Legal routes for fraud, investigations and recovery.
A financial-crime matter can involve several possible routes at once: a criminal complaint, private prosecution, urgent injunction, civil recovery, regulatory response or a decision not to proceed. Our role is to establish which route the evidence supports and whether the likely benefit justifies the cost and disruption.
Discuss a matterPrivate prosecutions
Assess whether a private prosecution is the right legal route.
Learn moreAsset tracing & recovery
Find what remains, then choose a proportionate civil, criminal or insolvency remedy.
Learn moreCrypto fraud & digital assets
Turn the trail into exhibits, with the limits of the records stated.
Learn moreRegulatory defence & investigations
Control the first response and the record that follows.
Learn moreCross-border fraud & corruption
Hold the English file and instruct local counsel where foreign procedure is required.
Learn moreCorporate intelligence & pre-litigation
Lawful, confidential enquiries before litigation, investment or appointment.
Learn moreReviewed by Priya Raman, Compliance Officer for Legal Practice, on 15 June 2026. Next review due 15 June 2027. This page is general information about the law of England and Wales and is not advice on your situation.