Expertise

Kathryn is a specialist in civil fraud. She is highly regarded and successful in the pursuit or defence of serious fraud allegations.

Kathryn heads the Fraud Defence Group. A distinguishing part of Kathryn’s practice is the provision of comprehensive strategic advice to individuals facing potential civil claims whilst subject to the scrutiny of prosecution agencies, inland revenue, regulators or employers in domestic and cross border financial fraud investigation.

Key Experience and Clients

• Acted for a senior executive summarily dismissed on spurious grounds of dishonesty and/or gross misconduct. Successfully negotiated a substantial financial award for the client and a full written retraction of the dishonesty allegations after actively pursuing claims in the High Court and Employment Tribunal.
• Represented a high profile financier in a resounding victory against an interior designer who had systematically defrauded by operating phoenix companies in order to avoid personal liability.
• Acted for private equity investment companies and an Administrative Receiver. Achieved innovative Interlocutory Orders allowing the companies whose ownership was in dispute to trade (by virtue of a Court appointed Board of Directors) whilst proceedings were extant. A successful Strike Out Judgment was obtained against the two main Defendants (who had asset stripped the companies and by virtue of an illegal share allotment had awarded control to themselves) to return control of the companies to their clients, damages and Costs Orders. The proceedings were successfully settled with all the Defendants.
• Acted for a high street manufacturer and retailer of jewellery. Obtained a freezing, asset preservation, disclosure and delivery up order against ex-employees, employees and others who had stolen money, stock, confidential information and set up a competing business. Achieved Judgment at the earliest opportunity, third party debt orders, charging orders and significant cost orders against all the defendants.
• Advised several City of London bankers in proceedings brought by the Italian regulator. Lead a team of international lawyers.
• Advising a company in proceedings brought by the Hungary authorities alleging personal liability in respect of the insolvency of the Company’s Hungarian subsidiary.
• Advising in major cases with prosecutors in Hungary and Germany.
• Advising individuals in relation to HMRC enquiries into personal and trust assets.

Professional Memberships

• Director of the Fraud Women's Network
• Founder of Mishcon de Reya’s Criminal Law Panel

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