Criminal Defence
Confiscation
Confiscation is a process brought against a person convicted of an offence ordering him to pay back the “benefit” of that crime.
Overview
Confiscation is a process brought against a person convicted of an offence ordering him to pay back the “benefit” of that crime. Usually, the benefit is financial and can include money, property, crypto assets and luxury items. Confiscation occurs post-conviction and the provisions for it are set out in the 2002 Proceeds of Crime Act.Confiscation orders can be difficult to challenge and this can be frustrating for individuals who have been convicted and are often facing time in custody. The best way to avoid confiscation proceedings is by being acquitted and if we represent you from the beginning of the legal proceeding will work hard to avoid conviction. In the event you are convicted we will work tactically to ensure that you are affect by the confiscation order to a minimal.
Confiscation is a process brought against a person convicted of an offence ordering him to pay back the “benefit” of that crime. Usually, the benefit is financial and can include money, property, crypto assets and luxury items. Confiscation occurs post-conviction and the provisions for it are set out in the 2002 Proceeds of Crime Act.
Confiscation orders can be difficult to challenge and this can be frustrating for individuals who have been convicted and are often facing time in custody. The best way to avoid confiscation proceedings is by being acquitted and if we represent you from the beginning of the legal proceeding will work hard to avoid conviction. In the event you are convicted we will work tactically to ensure that you are affect by the confiscation order to a minimal.
Our team
Cases we handled (5)
Operation Divermount, Leeds Crown Court
Represented ‘The General’, the mastermind behind a gang who carried out high value jewellery robberies across Europe. Obtained a nominal confiscation order.
Operation Fulford, Southwark Crown Court
This case relies on intelligence from other operations including Operation Babul and Operation Archer. These were intelligence led investigations against an Organised Crime Group that were producing forged/ counterfeit documents and facilitating people unlawfully into the United Kingdom and European states. This involved a challenge over the assumption of criminal lifestyle, based on consideration of high value luxury items seized by the police as criminal property.
R v C, Reading Crown Court
