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Rhianna Tsiattalou
Rhianna joined Stokoe Partnership Solicitors as a trainee solicitor in July 2020 having previously undertaken paralegal work within the Firm. She qualified as a solicitor in February 2022. Rhianna studied law at the University of […]
Jessica Sarwat
Jessica initially joined the team at Stokoe Partnership Solicitors as a paralegal in 2018 and then became a trainee solicitor in July 2020. She qualified as a solicitor in February 2022. Jessica studied law at […]
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 […]
Geoffrey Goldkorn
Geoffrey is a civil litigation specialist with Higher Rights since 1994. He obtained an MA at Cambridge University where he studied philosophy and law and was an Exhibitioner. He sat as a deputy District Judge […]
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.
02 May 2025
Partner Maria Theodoulou examines the Investigatory Powers Tribunal’s approach to disclosure, in Computer Weekly
Writing in Computer Weekly, Partner Maria Theodoulou examines the recent finding that the Investigatory Powers Tribunal has no statutory powers to impose financial sanctions against police and intelligence services over disclosure failings. Maria’s article was […]
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10 Apr 2025
Partner Ernest Aduwa comments on the ECHR and parliamentary privilege in City AM
Partner Ernest Aduwa comments in City AM on the news that the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has rejected retail tycoon Philip Green’s legal challenge over parliamentary privilege. Ernest’s comments were published in City […]
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13 Feb 2025
Partner Richard Cannon comments on his successful Supreme Court extradition challenge in El-Khouri v Government of the United States of America
The Supreme Court this week handed down landmark judgment in the case of El-Khouri (Appellant) v Government of the United States of America (Respondent), quashing the order to extradite Mr El-Khouri to the United States […]
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31 Jan 2025
Barrister Jessica Sobey comments on encrypted devices and digital evidence in CSO Online
Barrister Jessica Sobey comments on how law enforcement agencies gain access to encrypted devices, the legal challenges surrounding the gathering of digital evidence and recent developments in EncroChat evidence. Jessica’s comments were published in CSO […]
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07 Nov 2024
Stokoe Partnership Solicitors recognised in The Times Best Law Firms 2025
Stokoe Partnership Solicitors has been recognised in The Times Best Law Firms 2025 for its Crime, Financial Crime and Regulatory expertise.
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25 Oct 2024
Stokoe Partnership authors UK chapter of Chambers & Partners White-Collar Crime Guide 2024
Stokoe Partnership has authored the UK chapter of Chambers & Partners White-Collar Crime Guide 2024, exploring topics ranging from the ECCTA to encrypted messaging.
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18 Oct 2024
Stokoe Partnership Solicitors newly ranked for Financial Crime in Chambers & Partners UK Guide
Stokoe Partnership Solicitors is pleased to announce that its Financial Crime practice has been newly ranked in Chambers & Partners UK Guide 2025.
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17 Oct 2024
Stokoe Partnership Solicitors ranked in Chambers & Partners UK 2025
Stokoe Partnership Solicitors has been ranked for its Crime, Financial Crime and POCA Work & Asset Forfeiture expertise in the Chambers & Partners UK 2025 Guide.
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05 Sep 2024
Partner Amjid Jabbar examines Unexplained Wealth Orders in The Times
Six years after they were first introduced, Partner Amjid Jabbar argues that Unexplained Wealth Orders have yet to prove themselves to be the “silver bullet” in the fight against financial crime as they were initially heralded as.
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14 Aug 2024
Partner Ernest Aduwa comments on the wrongful death lawsuit against Disney in BBC News, The Daily Mirror and Metro
Partner Ernest Aduwa comments on the news that Disney is looking to dismiss a wrongful death lawsuit because of the ‘Binding Arbitration and Class Action Waiver’ the claimant signed up to in a free trial […]
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