Legal 500
Recommended firm
SRA
Regulated — No. 630147
4.8 / 5
Google reviews
£630,000
Traced in one fraud case

Tell us what's happened

Four details is all we need to get started. We will come back to you with the likely legal basis for the freeze and what your options are.

  • We find out why it was frozen — even when the bank cannot tell you
  • We apply to release money for rent, bills and legal costs
  • We challenge Account Freezing Orders to get them varied or discharged

The statutory clock starts without you. Early advice gives the best chance of a swift release.

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How we get your money back

What instructing us actually does

01

We establish the legal basis

Until you know whether this is a SAR, an Account Freezing Order or an enforcement process, you cannot challenge it. This is the first thing we do.

02

We take over dealing with the bank

We liaise with the bank's fraud team and the relevant enforcement authority on your behalf, so you are not negotiating alone or saying something that harms your position.

03

We apply to release funds

The court can allow frozen money to be used for living expenses, business costs and legal fees. We prepare the evidence and make the application.

04

We challenge the order itself

We scrutinise whether the investigating body followed procedure and met the conditions for the order — and apply to vary or discharge it where it did not.

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The clock is already running

How long can they keep your money?

It depends on the legal basis, and the deadlines run whether or not you have taken advice. Acting early is what keeps your options open.

7working days
DAML notice period

The UKFIU's window to respond to the bank's consent request.

31days
Initial moratorium

Begins if consent is refused.

186days max
Extended moratorium

Reached through repeated 31-day court extensions.

2years
Account Freezing Order

Granted by a magistrates' court while the matter is investigated.

Money can usually still be paid in while an account is frozen — but it is held, and cannot be used until the freeze is lifted.

Results

Cases we have acted on

£630,000

Fraudster identified through a Norwich Pharmacal Order

Funds misappropriated in a property-transaction fraud. We compelled the bank to disclose information about the fraudulent account, despite sanctions and blocked accounts — identifying the fraudster and tracing the money, which laid the groundwork for recovering it.

$93,848

Unfrozen after a two-month block

A client's account was frozen and the balance blocked for almost two months. We issued a pre-action letter against Revolut and recovered the whole amount.

Free initial case assessmentNo obligation. Confidential.

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Reviews

Rated by clients on ReviewSolicitors

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4.9

1286 reviews on ReviewSolicitors

96%

Satisfied with outcome

97%

Value for money

98%

Would recommend

Common questions

Before you get in touch

Not directly — withdrawals and outgoing transfers are blocked. But the court can release frozen funds for living expenses, business costs and legal fees, and we make that application for you.

Don't wait for the bank to come back to you

Send us the details and we will come back to you with the likely legal basis for the freeze and your options. Please get in touch before responding to the bank or the authorities.

Free initial case assessment

No obligation. Confidential.