Financial Crime

Post-Conviction Advice: How to Get Help with Appeals and Confiscation

18th April 2019
Corporate Crime, Financial Crime, John Binns, Judicial Review, Legal guides, News & Insights, Regulatory, Serious and General Crime

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.

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The “Troika Laundromat Fraud”: Exposing the weaknesses in UK’s Anti-Money Laundering regime

12th April 2019
Anti-Money Laundering, Caroline Mair, Corporate Crime, Financial Crime, Insights, News & Insights, Regulatory

The so-called “Troika Laundromat” fraud, uncovered after one of the largest banking information leaks ever, highlights the ever-growing importance for those within the regulated sector to implement robust customer due diligence (“CDD”) policies which are tailored to the specific money laundering risks posed by their customers.

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UK Summary Forfeiture Guide: What to Do about Seized Cash, Detention of Listed Assets, Account Freezing Orders, and More

2nd April 2019
Financial Crime, John Binns, Legal guides, News & Insights, Proceeds of Crime, Regulatory, Serious and General Crime, Serious Fraud, Unexplained Wealth

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.

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Restraint Orders: What To Do When Your Assets Are Frozen

26th March 2019
FCA Investigations, Financial Crime, John Binns, Legal guides, Money Laundering, News & Insights, Proceeds of Crime, Serious and General Crime, Serious Fraud, Tax and Revenue Investigations, Unexplained Wealth

For many people who receive or are served with a Crown Court Restraint Order, this will be the first time they have had anything to do with the criminal justice system. In some circumstances it will follow swiftly on from an arrest and/or the execution of a search warrant of their home or business premises, and may have been accompanied by the seizure of cash or property. In others it will simply come alone and without warning, complete with a penal notice to warn the recipient of dire consequences of any failure to comply.

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