Evidence first. Promises later.
FRBR Recovery is an asset and funds recovery practice. We work for companies, funds, insurers and public bodies that have lost money to fraud, misappropriation or a failed counterparty. We are not a call centre, and we do not sell recovery packages.
Why we exist
Most people who contact us have already tried the obvious things: the bank, the police, a local lawyer, a demand letter. Sometimes one of those works. Often the money has crossed a border, changed form, or moved into a company whose owner is not obvious.
That is where we start. Not with a claim, but with a map: which entities touched the money, which jurisdictions they sit in, and which of those jurisdictions will actually enforce something.
A claim is only useful if there is something to enforce it against.
How we are set up
Four roles, kept deliberately separate. The person who assesses the matter is not the person selling the next stage.
- Case lead
- One person owns your matter from assessment to closing. They are the person you call, and the person who signs the updates.
- Forensic accountant
- Transaction reconstruction, entity tracing and asset valuation. The work product is written, not verbal.
- Local counsel
- Instructed jurisdiction by jurisdiction. We do not pretend to practise law where we are not admitted.
- Conflict check
- Run before the first substantive call. If there is a conflict, we decline and say why.
What we won't do
The limits matter as much as the services. These are the ones clients ask about most often.
Promise a recovery figure before reading the documents.
Publish a client's name, a case detail or an outcome without written consent.
Take on a matter where a conflict exists, or where the likely cost exceeds what is realistically recoverable.
Ask you to send original documents by post or to share account passwords.
Call a judgment “recovered money”. A judgment is a piece of paper until it is enforced.
Reporting
Every 30 days you receive a written update: what was done, what it cost, what changed, and what happens next. If a route closes, the update says so and explains the alternatives.
We do not use “ongoing” as a status. If nothing has moved because a court has not listed the matter, the update says that, with the date of the next hearing.
What an update contains
- Work completed since the last update
- Costs incurred and the budget remaining
- Documents received or still outstanding
- Changes in the legal or factual position
- Decisions required from you
- The next dated step
A note on verification
We do not publish recovery amounts, recovery rates, client counts, years of experience, testimonials or named cases as established facts. Where a figure is given, it carries its source and scope. Past results do not guarantee future outcomes.
If you are comparing firms, ask each one the same question: is that number money received, or money awarded? The difference matters more than the headline.
How we report resultsWant to know how we would approach your matter?
Start with a short description. We will tell you what an assessment would cover and what it would cost.