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Recent confiscation case law A review of some important confiscation appeal judgments in the House of Lords and Court of Appeal in the past 12 months and their implications (June 2010) - including the cases of Whittington, Briggs-Price, Waya, White, Neish, Iqbal, Basso and Perinpanathan. 16/06/2010 Download
Fraud Sentences An introduction to the new mandatory sentencing guideline for statutory fraud offences published by the Sentencing Guidelines Council 19/11/2009 Download
Recent developments in confiscation A review of some important confiscation appeal judgments in the House of Lords and Court of Appeal in the past 12 months and their implications (February 2009) - revised October 2009 re R v Islam (value of seized drugs) 18/10/2009 Download
Benefit fraud A brief commentary on the use of a forensic accountant in benefit fraud cases and some key points and case law under sections 111A and 112 Social Security Administration Act 1992 24/09/2009 Download
Confiscation contrasts An outline of the differences between England & Wales and Scotland in the prosecutor's approach to benefit computations in criminal lifestyle confiscation cases 29/10/2008 Download
Finding and using a forensic accountant How should a solicitor set about finding and using a forensic accountant? 11/10/2007 Download
A roundup of recent developments A brief roundup of recent developments - and an indication of some expected future developments - in relation to financial crime, money laundering and proceeds of crime (July 2006). 30/07/2006 Download
Reporting to SOCA You are your firm's Money Laundering Reporting Officer. You have received a report from a member of staff and have decided to report the matter to SOCA. How do you do it? 16/06/2006 Download
Reasonable grounds The Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 requires a person engaged in an activity in the UK which falls within the regulated sector to make a report whenever, based on information or other matter which comes to him in the course of relevant business, 'he knows or suspects, or has reasonable grounds for knowing or suspecting, that another person is engaged in money laundering'. But what are 'reasonable grounds'? 16/06/2006 Download
Money laundering, tax evasion and accountants The Money Laundering Regulations 2003 have been in force for more than 2 years in the UK and the identification of new clients has become just another routine part of an accountant's life. But the full impact of the requirements has not yet filtered through in many accountancy firms. So what is reportable and what is not? 16/06/2006 Download
Money laundering made simple Don't panic - David Winch says that a lawyer's money laundering obligations are quite straightforward, really 16/06/2006 Download
Money laundering law changes Changes to the law relating to money laundering and reporting of suspicions have now been introduced. The changes involve some amendment to virtually every section of Part 7, Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (sections 327 - 340) which has caused so much consternation to the financial and legal sectors. 16/06/2006 Download
Money laundering and tax returns David Winch answers 25 questions on money laundering issues relating to self assessment income tax returns. 16/06/2006 Download
Confiscation and criminal lifestyle Increasingly courts are hearing cases concerning confiscation of assets of a defendant following his conviction, in which the defendant is said to have a 'criminal lifestyle'. In such cases how does confiscation operate in practice? 16/06/2006 Download

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