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Rhianna Tsiattalou
Rhianna Tsiattalou is a Solicitor in the Civil Litigation department at Stokoe Partnership Solicitors. She is an experienced commercial litigator with particular expertise in civil fraud disputes, freezing orders, and complex cross-border litigation. Rhianna represents […]
Jessica Sarwat
Jessica Sarwat is a Solicitor in the Civil Litigation department at Stokoe Partnership Solicitors. She is an experienced commercial litigator with experience in representing high-net-worth individuals and corporate clients in complex, high-value, cross-border disputes. Jessica’s […]
Amjid Jabbar
Amjid Jabbar is a Partner at Stokoe Partnership Solicitors and currently heads Stokoe Partnership’s Central London office. He has a broad range of experience including defending allegations of money laundering, international drug trafficking and mortgage […]
Ernest Aduwa
Ernest is a Partner, qualifying as a solicitor in 2010 and specialising in criminal defence litigation. Ernest is highly driven and focused on client care and meticulous case preparation, this has resulted in his often […]
Civil Fraud
Stokoe Partnership Solicitors are experts at advising clients on potential exposure to civil claims, ensuring criminal proceedings take account of potential civil liability.
Judicial Reviews
Judicial review is the means by which it is possible to challenge the lawfulness of decisions or actions taken by a body or authority exercising a public function.
Arbitration – Domestic & International
Stokoe Partnership Solicitors’ civil team are extremely experienced in this area. We have represented individuals and businesses in domestic and international arbitrations.
Insolvency
Insolvency is an area of law that governs both personal insolvency, in when an individual is unable to pay his/her debts, and company insolvency, where a company finds itself unable to pay its debts.
Injunctive Relief
Injunctive relief is a legal remedy that may be sought in civil cases in place of monetary damages. They are court orders that may compel a party to carry out a specific act or refrain from a specified act or behaviour.
Dispute Resolution
Commercial litigation involves contractual disputes between companies and often individuals.
Corporate Internal Investigations
The introduction of corporate liability offences for failure to prevent certain types of crime (particularly in relation to bribery & corruption and tax offences) and the adoption of policies by investigating and prosecuting agencies where self-reporting or full co-operation can result in non-prosecution or a deferred prosecution agreement, means that it is often in the interests of a company and its directors to conduct its own internal investigations into wrongdoing as soon as it is suspected or discovered.
Tax Evasion Fraud
Stokoe Partnership Solicitors is a leading law firm for fraud, specialising in highly complex financial and white-collar crime.
Civil Forfeiture & Civil Recovery
Our specialist lawyers are used to representing individuals and companies facing a full range of restraint, freezing and civil recovery proceedings.
18 Feb 2026
Founder Bambos Tsiattalou comments on the future of the Serious Fraud Office after the London Mining trial collapse, in The Times and The Law Society Gazette
Bambos’ comments were published in The Times, both online and in print, and The Law Society Gazette, February 2026. The collapse of the SFO’s decade-long London Mining prosecution has renewed scrutiny of the agency’s handling of […]
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30 Jan 2026
Partner Amjid Jabbar explores victim compensation and POCA, in The Law Society Gazette
Partner Amjid Jabbar explores the Serious Fraud Office’s recent use of the Proceeds of Crime Act to return £400,000 to victims of a decades old fraud, and examines what it reveals about the practical limits […]
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22 Jan 2026
Head of Compliance Jarret Brown comments on proposed reforms to client account interest, in City AM
Commenting in City AM, Head of Compliance Jarret Brown examines the government’s proposal to divert interest earned on law firms’ client accounts to help fund the justice system. Jarret’s comments were published in City AM, […]
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02 Jan 2026
Barrister Jessica Sobey examines criminal liability for online speech, in Solicitors Journal
Barrister Jessica Sobey considers the recent sentencing of former professional footballer Joey Barton and what it reveals about how the courts are currently drawing the boundary between protected freedom of expression and criminal online speech. […]
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05 Dec 2025
Partner Maria Theodoulou comments on facial recognition technology and policing, in The Daily Mail
Commenting in The Daily Mail, Partner Maria Theodoulou examines the Home Office consultation on police use of facial recognition and argues that clear legislation and enforceable safeguards are essential to prevent misuse. Maria’s comments were […]
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04 Dec 2025
Partner Ernest Aduwa examines contempt of court laws in The Times
Writing in The Times, Partner Ernest Aduwa examines the Law Commission’s recommendations on the reform of contempt of court laws and discusses how big tech companies must also be held to account when it comes […]
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13 Nov 2025
Stokoe Partnership Solicitors recognised in The Times Best Law Firms 2026
Stokoe Partnership Solicitors has been recognised in The Times Best Law Firms 2026 for its expertise in Crime, Financial Crime and Regulatory matters. The Times Best Law Firms recognises the top 250 law firms in […]
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12 Nov 2025
Solicitor Jessica Sarwat comments on Trump’s $1bn defamation claim against the BBC, in The Standard and City AM
Solicitor Jessica Sarwat comments on President Donald Trump’s threat to sue the BBC for $1bn over the misleading edit of a Panorama programme, and discusses the challenges involved in bringing a defamation case of this […]
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21 Oct 2025
Partner Ernest Aduwa comments on driverless cars and criminal liability in City AM
Speaking with City AM, Partner Ernest Aduwa comments on the UK’s plans to introduce driverless Waymo taxis, highlighting the complex legal questions this development raises around motoring offences and criminal liability. Ernest’s comments were published […]
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16 Oct 2025
Stokoe Partnership Solicitors ranked in Chambers & Partners UK 2026
Stokoe Partnership Solicitors has been ranked for its Crime, Financial Crime and POCA Work & Asset Forfeiture expertise in the Chambers & Partners UK 2026 Guide.
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06 Oct 2025
Partner Richard Cannon comments on the ‘cum-ex’ tax fraud ruling, in Law360
Partner Richard Cannon comments in Law360 on Denmark’s £1.44 billion fraud case defeat – a major setback in the country’s efforts to recover funds from the “cum-ex” dividend scandal. Richard’s comments were published in Law360, […]
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