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It is estimated that there are over five million incidents of fraud and two million cyber-related crimes committed annually in the UK costing approximately �3 billion with organisations losing �3 billion per year.
Aimed at business directors, business owners, in-house lawyers and managers, forensic accountants and non-UK lawyers,
Commercial and Cyber Fraud: A Legal Guide to Justice for Businesses sets out the legal process, from discovery of the crime and consideration of options, through engaging lawyers, early interventions to secure assets in the hands of fraudsters and culminating in sections on legal rights and processes, including court trials.
This new title:
- Arms victims of business fraud with valuable information that will enable them to make confident and wise choices in their pursuit of justice right from the first discovery of commercial fraud or cyber fraud
- Sets out both the civil and criminal court options for victims
- Includes detailed guidance on how to choose, use and pay for lawyers
- Explains strategic imperatives, the relative merits of the different justice options and the hurdles that might have to be overcome
- Includes case studies and quotes from real victims of commercial and cyber fraud and insightful quotes from specialist fraud litigation lawyers
- Contains an introduction to international fraud cases and cross-border laws
List of contents
1. Discovery, first reactions and investigations
2. Objectives and options
3. Choosing, using and paying for lawyers
4. Tracing and securing assets in the civil courts
5. Civil court claims
6. Criminal investigations and criminal court prosecutions
7. International cases and enforcement
About the author
Ian Smith works across a spectrum of commercial fraud, cyber fraud and misconduct cases. He represents clients in the civil and criminal courts, acting for both victims and accused persons. Most of his cases are large-scale international proceedings involving asset tracing in a number of jurisdictions. He has a specialist regulatory law practice, advising law firms, City institutions, professional services and property firms. He advises in relation to anti-money laundering, counter terrorist finance, financial sanctions, anti-corruption and anti-tax evasion facilitation. Ian also lead-edits and co-authors the practitioners' text Asset Recovery: Criminal Confiscation and Civil Recovery (Oxford University Press). He is the Immediate Past President of VOCAL - the Victims of Crime Association of Lawyers. He was a founding member of the Proceeds of Crime Lawyers Association and is a former Secretary of the European Criminal Bar Association.
Summary
It is estimated that there are over five million incidents of fraud and two million cyber-related crimes committed annually in the UK costing approximately £193 billion with organisations losing £183 billion per year.
Aimed at business directors, business owners, in-house lawyers and managers, forensic accountants and non-UK lawyers, Commercial and Cyber Fraud: A Legal Guide to Justice for Businesses sets out the legal process, from discovery of the crime and consideration of options, through engaging lawyers, early interventions to secure assets in the hands of fraudsters and culminating in sections on legal rights and processes, including court trials.
This new title:
- Arms victims of business fraud with valuable information that will enable them to make confident and wise choices in their pursuit of justice right from the first discovery of commercial fraud or cyber fraud
- Sets out both the civil and criminal court options for victims
- Includes detailed guidance on how to choose, use and pay for lawyers
- Explains strategic imperatives, the relative merits of the different justice options and the hurdles that might have to be overcome
- Includes case studies and quotes from real victims of commercial and cyber fraud and insightful quotes from specialist fraud litigation lawyers
- Contains an introduction to international fraud cases and cross-border laws
This title is included in Bloomsbury Professional's Company and Commercial Law and Cyber Law online services.
Foreword
Sets out the legal process, from discovery of the crime and consideration of options, through engaging lawyers, early interventions to secure assets in the hands of fraudsters and culminating in sections on legal rights and processes, including court trials.
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As a legal practitioner in the fight against fraud, I found this title a really practical and useful guide. It brings together the maze of disparate considerations that one must take into account, necessarily in short order, when responding to a fraud on behalf of one's client or employer. Framed in simple language, and easy to digest; there are plenty of great generalist tips and solid examples. The author also covers discrete, specialist aspects, for instance, cyber and criminal considerations, which even seasoned generalists will find helpful. I highly recommend the book for those professionals who find themselves advising in relation to or responding to fraud, looking for a good overview.
