Fighting Commercial Fraud: the Power of Trusts
Join us for our next webinar as Mark Hubbard and James Saunders will share some of their top trust law tips for fighting commercial fraud.
The weird old trust cases (and the odd Latin word or two) you’ll need for:
- Spotting when “unsecured debt” is really trust money
- Getting your client’s money out of a mixed fund
- Chasing crypto
- Protecting officeholders with trust assets in their hands”
Mark Hubbard is a senior litigator “with the quality and advocacy skills of a silk” (Legal500 London Bar 2025, Company) specialising in civil fraud, commercial disputes involving trusts, contentious trusts & estates, shareholder disputes and insolvency. He is top ranked as a leading junior in the directories and is ranked across his main practice areas.
He has extensive experience of offshore litigation in all his practice areas, including in the Bahamas, Isle of Man, Gibraltar, Guernsey, Jersey, Singapore, and Switzerland. Clients commend his quick grasp of intricate cases, praising his top-tier advocacy, technical knowledge, and exceptional client handling. He has recently appeared as leading counsel in the Singapore International Commercial Court (SICC) at first instance and on appeal as a Registered Foreign Lawyer and regularly appears as leading counsel at first instance and on appeal in the Isle of Man, where Mark holds a temporary advocate’s licence.
James Saunders is an “excellent advocate who offers practical advice, intellect of the highest calibre and great attention to detail.” (Chambers & Partners London Bar 2025). James is a versatile advocate described as “Strongly recommended as an up-and-coming junior on insolvency and directors’ duties.” (Legal500 London Bar 2025).
James has fast developed a busy practice across a range of complementary commercial chancery areas both on and offshore, leading to his being ranked as a Tier 4 Leading Insolvency Junior as well as a Legal 500 Rising Star of the Trusts and Probate Bar. James was also nominated as a STEP awards young practitioner of the year 2023 finalist. James is accordingly adept at dealing with complex disputes engaging multiple overlapping areas of law.
