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What Happens When Lawyers Use Funds Restrained by a Mareva Injunction?
Fraud Awareness – we publish Fraud Awareness blog posts as large-scale frauds continue unabated in Canada. Our firm often reminds fraud victims that they cannot reasonably rely on Canada’s criminal system for recovery or justice in fraud matters. The criminal...
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The W5 “Crypto Bros” Story on the Bankruptcy of “Crypto King” Aiden Pleterski Explained
The W5 program raised the questions of why it was that Pleterski was living the high life while a bankrupt and why all three “Crypto Bros” were not subject to criminal charges. The W5 program reported on how Ontario’s civil courts have jailed Murphy[1] and issued an...
A Novel Norwich (Tracing) Order in the Context of a Bank Account Phishing Fraud
The focus of our firm’s investigation and law practice is fraud recovery. We only act for victims of fraud. In this context, we frequently file applications for “tracing” orders – referred to “Norwich” orders in the civil law context, and “production” orders in the criminal setting.
Responding to a Mareva: The Recovery of Donor Funds in the Canadian Freedom Convoy Litigation
This paper is for our presentation at the Association of Certified Forensic Investigators of Canada on October 5, 2022. A corresponding power-point will be used at the presentation. The statements made in this paper are word-for-word as stated in our factum filed with...
2021 Update: Why the Criminal Process is Secondary in Fraud Recovery –Part II: Criminal Funding Rights Override Victim Mareva Recovery Rights
In August 2019, we published a blog entitled Why the Criminal Process is Secondary in Fraud Recovery – Part II: Criminal Funding Rights Override Victim Mareva Recovery Rights.[1] The recent Madan Family Fraud case by the Ontario government, released on December 24,...
Mareva (Asset Freezing) Injunctions in Toronto in the COVID-19 Era
At the commencement of the COVID-19 era, the Courts in Ontario (and elsewhere) declared that they were shutting down other than for the hearing of urgent cases. What constitutes an urgent case with respect to fraud cases was not precisely defined. The Ontario Courts...
What Fraud Victims Should Know About the Civil Remedies Act
At Investigation Counsel, we receive inquiries from fraud victims, often through the internet, requesting information on alternatives to traditional civil recovery due to the cost of private litigation. One such request was for information as to whether recoveries are...
Legal Information For Fraud Victims
What Happens When Lawyers Use Funds Restrained by a Mareva Injunction?
Fraud Awareness – we publish Fraud Awareness blog posts as large-scale frauds continue unabated in Canada. Our firm often reminds fraud victims that they cannot reasonably rely on Canada’s criminal system for recovery or justice in fraud matters. The criminal...
New Developments in Extending Mareva Injunctions Post Judgment
Fraud Awareness – we publish Fraud Awareness blog posts as large-scale frauds continue unabated in Canada. Our firm often reminds fraud victims that they cannot reasonably rely on Canada’s criminal system for recovery or justice in fraud matters. The criminal...
The Evolving Law of Civil Contempt related to Fraud Recovery Injunctions
Civil contempt of court law is important to fraud victims seeking recovery. Their money is missing. A court orders the person who received their money to disclose where it went. The recipient refuses. The victim brings a motion for a declaration of contempt of court....
Offshore Alert Miami 2025 – An Update on Crypto Tracing and Recovery
For the past 15 years or so I have attended various Offshore Alert conferences. I recommend them. Those who attend are fraud and asset recovery lawyers, forensic accountants, trustees, private sector investigators and investigative journalists. The conferences are...
A Novel Norwich (Tracing) Order in the Context of a Bank Account Phishing Fraud
The focus of our firm’s investigation and law practice is fraud recovery. We only act for victims of fraud. In this context, we frequently file applications for “tracing” orders – referred to “Norwich” orders in the civil law context, and “production” orders in the criminal setting.
Responding to a Mareva: The Recovery of Donor Funds in the Canadian Freedom Convoy Litigation
This paper is for our presentation at the Association of Certified Forensic Investigators of Canada on October 5, 2022. A corresponding power-point will be used at the presentation. The statements made in this paper are word-for-word as stated in our factum filed with...