Harlequin

United Kingdom | 13 Feb 14

Matthew Ames, the son of the head of the beleaguered overseas property company Harlequin, has been found guilty of two counts of fraudulent trading in connection with two investment companies he set up.

Products | 4 Nov 13

Property investment firm Harlequin has settled a libel action case which it brought against its former accountancy firm, Wilkins Kennedy, and two former employees.

Products | 5 Aug 13

Beleaguered property investment company Harlequin has won a High Court battle with a former contractor which had “fraudulently misappropriated” more than $13m.

United Kingdom | 11 Jul 13

Two partners in the West Midlands-based law firm that has been representing investors caught up in the collapse of the Harlequin overseas property business have launched a new venture with a seasoned UK financial adviser, which aims to give selected “partner” IFA firms seamless access to specialist legal services.

Investment | 1 Jul 13

A joint administrators’ report has shone a spotlight on the problems at Harlequin Property, the beleaguered, Essex-based luxury resort property company, showing it is owed some £86m by “the various Harlequin companies” located outside the UK.