Our People

Arun Chauhan, Joint Head of Fraud & Asset Recovery department

Specialisms:
Arun specialises in commercial litigation arising out of commercial fraud disputes. Arun has a particular focus on emergency applications, such as freezing and search orders. Arun deals with a broad range of commercial investigations with particular focus of breach of warranties and inter-company collusion. His case load ranges from £100k to £10m.

Joined Challinors:
Graduating from Kings College London, Arun joined Challinors in 2000 as a trainee solicitor, and qualified in 2002. He was promoted to Partner in October 2007.

Recent career history and memberships:
Arun has had sole focus of commercial fraud disputes over recent years. Arun now jointly heads up Challinors' niche team advising on fraud and asset recovery, which includes work on investigation and specialist litigation advice for the Treasury Solicitors through to numerous corporate clients.

He recently concluded a £1m + contract claim arising out of fraudulent breach of warranties requiring injunctive relief and extensive investigations into collusion.

Arun is a member of the Fraud Advisory Panel, the Midlands Fraud Forum and the Telecommunications UK Fraud Forum. Arun has been invited to commentate on factoring fraud by Butterworths and is regularly invited to provide articles and comment to the regional media.

He also takes particular interest in the promotion of Birmingham, through his voluntary involvement in the Big City Plan and a number of other business initiatives promoting the city.

Interests:
Arun enjoys running (two London marathons completed), playing sports and cooking, in addition to travelling when the opportunity arises.

Contacts:
T: 0121 204 2666
E: arun.chauhan@fraud.challinors.co.uk

Mark Kenkre, Joint Head of Fraud & Asset Recovery department

Specialisms:
Mark specialises in commercial litigation with particular emphasis on fraud and asset recovery. He currently acts for Central Government, Corporate Institutions and Individuals to protect and recover their assets against the threat of fraud. This involves proceedings in the High Court for recovery of assets ranging from £100k to £10m.

Joined Challinors:
Mark joined Challinors as a Trainee Solicitor in 2002 and qualified in January 2004. He was promoted to Associate in January 2006 and Partner in October 2009.

Recent career history and membership:
Mark jointly heads up Challinors' niche team advising on fraud and asset recovery. The team have recently been appointed to the Treasury Solicitor's panel for Litigation Services which provides legal advice for over 180 Government Departments. This includes work on forensic investigation and asset-tracing for the Treasury Solicitors through to numerous corporate clients.

He has recently concluded a dispute involving over 150 defendants who were pursued for losses suffered as a result of a fraudulent property transaction. The proceedings included injunctive applications for Disclosure, Delivery Up and Freezing Orders.

Mark is recommended by the publication "Chambers and Partners" as a leading solicitor in Commercial Litigation since 2006. He is described in that publication as "instilling confidence" (2006) "Has an ease with clients and tells them where they stand" (2007), "brings a practical client centred approach to the table" (2008) and is "highly regarded" (2009).

Mark is a member of the Fraud Advisory Panel, the Midlands Fraud Forum and the Telecommunications UK Fraud Forum. Mark has been invited to commentate on mortgage fraud by BBC Radio 4 and is regularly invited to provide articles and comment to the regional media.

Interests:
Mark is a keen sportsman and enjoys playing golf, cricket and football.

Contacts:
T: 0121 204 2665
E: mark.kenkre@fraud.challinors.co.uk