Malletts Solicitors are litigation specialists with their main areas of practice in the following disciplines:

Serious Fraud Litigation

The Fraud Litigation department is headed up jointly by Richard Mallett and John Day.

The Fraud Litigation team brings to bear considerable experience of both civil and criminal investigations and prosecutions mounted by all the major law enforcement bodies including the National Crime Squad, the Serious Fraud Office, Department of Trade and Industry, HM Revenue and Customs and the Financial Services Authority.

The firm has specialist knowledge of the law on Money Laundering, Missing Trader Fraud, VAT Fraud, Carousel Fraud and Mortgage Fraud. The firm has had considerable involvement in overseas investigations and prosecutions and is used to working closely with overseas lawyers and their clients and if required can call upon leading barristers, QCs, forensic accountants and other key specialists as necessary.

The Firm also has extensive experience in asset recovery and obtaining and defending against freezing orders and search orders in both domestic and international jurisdictions.

Commercial & Corporate Litigation

The Commercial & Corporate Litigation department is headed up jointly by John Day and Chris Parslew.

Chris and John are experienced commercial lawyers who have litigated a wide variety of disputes and Judicial Reviews. Between them they have over 24 years of business and commercially orientated litigation experience including a series of complex, high profile claims ranging over international trade, shipping, construction, real property, employment, contract and international contract, trust, multi-jurisdictional litigation, corporate disputes, alternative dispute resolution and VAT tribunal work.

They are supported by a dedicated team of lawyers and staff, which is carefully developed to provide support for our client’s needs and the ability to provide an instant and comprehensive response at the exact time required by our clients.

General Criminal Litigation

The General Criminal Litigation department is headed by Richard Mallett.

An experienced criminal litigator, Richard leads a dynamic defence team that specialises in defending both high profile clients and serious crime. With experience of cases from the police station to the House of Lords the pro-active approach of the criminal litigation team has resulted in the successful defence of clients charged with allegations that include serious fraud, murder, evasion of excise duty and money laundering.

Miltary Law Litigation

The Military Law department is headed by Solicitor and former Barrister John Hartley.

John leads a military law team dedicated to providing the best possible service to military personnel. As members of the Association of Military Court Advocates the department has considerable experience in successfully defending clients investigated and prosecuted under the military courts system including representing clients in cases that have arisen as a result of the recent Iraqi and Afghanistan conflicts.

Family Litigation

The Family Litigation department is headed up jointly by Patricia Jennings and Neil Remnant.

With experience in dealing with all levels of case from a straightforward agreed arrangement to fully disputed multi-million pound disputes. From advising and drafting pre-nuptial agreements to dealing with a separation or divorce the Family Litigation department is designed to assist with all your family law needs.

In all cases the client is put first. We will obtain a divorce as quickly and painlessly as possible. We will ensure financial matters are resolved as far as possible in your favour. We will be relentless in the pursuit of you and your children’s best interests in terms of access, residence and financial provision.

Sports and Media

The Sports and Media Department is headed by James MacWhirter.

We are able to deal with a full array of matters within this area from negotiating and implementing contracts, image rights, intellectual property rights and sponsorship agreements to overseeing media projects. We can assist with any contractual matter and advice, set up and maintain business structures in order to achieve your aims. We are also able to offer representation before any tribunal or court in relation to doping allegations or any alleged criminal offence.

We are proactive in ensuring our clients have the best and most creative advice in order to achieve an advantageous outcome to whatever matter it may be we are dealing with.