A New Era for the IFG – Investing in the Fight Against Fraud

2020 continues to be a remarkable year globally. For the International Fraud Group it is the year when we reenergise ourselves and redouble our efforts to sustain our position as the world’s oldest and most experienced fraud investigatory and asset recovery network.
We have incorporated ourselves as the International Fraud Group Limited.

We are delighted to announce the appointment of three world class international sponsors in Grant Thornton, Augusta Ventures and Athena Partners.

We have also convened a Strategic Advisory Board, comprising leading individuals from the global antifraud community. Europe, North America and Asia are all represented by members Lluis Carreras (Spain), Peter Nagle (UK), Stefan Cassella (USA), Robert Murdoch (Indonesia) and Louise Delahunty (UK).

We have expanded our presence in the USA with the New York law firm, Chaffetz Lindsey, joining us in August.

We are building for the future and investing in the Fight Against Fraud.

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OffshoreAlert and IFG Partnership
We are delighted to have been invited to engage in a co-marketing Partnership with one of the industries’ most prestigious conference organisers OffshoreAlert, representing London 2023, Bangkok 2024, Miami 2024 https://www.offshorealert.com/events/ifg/ Event Information  OffshoreAlert London December 4 – 5, 2023 at the Leonardo Royal Hotel London St Paul’s 10 Godliman St., London, United Kingdom Launched
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Forteith International Symposium on Economic Crime
The International Fraud Group were delighted to sponsor the Cambridge International Symposium on Economic Crime in their 40th Year. Gary Miller, Partner and Head of Asia Desk at Mishcon de Reya LLP convened a panel on “The Impact of Culture on Fraud Investigations” and was joined by Tom Littlechild (Wells Fargo), Tyler Hodgson (The World
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A presumptuous task: interpreting “see to it” and “demand” guarantees
Guarantees have been described as the lifeblood of international commerce, but determining whether an instrument is a “see to it” or an “on demand” guarantee is not always straightforward. In this article we consider the different approaches taken by the English Commercial Court and Court of Appeal in Shanghai Shipyard Co Ltd v Reignwood International
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MUR Shipping BV v RTI Ltd: A cautionary contractual tale
In MUR Shipping BV v RTI Ltd, a decision arising in the context of a contract of affreightment, the English Court of Appeal has raised interesting questions as to the lengths commercial parties may be expected to go to in force majeure circumstances. Read the full article on Mishcon.com here.
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