— Fraud & Asset Recovery · Surrey, BC

When the money is gone, speed decides everything.

Civil fraud, deceit, misrepresentation and breach of trust. Recovering what was taken, and moving quickly enough that there is still something left to recover.

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(778) 262-2835

Your first 30 minutes are free. If you believe funds are being moved right now, say so when you call and we will treat it as urgent.

— Overview

Recovery is a race against dissipation, not a search for justice in the abstract.

Civil fraud claims are won or lost on how fast they start. Money that has been taken gets moved, spent, layered through accounts or pushed offshore, and every week of delay reduces what can realistically be recovered. The legal merits rarely change. What changes is whether there are assets left at the end of them.

This is a different exercise from a criminal prosecution. A criminal case punishes the person responsible; it does not generally get your money back, and it runs on the Crown's timetable rather than yours. Civil recovery is your own claim, brought on your own schedule, with remedies aimed squarely at locating and preserving assets. The two can run in parallel, and often should.

— What we handle

Fraud & Asset Recovery.

I.Civil fraud & deceit claims

II.Misrepresentation in transactions

III.Breach of trust & fiduciary duty

IV.Urgent freezing & preservation relief

V.Tracing funds through accounts

VI.Fraudulent conveyance claims

VII.Recovery against professionals & advisors

VIII.Enforcement of judgments

— How it runs

Four stages, in order.

The first conversation

We work out what was taken, when you discovered it, and where the money may have gone. If dissipation is live, urgency overrides everything else in the file.

URGENT

Preserve

Where the evidence supports it, we move for relief that stops assets being moved or disposed of while the claim proceeds. This is the step that most often decides whether recovery is possible at all.

PRESERVE

III

Trace

Funds are followed through accounts, transfers and any entities they passed into. Transfers made to put assets beyond reach can be attacked in their own right.

TRACE

Recover

The claim is pursued to judgment or settlement, and then actually enforced. A judgment nobody can collect on is not a result.

RECOVER

— Common questions

What clients usually ask first.

I have been charged with fraud. Is this the right page?+

No. This page is about recovering money you have lost. If you are the person facing a fraud charge, that is a criminal matter and you should look at our criminal defence practice instead, or call us and we will put you with the right lawyer. Both are handled by this firm.

Should I go to the police or sue?+

They are not alternatives and one does not replace the other. A criminal complaint may lead to a prosecution, but it is run by the Crown and is aimed at punishment rather than repayment. A civil claim is yours to control and is aimed at getting the money back. Where the amounts justify it, both are often pursued at once.

Can anything be done to stop the money disappearing?+

Sometimes, and it is the most important question in the file. Courts can grant urgent relief preserving assets while a claim is decided, but that relief demands strong evidence and moves on very short timelines. The earlier you get advice, the more realistic it becomes.

What if the money was moved into someone else's name?+

Transfers made to put assets out of a creditor's reach can be challenged, and assets can be traced through the hands they passed into. Family members, corporations and holding structures do not automatically defeat a claim, though they do make it more complex.

Is it worth it if the amount is modest?+

Sometimes not, and we will tell you plainly rather than run up a file. Recovery litigation makes commercial sense when there is a realistic prospect of assets at the end of it. That assessment is part of the first conversation, not something we work out three months in.

— Begin

If money is moving, call today.

The first 30 minutes are free. Call (778) 262-2835 or send a confidential inquiry — every conversation is privileged.