable Practitioners
Stephen Ross heads the global fraud team at Withers and is an experienced commercial litigator. He handles high-value fraud proceedings as well as helping clients to trace and recover their assets, with particular expertise in representing family offices.
"He is fantastic with clients but also is a real strategist."
"Stephen is lovely. He's calm and thoughtful with excellent commercial judgement."
"He is really sensible and commercially switched on."