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Fraud claims are surging, with England and Wales increasingly the forum of choice for global disputes. Writing in NLJ this week, Jon Felce of Cooke, Young & Keidan reports claims have risen sharply, with fraud now a major share of litigation and costing billions worldwide
He notes that ‘fraudsters often seek to turn disputes into a war of attrition’, exploiting delay and cost, while AI is accelerating scams.
Despite thin jurisdictional links, litigants are drawn by the courts’ ‘rigour, fairness and impartiality’ and powerful remedies like freezing orders. Yet growing jurisdictional battles mean claimants must plan carefully to keep cases anchored in England.
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