We have had numerous meetings with Richard and another investor of Bentley Global (UK) Limited to assess what action can be taken against the parties involved. As a result, we have established that we can take two routes of claim.

One will be a litigation claim against Blue Water Capital (BWC). BWC played an integral part in making these bonds available to investors; they are an FCA-regulated firm that certified that the investment memorandum circulated to potential investors was not in breach of any FCA rules and provided an accurate picture of the investment in question. They were also the security trustee for the bondholders for some of the time that Bentley Global was actively raising money.

We contend that they were negligent (at the very least) in doing so. Several statements within this document are misleading and entirely false.

Therefore, We have written to BWC advising that claims will be brought against them and suggesting they immediately notify their professional indemnity insurers. BWC has confirmed that their insurers have been put on notice. This is imperative to ensure that they are repaid if claims are brought against them, even if they cease trading.

The other route, which Richard has assisted some of you with, is a claim against your bank for the losses you have sustained. Such a claim is only available to investors who invested through a UK bank account, and there are specific criteria that have to be met for such a claim to be upheld; there are also differing prospects of success depending on when the investment was made and what laws and regulations were in place at that time.

In addition, for any claim of this type to be upheld, we must be able to prove that the company to whom the money was sent was operating a scam; without adequate evidence and explanation, any claim is likely to fail.

Elite Chambers are a public access Barristers chambers who have been trading since March 2016 and are regulated by the Bar Standards Board under membership number 27469.

We specialise in claims where members of the public have lost money as a result of negligence within the financial services industry. To this end, we have created a synergistic approach to ensure the best results for our clients. This approach allows us to utilise the qualifications, skills and experience of the law through our team of Barristers alongside a team of staff who have qualifications skills and experience within financial services.

This approach means that we have the ability to bring claims through the regulatory alternative dispute resolution process created within the Financial Services and Markets along with litigating cases through courts, where we have extensive experience with class action cases.

Our approach is extremely client-centric and, although we are a for profit business, we ensure that our clients are always at the forefront of any decisions that are made at every level of the company. To this end, we will invest large sums of money fighting cases which some of our competitors will give up with at the first hurdle. This may be a large risk to us, however we want to ensure that our clients are taken care of and every angle of their claim is explored, especially when they have been wronged by a person that they should have been able to trust.

Taking this approach has led us to improve the knowledge and service that we provide to our clients and secure the best outcomes for those who have been left with no option but to utilise our services when faced with losing vast sums of money.