Asset Recovery and Enforcement — Our Services
Enforcement of Judgments, Arbitral and Divorce Awards
Getting a judgment or award is often only half of the story and the question of enforcement is frequently overlooked. Not at PCB Byrne.

As well as being experts in obtaining judgments and awards for our clients, we have years of experience in successful enforcement.

We regularly enforce domestic and overseas court judgments, and arbitral and divorce awards, against parties and states who will do everything they can to avoid complying with what they have been ordered to do. That’s why we are regularly recognised as asset recovery specialists.

Our notable experience
  • Enforcing the UK's largest-ever divorce award of £453 million across nine jurisdictions.
  • Acting for a Russian bank in a £150 million claim enforcing Russian judgments.
  • Enforcing a €130 million+ arbitral award against a European state, including whether the CJEU’s decision in Achmea offers a defence.
  • Enforcing judgments valued at £20 million against a Russian businessman.
  • Advising in connection with the enforcement of a US$200 million arbitral award.
  • The enforcement of a substantial ICSID award against a European state.
  • Enforcing a substantial divorce financial award obtained by the former wife of a wealthy businessman.
Our specialists
Anthony Riem
Senior Partner
0207 842 1650
07887 732522
Languages:
English
Nicola Boulton
Partner
0207 842 1659
Languages:
English
Trevor Mascarenhas
Partner
0207 842 1656
07775 910586
Languages:
English
Civil Fraud and Commercial Dispute Services
Asset Recovery and Enforcement
We have decades of expertise working across complex international fraud and asset recovery cases – delivering creative solutions, at pace.
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Civil Fraud
Regarded as a leader in the civil fraud space, our team is experienced representing both claimants and defendants in all areas of fraud litigation.
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Commercial Litigation
We have a wealth of experience in dealing with high-value, complex and heavily contested commercial litigation cases – often against large City and international firms.
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Insolvency and Restructuring
With wide-ranging experience acting for corporations and individuals alike, members of the PCB Byrne team have dealt with some of the largest insolvency cases to reach the English Courts.
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International Arbitration
We have worked with clients from around the world, who seek us out for our outcome-driven approach and pragmatic advice. We ensure every case is tailored to meet the needs of each client – often leaning on our litigation colleagues to support arbitration proceedings, for example in the case of interim relief applications.
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Business Crime and Regulatory Services
Asset Seizure and Forfeiture
With one of the most experienced teams in the country, we routinely tackle asset seizure and forfeiture investigations for a wide range of clients. We have established a number of legal precedents in this space, and have become the go-to firm for proactive, expert advice.
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Corporate and Financial Crime
Working across jurisdictions on all areas of corporate and financial crime, we regularly advise on issues such as fraud, bribery and corruption, economic sanctions and money laundering.
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Crypto Currency and Cyber Crime
We have built a reputation for our tenacity in building cases and in tracing, freezing and recovering assets. We work at the cutting edge of the law on interim relief, using the full armoury of the law in order to obtain results for our clients.
Regulatory and Disciplinary
Whether clients are facing investigations by the Financial Conduct Authority or the Dental Practice Board, we bring a wealth of international experience across regulatory and compliance enquiries.
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Serious and General Crime
We bring our criminal defence expertise to bear across a range of general crime issues, from theft and fraud to sexual and violent offences.
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