Client reviews — page 24 of 24

“Calverton Yield: it all started with a phone call, a polite voice and fake charts. 14462 euros gone. Carrara e Associati took the case on, the fraudsters were convicted in Verona and I was a civil party; the compensation then came out of the seized assets, 12,203.48 euros back to me. I never believed a signature on a power of attorney could reach that far. Thank God and thank the lawyers.”

“Writing this for my dad, he asked me to. There was a court case against Verbano FX, restitution was ordered, 27 thousand euros came back. Dad is very happy with the lawyers' work.”

“Supposedly an 'additional verification' — that's how the broker explained blocking the withdrawal of €15,402, and those two words alone ate up more than two months without a single detail. Carrara e Associati sent an official request citing the deadlines set by the regulator. Two weeks later the money arrived. I gave the lawyers my word. I keep my word. Happy with the result, though it's a shame that such an obvious matter needed lawyers at all.”

“Alpari UK held the savings of a lifetime, and I am 81: when it collapsed I thought that at my age I would not know where to begin. I understood nothing about the FSCS fund — acronyms, forms, deadlines running out while I looked for my glasses. The firm handled the whole case and rang me whenever a signature was needed, explaining first what I was signing. Last week the compensation arrived: 39765 pounds. Ms Chiara Olivieri showed a patience not everyone would have. Thank you, truly.”

Reply from the firm

Chiara Olivieri

Partner · Crypto-assets and digital evidence

The file is closed and needs nothing further from you. If anyone contacts you in our name asking for payments, they are not us: we never call to ask for money.

“Detailed report on the Alpari UK collapse. The morning of January 16 began with news of insolvency. My balance held £57,441. I approached this firm in February. The process with the FSCS (Financial Services Compensation Scheme) took about three months. The lawyers warned me right away about the compensation limit (at the time it was a maximum of £50,000). They filled in all the forms without me, I only provided the statements. On May 18 exactly £50,000 arrived in my account. The remaining £7,441 I consider the price of a life lesson. Satisfied with the work, clear and to the point.”

Reply from the firm

Micaela Stefani

Partner · Forex and CFD brokers

The £7,441 above the cap were not recoverable anywhere, and we knew that from the first meeting. Telling you so then was the only thing we could do about that money.

“the firm Carrara worked for a long time. bafin found a hole at the FXdirekt Bank back in 2013 but the payouts from the EdW dragged on for years. 20000 euros were paid back, that is the fund's maximum, and i had paid in 24k. the remaining four thousand euros are buried. the lawyers are fine but the correspondence dragged on over 7 months. well, better than nothing.”

Reply from the firm

Elena Dorigo

Partner · Financial markets law

Seven months of correspondence were seven months of waiting on the fund, not of us sitting still — though the difference made none to you, since nobody was telling you which of the two it was.

“Money came from zenith yield thanks to the lawyers super”

“Midwife from Cork. I got dragged into the WorldSpreads scam before they fully wound down. The FCA’s decision on enforced compensation and fines helped a lot, but without the support of this firm’s lawyers I would never have found my way through the British registers. I was paid back 15,075 pounds sterling straight to the Irish account. Very grateful for such support before the London courts.”