Ajay Fournillier

Solicitor, Howard Kennedy LLP

Ajay is an experienced Associate and valued member of the Commercial Dispute Resolution Team at Howard Kennedy LLP.

Ajay joined Howard Kennedy as a trainee in 2017 and qualified in 2019. Prior to this, he completed his LLB at the University of Essex in 2010 before completing the LPC at (then) BPP Law School in 2011. Before entering private practice, he gained diverse professional experience including a role within the Metropolitan Police Service.

Ajay's practice spans a broad range of complex commercial litigation matters including asset tracing and recovery, contractual disputes, civil fraud claims, misrepresentation, insolvency litigation, shareholder disputes, unfair prejudice petitions, professional negligence, breach of directors' duties, enforcement action, appointment of LPA Receivers, Arbitrations, challenges to Arbitration Awards, committal applications and injunctions.

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Crypto and digital assets—what are they and how do they work?

Practice Notes

This Practice Note on crypto and digital assets for dispute resolution lawyers identifies the common characteristics of cryptoassets, their initial development via the Bitcoin White Paper, how cryptography works, the distinction between public and private keys, the concepts of nodes and mining (including proof of work and proof of stake), explains blockchain, identifies different types of digital asset, explains how crypto exchanges typically work and the emergence of regulatory obligations in this area.

Dispute Resolution

Cryptoassets—civil recovery

Practice Notes

This Practice Note on civil recovery of misappropriated cryptoassets identifies the potential methods for seeking recovery as well as explaining the difficulties, both legal and technical, in so doing given the nature of cryptoassets and the ease with which fraudsters may engage technical tools to avoid detection of the misappropriated assets. It includes reference to following and tracing of cryptoassets in the recovery process as well as interim relief in civil recovery of cryptoassets and the relevance of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 provisions with regard to civil recovery of cryptoassets.

Dispute Resolution