Systemic Corruption? Setfords Law Ltd and Lawyer David Maxwell Middleburgh Knowingly Abused Their Positions to Aid and Abet the Criminal Conduct of Liquidator Jonathan Harris Sinclair.
LONDON, UK – 28 June 2025 – Financial Fraudster News Investigations has been shown a Setfords Law letter, dated 18 August 2021, addressed to a major creditor of Setfords Law's client and liquidator Sinclair Harris, based in Hendon, London. This letter, signed by David Maxwell Middleburgh, binds Setfords Law and Mr. Middleburgh to an undertaking given by Mr. Middleburgh several years earlier regarding £322,000 in cash. This sum, held by Middleburgh on behalf of his client Sinclair Harris, headed by Jonathan Harris Sinclair, was to be held in an escrow account for convicted fraudster Rodney Whiston-Dew, who is currently serving a 10-year prison sentence.
Several years and multiple firms later, Setfords Law, Mr. Middleburgh, and Mr. Sinclair are now jointly and severally liable. This liability arises from their statements to a creditor, made despite representations already presented to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), the Crown Court Judges, and various civil creditors who are each seeking to recover assets from Mr. Whiston-Dew in both criminal and civil courts.
Creditors now believe that £322,000 has been stolen by the greedy and dishonest parties: Setfords Law, Mr. Middleburgh, and Mr. Sinclair. In an attempt to conceal their wrongdoing, they have challenged the main creditor. Following civil proceedings brought against Mr. Whiston-Dew earlier this year, and with the benefit of a judgment and a charge against Mr. Whiston-Dew's assets, the conspirators have falsely stated that he [Mr. Whiston-Dew] is not entitled to the £322,000 and that no undertaking for his benefit exists.
The creditors believe these corrupt conspirators have stolen funds and are desperately attempting to cover their tracks to avoid criminal charges. However, the written undertaking stands as the conspirators' biggest problem, having seemingly misled the courts, the CPS, and Mr. Whiston-Dew.
The blundering attempts by the conspirators to deny the existence of the undertaking are quite simply fraudulent misrepresentation. These actions are tightening the noose around their own necks and will likely lead to their undoing, with a prison sentence looming large and very real for any parties found to be involved, and also for those found to be orchestrating these actions.
What is an undertaking?
An undertaking is defined in the SRA guidance as:
‘a statement, given orally or in writing, whether or not it includes the words “undertake” or “undertaking”, made by or on behalf of you or your firm, in the course of practice, or by you outside the course of practice but as a solicitor or REL, to someone who reasonably places reliance on it, that you or your firm will do something or cause something to be done, or refrain from doing something.’
Financial Fraudster News Investigations will continue to investigate this matter.
Financial Fraudster News Investigations has contacted Mr. Whiston-Dew for a response to the conspirators' denial that any funds were held on trust at all, and has asked Setfords Law Ltd, Mr. Middleburgh, Mr. Harris, creditors, and the CPS for comment; all have so far declined.
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