Forensic Intelligence
Tracing Services
Recovery often starts with finding the money. Our tracing team uses banking subpoenas, blockchain forensics, corporate-records investigation, and OSINT to locate hidden assets and identify recipients of stolen funds.
Use Cases
When asset tracing is critical
Tracing is most valuable when you already know the loss but not where the money has gone, or when a defendant claims to have no recoverable assets.
Crypto Laundering
Tracing funds through complex mixer protocols, cross-chain bridges, and unregulated exchanges to identify the final cash-out point.
Shell Companies
Unpicking layered corporate structures and offshore trusts to reveal the ultimate beneficial owners of hidden wealth.
Judgment Evasion
Locating assets for clients who hold a court judgment but face a defendant claiming insolvency or hiding wealth.
Matrimonial Disputes
Identifying dissipated marital assets or hidden accounts during high-net-worth divorce and financial remedy proceedings.
Our Approach
Our Recovery Process
Scope
We assess what is known, what is needed, and what tracing tools are appropriate.
Trace
We use banking disclosure, blockchain forensics, OSINT, and corporate-records investigation.
Secure
Where assets are found, we obtain freezing orders to prevent dissipation.
Enforce
We coordinate enforcement against identified assets through UK and international processes.
Our Capabilities
The tools we use to find hidden wealth
We combine traditional legal discovery with cutting-edge digital forensics to track funds across any jurisdiction or asset class.
Banking Disclosure Orders
We utilise Bankers Trust and Norwich Pharmacal applications to compel third-party banks to reveal account details.
Blockchain Forensics
We map crypto flows across wallets, mixers, and decentralised exchanges using enterprise-grade chain analysis.
Corporate Records Investigation
Our investigators unpick complex shell-company structures and offshore trusts to reveal ultimate beneficial owners.
Open Source Intelligence
We leverage public records, social media footprints, and leaked databases to build a comprehensive asset profile.
£2.4M Traced and Frozen from Offshore Crypto Mixer
A corporate client suffered a business email compromise attack resulting in the theft of £2.4M in cryptocurrency. The funds were immediately routed through a sophisticated tumbling service. Our blockchain forensics team mapped the entire transaction tree, identifying the final destination wallets held by a regulated exchange in the EU. By coordinating with local counsel and securing a worldwide freezing order, we prevented the dissipation of the assets and facilitated a full recovery for the client.
When To Use Tracing
Tracing is most valuable when you already know the loss but not where the money has gone, or when a defendant claims to have no recoverable assets. It is equally valuable for civil fraud claims, divorce cases, business disputes, and judgment enforcement.
Our Evidential Standards
Every tracing report we produce is prepared to strict evidential standards. Our forensic accountants and blockchain analysts ensure that all data is admissible in court, providing your legal team with the robust foundation needed to secure freezing orders and ultimately recover your funds.
Need to find where money has gone?
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Common Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
Initial tracing reports often take 4 to 8 weeks. Court-ordered disclosure adds further time.
Yes, our reports are prepared to evidential standards for use in proceedings.
Yes, particularly across the UK, EU, US, and major offshore financial centres.
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