The Magnificent 7

We received an instruction from a major firm of solicitors in London, working on behalf of a private bank, to trace and then serve 7 individuals with High Court documents for overpayment of commissions on a £35M share transfer scam. The only information provided was names, false addresses and passport details.

The subjects' last known addresses were in Spain, New Zealand and England.

The operation was named "The Magnificent 7" and our task, once traced, was to serve all 7 individuals at the same time (UK, 10.00am) irrespective of their location. During the course of the operation it became clear that The 7 were very elusive and transient. A team of four was commissioned onto the enquiry and after 14 months we were able to confirm addresses for all 7 subjects. The team was then deployed to travel and serve the High Court documents in London, Wellington in New Zealand, Madrid and Gijón in Spain and Gibraltar. The team was all in place 24 hours beforehand and at 10.00am UK time the next day, all 7 were successfully served. Negotiations then began between our instructing solicitor and their individual solicitors.