Earlier this week Lawyers Weekly published an article about Duxton Hill and how our specialist legal and investigation services will benefit organisations adversely affected by fraud, misconduct, or commercial crime during the COVID19 pandemic.
As more firms are following remote working practices, the risk of cybercrime has significantly increased and the additional financial pressure on the employees caused due to the pandemic may lead to increased dishonest behaviour. Unscrupulous criminals are upping the ante on scams to take advantage of the pandemic to make short-term gains from unsuspecting victims.
Andrew Tragardh, who heads Duxton Hill’s specialised multidisciplinary team of legal professionals, fraud experts and investigators, said it was imperative that companies seek specialist advice when responding to incidents of fraud or misconduct. Contrary to what was reported in Lawyers Weekly, disruption caused by the global coronavirus pandemic, and subsequent increases in risk to companies, did not “give rise” to Duxton Hill. The business of Duxton Hill commenced in early December 2019. But the commencement was timely.
Traditional law firms are not equipped with specialist fraud lawyers or fraud investigators experienced in responding with urgency to the complexities of fraud cases.
Some of the key services provided by Duxton Hill include recovery claims of stolen assets, freezing assets, insurance claims, cybersecurity incident response and investigation.
Duxton Hill’s icon of four pillars intersecting to create a diamond represents the four disciplines often needed to pursue or defend fraud, misconduct or financial crime cases: legal, accounting, investigation and IT. The diamond represents the positive outcome which is the focus.