NEWS

On 1st June 2015, new law came into force – The Serious Crime Act 2015. Tim Thompson of Kangs Solicitors examines the effects of this piece of legislation on POCA 2002, specifically, on the part of Section 1, entitled: “Determination of extent of defendant’s interest in property”. Section 1 of the Serious Crime Act 2015 […]

John Veale of Kangs Solicitors writes on the effects of a Serious Crime Prevention Order. An Order that can be issued upon sentencing or at any time during which a defendant is serving sentence is the Serious Crime Prevention Order. Whilst it has been available to the Prosecution for a number of years, and is […]

Just when you thought it was all over, the i’s dotted and the t’s crossed on that Confiscation Order, the Prosecution and the Court have come up with something else with which they can bash you. John Veale of Kangs Solicitors writes on the aspects of a Compliance Order following a Confiscation Order. The Compliance […]

Colin Parker of Kangs Solicitors provides details of a recent civil case involving the National Crime Agency freezing the assets of our client. Our client faces an investigation by the National Crime Agency which has obtained a Property Freezing Order (‘PFO’) against all land and property assets. The result of the PFO is such that […]

There has been a spate of cases in recent years relating to allegations of historical physical and sexual abuse. A considerable number of high profile media personalities have been identified, arrested and prosecuted for alleged incidents that took place as long ago as the 1970s. There appears to be a concerted push by police forces […]

The objective of the system of confiscation proceedings can be summarised as follows: When a defendant is convicted of a particular crime which the Crown believes has led to a financial benefit then the Crown will instigate confiscation proceedings under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 to try and recover  all or part of that […]