Civil fraud and asset recovery
Tuesday 24 November 2026
6pm - 7.30pm followed by drinks
Wilberforce Chambers, 77 Chancery Lane
Tom Robinson KC (Wilberforce Chambers), Caroline Greenwell (Charles Russell Speechlys), Claire Broadbelt (Greenberg Traurig) and Jonathan Thielmann (Kroll) will be speaking at the London International Investigations and Asset Recovery Conference (“LIIARC) for Should You Even Bother? Making the Case for Bringing a Case.
We talk a lot about how to bring asset recovery claims, but this session asks the question clients often want answered first: should they even bother?
Using a case study, our panel will explore the commercial, investigative, legal and international enforcement considerations that shape asset recovery strategy. As the scenario develops, speakers and audience members will be challenged to make key strategic decisions: Is there enough evidence to proceed? Should urgent relief be sought? What tools are available? Where are the assets? Is funding realistic? And ultimately, is recovery worth pursuing?
Bringing together perspectives from investigations, litigation, asset tracing and enforcement, the panel will examine how different strategies emerge at different stages of a case and why there is rarely a single “right” answer.
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