Jessica Arapu Associate

Associate

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Jessica advises on a wide range of contentious matters and has experience in commercial disputes and international fraud litigation.

Her work often involves a cross-border element and has involved parallel proceedings in different jurisdictions.

Jessica is familiar with the CIS region, particularly Russia, Ukraine and Moldova, as well as Romania. She is a native speaker of Russian and Romanian and is a member of the Young Fraud Lawyers Association and the Female Fraud Forum.

Expertise

Litigation and dispute resolution

Recent work

Trustees

Advising the claimant in probate proceedings concerning the estate of an individual with parallel proceedings in Belgium, BVI, Russia, Singapore and Switzerland.

Corporate entities

Acting for corporate entities in a high-value asset tracing and recovery claim arising out of Ukraine and spanning multiple jurisdictions.

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In depth

Reap what you sow: Proportionality of confiscation orders assessed in CV fraud case

Neill Blundell, Hayley Robinson, Jessica Arapu, Constance Shaw 31 Aug 2022

In R v Andrewes (Respondent) [2022] UKSC 24 the Supreme Court ruled that, in CV fraud cases where the fraudster has given full value for the earnings received and where the...