More success for Rogers and Norton’s Litigation team in defamation claim
It was alleged in May 2020 that our clients were subject to Police Investigation. This allegation was completely untrue and…
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The majority of corporate fraud involves employees. Although fraud has traditionally been regarded as hard to prove, the Fraud Act 2006 provisions made it easier to obtain a conviction.
Employee fraud can take on many different forms; at one end of the spectrum we have small scale fraud where employees add on a few more miles to their expenses claim forms at the end of the month. At the other end of the scale employees have been known to inadvertently engineer the downfall of their employer; in 1995 Nick Leeson contributed to the collapse of the UK’s oldest merchant bank, Barings.
A great deal of employee fraud goes unnoticed and unreported. Many businesses simply do not have sufficiently rigorous or robust systems in place to prevent losses.
The Rogers and Norton employment law team have wide ranging knowledge and expertise in cases relating to fraud, bribery and dishonesty in the workplace. The team are well placed to advise and support employers in connection with investigations into suspected fraudulent or corrupt activities. We recognise the importance of managing and protecting our clients’ financial and reputational interests and can advise you on the appropriate action to take.
Under the Fraud Act 2006, fraud offences are defined as:
Director
Litigation, Norwich
Peter is recognised as an expert and leader in commercial litigation, he has a particular specialism in dealing with:
He is very experienced in High Court and County Court claims, Court of Appeal., First Tier Tax Tribunal, Adjudication, Mediation; Arbitration (including International Arbitration); County Court and High Court injunctions and advocacy.
Clients are based locally, nationally and internationally.
The value of claims range from £10,000 into multi-millions.
Recent Cases Include:
Associate
Litigation, Norwich
Elizabeth specialises in general civil litigation, including debt recovery, contract disputes, landlord and tenant disputes, insolvency and enforcement of judgments. She has prior advocacy experience and regularly appears in local county courts on behalf of clients. Elizabeth also has experience of advising commercial tenants in relation to contested non-domestic rates proceedings in the magistrates’ court. She regularly advises residential landlords in respect of termination of tenancy agreements legally, arranging for the appropriate notices to be served, and issuing court proceedings where necessary to recover possession and unpaid rent. In respect of commercial landlords, Elizabeth deals with dilapidations claims, recovery of rent and service charge arrears, and forfeiture proceedings. She also represents landowners in respect of taking court proceedings against trespassers.
Elizabeth also has experience of a wide range of real property disputes, including rights of way issues, neighbour disputes and adverse possession claims, many of which she has been able to resolve on favourable terms for clients.
Whilst primarily dealing with contentious matters, Elizabeth also recognises when settlement would be a more pragmatic and commercial solution for clients and has accompanied clients at mediations to assist in negotiating settlement terms.