John Binns writes for Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, Property Journal
BCL partner, John Binns writes an article on the financial crime risks to businesses for Property Journal.
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John Binns discusses Law Commission’s anti-money laundering board with LexisNexis
BCL partner, John Binns is quoted in an article from LexisNexis titled “Law Commission calls for new advisory board on anti-money laundering”
John Binns discusses Unexplained Wealth Orders with The Times
BCL partner, John Binns is quoted in The Times’ article titled ‘Second unexplained wealth order is turning point for investigators’ discussing the NCA’s slow use of Unexplained Wealth Orders.
John Binns announced as a speaker at Cannabis Europa London 2019
BCL partner, John Binns has been announced as a speaker at Cannabis Europa London 2019, discussing the legal issues facing the European cannabis industry today, analysing the developments of the last 12 months and looking at how medicinal cannabis has permeated the mainstream.
John Binns writes for LexisNexis on the UK and US corporate crime gap
BCL partner, John Binns writes for LexisNexis discussing the key aspects of Corruption Watch’s report, ‘The Corporate Crime Gap: How the UK lags behind the US in policing corporate financial crime’.
What to Do When Faced With a Production Order or a Disclosure Notice: Proceeds of Crime Act Investigations Guide
The range of powers available to investigators under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (POCA) is extensive. While there is some overlap with powers available for other investigations, the fact that a case involves one of the issues with which POCA is concerned makes a significant difference to what investigators can do.
Post-Conviction Advice: How to Get Help with Appeals and Confiscation
The shock of a criminal conviction, and/or a harsher than expected sentence, can make it hard to think clearly about the options for what to do next. Where a trial and mitigation has been carefully and properly prepared, the advisers who have helped throughout the case will usually be the best placed to say whether there are grounds for an appeal. In some cases the defendants and their family members will want to take a second opinion, but this is never cheap or easy, and time is always of the essence.
Money Laundering and the Regulations: When to Report ‘Suspicious Activity’
The last decade or so has seen the job of detecting financial crime in the UK increasingly outsourced to businesses and professionals in the private sector.
UK Summary Forfeiture Guide: What to Do about Seized Cash, Detention of Listed Assets, Account Freezing Orders, and More
An increasing number of people are finding themselves on the receiving end of summary forfeiture proceedings in the magistrates’ court, a system that is designed to be simple and efficient from the point of view of law enforcement, but which carries significant risks for the owners of the property at stake.