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UNCOVERING fraud, forgery, orders to freeze assets, locating assets and the enforcement of claims have been confirmed as some of the topics being discussed by leading experts at this year’s upcoming AO Hall Biennial Fraud Conference.
The island’s leading fraud conference, which takes place on Friday 26th September, will consider the complexities of catching fraudsters who are using increasingly sophisticated methods and recovering their ill-gotten gains. It will include speakers from Guernsey, Jersey, the UK and Cayman.
‘We have worked closely with all our guest speakers, whom are leading fraud experts, to provide a comprehensive programme of the latest developments in catching fraudsters and tracing their assets in multiple jurisdictions. As legal expertise and police investigations become more sophisticated, so does the criminality of fraud and it’s imperative that we try and remain one step ahead,’ said AO Hall partner Alison Ozanne.
‘As this is the fifth AO Hall fraud conference we have decided to do something a little different with the format. We have devised a case study which will develop during the day and each of our speakers will use that to illustrate their particular subject. We hope that this will be an insightful way of showing delegates how the topics we are discussing can be applied practically in every day cases.’
The conference, which is again being hosted in conjunction with the GTA University Centre, will be opened by Advocate Ozanne and GTA deputy chief executive Simon Le Tocq. Keynote speaker Detective Chief Superintendent Oliver Shaw, who heads the 300 strong Economic Crime Directorate of the City of London Police, will then talk about “what’s hot and what’s not” in fraud.
AO Hall group partner Matt Sanders will then look at relevant Guernsey law corporate issues before introducing the case study. Dr Audrey Giles, a leading forensic scientist and forgery expert, will speak on uncovering and evidencing fraud before Elspeth Talbot Rice QC and Daniel Warents from leading offshore Chancery Chambers, XXIV Old Buildings, will discuss issues about the availability of court orders to freeze assets and obtain disclosure in different jurisdictions. Well known Jersey Advocate Stephen Baker, from Baker & Partners, will deal with the issues arising from pursuing parallel civil and criminal proceedings and Claire Broadbelt from Mishcon de Reya Solicitors will speak on the eventual means of enforcement of claims.
Practical breakout sessions, which will be held in both the morning and the afternoon, will see Penny Cassell, director of Krys Global’s Cayman office, looking at the practicalities of locating assets, obtaining disclosure and tracing techniques and AO Hall group partner Paul Buckle and senior associate Sarah Brehaut will discuss personal claims for recovery against other parties involved.
‘The aim of this year’s AO Hall Fraud Conference is to give delegates the insight and the knowledge to identify possible fraud and the practical tools to gather evidence and pursue a claim. We have some outstanding speakers and I am confident this year’s conference will be the most successful yet,’ said Advocate Ozanne.
Anyone wanting more information or wishing to book a space for the not for profit AO Hall Biennial Fraud Conference, which costs £150 and carries six CPD points, should contact Sarah Elliott at the GTA University Centre on 721555 or by emailing sarah.elliott@gta.gg
