Fraud investigation and asset tracing in India for foreign claimants.
A foreign company that has been defrauded by an Indian counterparty, agent or employee has a combination of civil and criminal remedies in India - civil suits for recovery with urgent attachment and injunction, criminal complaints for cheating and criminal breach of trust, and, where the proceeds have been laundered, engagement with the enforcement authorities. Speed and asset preservation are decisive before funds are moved or dissipated.
Effective recovery depends on early tracing of assets and urgent protective orders, run in parallel with the substantive claim. AMLEGALS advises foreign companies on the civil and criminal strategy for fraud, obtains urgent attachment and injunctions to freeze assets, conducts asset tracing, and pursues recovery through the courts while coordinating any criminal process.
Designing the combined civil and criminal strategy to maximise recovery and pressure.
Obtaining urgent attachment and injunctions to preserve assets before dissipation.
Tracing diverted funds and assets through investigation and discovery.
Filing and following up criminal complaints for cheating and breach of trust.
Prosecuting the civil suit for recovery and damages to judgment and execution.
Coordinating with enforcement authorities where money laundering is involved.
It can pursue civil recovery with urgent attachment and injunctions to freeze assets, file criminal complaints for cheating and criminal breach of trust, and engage the enforcement authorities where proceeds are laundered. Acting quickly to preserve assets is critical, which AMLEGALS prioritises.
Through investigation, court-ordered discovery, banking and corporate records and, where available, forensic analysis, combined with urgent freezing orders to stop further movement. AMLEGALS runs the tracing alongside the protective applications.
Usually both, in parallel - the civil route drives recovery and asset preservation, while the criminal route adds pressure and can engage enforcement machinery. AMLEGALS designs and coordinates the combined strategy.
No. No engagement is treated as accepted until conflicts, scope and terms are confirmed in writing. An initial discussion is confidential and is used only to understand the matter and assess fit.
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