At Ignition Law, we act fast when urgent threats put your business at risk. Whether you need a freezing order to protect assets, a search order to secure evidence, or an injunction to prevent damaging action, our injunction solicitors deliver swift, strategic solutions that safeguard your position.
When timing is critical, you need decisive, commercially focused advice, not just legal theory. We move quickly to secure injunctive relief or other interim remedies, while also building longer-term recovery strategies that balance speed, cost-effectiveness, and commercial reality.
We support clients facing breaches of contract, IP disputes, reputational risks, and urgent asset protection. By working with forensic accountants, investigators, and overseas counsel, we can trace and recover assets across borders. Just as importantly, we help prevent future issues by strengthening contracts, controls, and monitoring systems.
Our team of ex-City lawyers combine high-level legal expertise with real commercial experience. Agile, tech-enabled, and connected to an extensive partner network, we provide tailored, practical solutions that resolve disputes efficiently and protect your long-term interests.
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Our asset recovery solicitors help businesses trace and reclaim assets that have been misappropriated, hidden, or wrongfully withheld. This might involve following funds across multiple jurisdictions, recovering valuable stock or equipment, or taking urgent action to secure property before it can be sold or transferred.
We work closely with forensic accountants, private investigators, and overseas counsel to uncover the full picture. Every strategy is tailored to your objectives, balancing speed with cost-effectiveness to maximise recovery while minimising disruption to your business.
An injunction is a powerful legal order that can prevent someone from taking harmful action or require them to take a specific step. Our injunction lawyers act quickly to protect your business from threats such as breaches of contract, intellectual property infringements, reputational damage, or the loss of key commercial assets.
We prepare applications with precision, ensuring that they are fully evidenced and meet the court’s requirements. Where necessary, we act without notice to the other party to prevent them from taking steps that could undermine your position.
Freezing orders, also known as asset freezing injunctions, stop assets from being moved, sold, or otherwise disposed of before a judgment can be enforced.
Our freezing orders solicitors have experience in both domestic and worldwide freezing orders, often working with overseas lawyers to ensure assets are preserved across jurisdictions. Timing is everything in these cases, so we prepare strong, evidence-backed applications and move quickly to secure orders before assets disappear.
Disclosure orders compel the other party to provide information or documents that are essential to your case. These orders can be instrumental in locating assets, identifying wrongdoing, or building the evidence needed for a successful claim. We work with you to define the scope of the order and ensure it is proportionate, targeted, and enforceable. If the order is ignored, we advise on swift enforcement action.
If you require support today, please contact our dispute resolution solicitors.
Search orders allow immediate entry to premises to secure vital evidence. They are typically made without notice to prevent documents or data from being destroyed. These applications require detailed planning and strict compliance with court rules. We coordinate the process from start to finish, from assembling the search team to ensuring the order is executed lawfully and effectively.
Securing a court order is only the first step; making sure it is complied with is equally important. We develop enforcement strategies that ensure orders, judgments, and awards are followed through, whether in the UK or internationally. This may involve further interim remedies, instructing enforcement officers, or pursuing cross-border enforcement where assets are located overseas.
Prevention is always preferable. Businesses can reduce risk by conducting thorough due diligence on partners and suppliers, maintaining clear contractual protections, implementing strong internal controls, and monitoring for irregular activity. Early legal advice at the first sign of a problem can be decisive in avoiding loss.
An injunction is a court order that either compels someone to act or prevents them from acting. In a business context, civil injunctions can protect intellectual property, preserve assets, prevent breaches of contract, and safeguard confidential information.
You apply to the court with evidence showing that urgent action is necessary to prevent harm or preserve assets. In some cases, the court will hear the application without notifying the other party, particularly if there is a risk of them acting to frustrate the order.
Potential grounds for an injunction include preventing breaches of contract, stopping asset dissipation, protecting intellectual property, enforcing restrictive covenants, and securing evidence. The court will weigh whether damages would be sufficient and whether the injunction is proportionate.
Legal injunctions can help businesses trace and recover assets, in various ways. For instance, freezing orders can stop assets from being moved, while disclosure orders can reveal their location. Together, they form a key part of many asset tracing and recovery strategies.
Costs vary depending on urgency, complexity, and the amount of evidence required. While urgent applications can be more expensive, the potential loss from inaction often far outweighs the cost of seeking relief.
An interim injunction usually lasts until the next court hearing or until the case is resolved. Some can be extended or made permanent, depending on the outcome of the case.
If you need urgent legal action to protect your assets, reputation, or commercial position, contact our injunction solicitors at Ignition Law. Complete our quick online enquiry form, and a member of our team will be in touch without delay.
Legal Considerations
The tort of deceit is the main and most common fraud claim but consideration should also be given to claims of conspiracy and unjust enrichment.
It is important at an early stage to consider whether injunctive relief needs to be sought; whether that is a freezing order (preventing dealing with assets), a Norwich Pharmacal or disclosure order (providing required information on potential wrongdoing and assets), search and seizure orders or some other kind of mandatory order.
Injunctive orders need to be sought without delay and the court will look to whether there is a serious issue to be tried, whether damages would adequately compensate for loss and will further consider the balance of convenience when assessing whether to grant an injunction.
Usually made on a ‘without notice’ or ‘ex parte’ basis, applications for the above are often combined with a gagging order to prevent disclosure of information about the application.
Find out how our expert fraud solicitors can help with asset recovery and injunctive relief.
Other factors to Consider
Other factors to Consider
Company buyback of shares and subsequent cancellation. This can be a useful route provided 75% of the shareholders will consent as the Company meets the acquisition cost; however it must have sufficient surplus cash.
If a founder is looking to step aside then perhaps a reorganisation can assist with the variation of rights but retention of financial reward.
An anti-embarrassment clause can operate effectively in any settlement agreement, with the sale price for shares being uplifted if an event such as a sale of the business occurs or funding is received subsequent to exit.
A key to the resolution of a dispute is often an independent valuation of the relevant shareholding. To secure this the parties will need to determine the basis of the valuation.
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During the recent session from our ‘General Counsel Know How’ series, senior corporate disputes lawyer Simon Engelsman led an interesting discussion on the various ways in which directors of limited companies can be found personally liable for actions carried out on behalf of those companies.
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