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IFG Event in London / 8-9 June 2026
IFG Members Meeting – London 20268–9 June 2026 | Hosted by Mishcon de Reya The International Fraud Group (IFG) will bring together its global network in London for two days of insight, collaboration, and connection. Hosted by Mishcon de Reya, the event will feature engaging discussions, shared expertise, and opportunities to strengthen relationships across the
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20th Anniversary Edition Fraud, Asset Tracing & Recovery Geneva
20th Anniversary Edition Fraud, Asset Tracing & Recovery Geneva 12–13 March 2026 | Hotel President Wilson, Geneva Website: http://bit.ly/3L0ElYQ Email: enquiries@c5-online.com Phone: +44 (0) 20 4532 2313 For 20 years, C5’s Fraud, Asset Tracing & Recovery Geneva conference has been the premiere annual gathering for the global fraud and asset recovery community. Each year, litigators,
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OffshoreAlert Conference Miami 26-28, April 2026
Whatever your role in the fast-paced world of high-value international finance, you need to understand what’s going on at any given time to mitigate risk and maximize opportunity. Every significant business or investment decision should be preceded by a comprehensive process of trying to understand what you’re contemplating getting into. In other words, don’t ‘wing
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OffshoreAlert Conference Bangkok March 11-12, 2026!
As a proud partner of OffshoreAlert Bangkok, IFG invites you to join the leading event on intelligence, investigations, and recovery in high-value international finance. Join top investigators, insolvency practitioners, asset recovery attorneys, and intelligence specialists as we bring our signature blend of expertise, innovation, and global connections to the region. In the fast-paced world of
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Disputes Nightmares Scenario flash digital session: “What would you do if…you are served with a worldwide freezing order?”
Join Barry Coffey, Partner in the Dispute Resolution team at Mishcon de Reya, Matthew Ewens, Partner in the White Collar Crime and Investigations team and Claire Davidson of DRD Partnership as they consider what to do if you, your company or one of your directors are served with a worldwide freezing order. Date: Wednesday 6th November at 12 noon There is
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Introducing our Global Asset Recovery Guides
In an era where cross-border financial disputes and asset recovery have become increasingly intricate, our guides offer a practical roadmap for navigating asset recovery across various jurisdictions.
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Artificial Intelligence (AI): Are machines revolutionizing International Arbitration?
Claudio de Castro, Partner of Arias, Fábrega & Fábrega has written the below article on AI.
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Tackling Fraud: The Labour Government’s Strategy
With fraud currently making up over 40% of crime in the UK, it’s a critical issue for the new government to address.
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RETURN ON INVESTMENT: Making litigation pay its way – the IFG philosophy
“Among the global firsts achieved by the International Fraud Group was the development of its R.O.I. approach to asset recovery, first deployed in the late 70’s when instructed by Citibank to recover fraud losses emerging out of their Asian business. This philosophy lies at the heart of everything the IFG does and distinguishes us from
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A banker’s quincecare duty: practical implications of some recent judicial authority
In Barclays Bank plc v. Quincecare Ltd [1992] 4 All ER 363, it was held that "a banker must refrain from executing an order if and for as long as the banker is 'put on inquiry' in the sense that he has reasonable grounds (although not necessarily proof) for believing that the order is an attempt to misappropriate the funds of the company".
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Are you ready for strong customer authentication?
The revised Payment Services Directive ("PSD2") makes significant amendments to the laws that govern payment services in the EU.
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Fraud Insights: Protecting shareholder rights through unfair prejudice petitions
Where the affairs of a company are being or have been conducted in a manner that it is unfairly prejudicial to the interests of a shareholder, or an actual or proposed act or omission would be so prejudicial, a shareholder can apply to the Court under section 994 of the Companies Act 2006 through what is commonly known as an unfair prejudice petition.
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Fraud Insights: Worldwide freezing order continued despite allegations of delay
A recent decision of the High Court in PJSC National Bank Trust and PJSC Otkritie Bank Financial Corporation v Boris Mints and others [2019] EWHC 2061 (Comm) found that it was appropriate to continue a worldwide freezing order in circumstances where there was a good arguable case that the Defendants had used complex structures and methods, involving substantial sums of money, to defraud the Claimant banks despite the absence of any recent evidence of dissipation by the defendants.
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Fraud Insights: Criminal sanctions for wilful and reckless mismanagement of pension schemes
In February 2019, the Government published its response to the consultation on Protecting Defined Benefit Pension Schemes – A Stronger Pensions Regulator (the "Consultation Paper"). Amongst the new proposed regulations in the Consultation Paper, the government said it intends to create a new criminal offence of wilful or reckless behaviour in relation to a pension scheme punishable by a maximum penalty of up to seven years' imprisonment and/or unlimited fines.
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Future fakes- what to do when you can no longer believe your eyes
Deepfakes – hyper realistic and convincing fake videos generated through AI technology – are potentially one of the most disturbing tech developments of recent times.
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NCA report: Financial Trojans & Organised Crime
Once a fringe issue, cybercrime has become a key threat to businesses and individuals alike, and is central to UK law-enforcement strategy.
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