Family homes connected to man at centre of huge drugs bust seized – BBC News
‘Relatives of a man at the centre of one of the UK’s largest cocaine busts have had their homes seized by the courts.’
BBC News, 24th March 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: confiscation
Fraudster convicted decade ago must pay £92,500 – Law Society’s Gazette
‘A property dealer jailed for one of the UK’s biggest mortgage frauds a decade ago has been ordered to pay a further £92,500 – money which was recovered from a settlement over a donation to a private school.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 17th March 2023
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Jailed accountant who defrauded NHS ordered to pay back nearly £240k – Crown Prosecution Service
‘An accountant who was jailed for defrauding the NHS, companies and individuals, has been ordered to pay back nearly £240,000 and faces an additional 20 months in prison if he fails to pay.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 17th January 2023
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
Gang leader avoids an extra seven years in prison by paying back the proceeds of his part in a dirty cash laundering operation – Crown Prosecution Service
‘A well-known criminal gang leader has avoided another seven years being added onto his seven-year prison sentence after paying back £1,243,270.75, of his ill-gotten gains from a money laundering operation.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 14th November 2022
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
New reforms to recover millions more from the proceeds of crime – Law Commission
‘The Law Commission has published new reforms to overhaul the system for recovering the proceeds of criminal activities.’
Law Commission, 9th November 2022
Source: www.lawcom.gov.uk
Commission urges reform of ‘ineffective’ confiscation regime – Law Society’s Gazette
‘Codification of legal decisions reached in more than 500 cases brought under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 is among the proposals of a call for reform of an “ineffective” confiscation regime published today.’
Law Society's Gazette, 9th November 2022
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
SFO secures record penalty in Glencore bribery case – Law Society’s Gazette
‘The UK subsidiary of commodities trader Glencore was today ordered to pay £281 million in a fine, confiscation order and costs in the largest ever such penalty in a corporate criminal conviction. Glencore is the first business to be convicted under the Bribery Act 2010 for the active authorisation of bribery rather than a failure to prevent it.’
Law Society's Gazette, 3rd November 2022
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Builder who lied his way into top NHS jobs ordered to repay £96,000 – The Independent
‘A fake NHS boss who made £1m by lying about his qualifications to secure senior jobs will have to pay £96,000 after Supreme Court hearing.’
The Independent, 20th August 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
CV fraudster must repay some wages, Supreme Court rules – Law Society’s Gazette
‘A fraudster jailed for falsifying qualifications to secure a top NHS job should have to pay back some of the wages he unlawfully received, the Supreme Court has ruled.’
Law Society's Gazette, 18th August 2022
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Ian Stewart: Sons granted £185k confiscation order – BBC News
‘The sons of a double murderer are to share £185,000 from their mother’s estate, a court has ruled.’
BBC News, 28th July 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Ceredigion salmon poacher pays just £1 of £61,000 ordered by court – BBC News
‘The leader of a poaching gang ordered to pay more than £61,000 has paid back just £1 after saying he had no money.’
BBC news, 9th July 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Director of Public Prosecutions highlights how more money could be returned to victims of crime – Crown Prosecution Service
‘The Director of Public Prosecutions, Max Hill QC, has today supported the review into legislation to ensure more money can be returned to victims of crime.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 23rd June 2022
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
Landlord ordered to pay £230k over flats that were below minimum size standards and not in compliance with planning permission – Local Government Lawyer
‘A landlord in London who “illegally squashed” seven flats into a development that only had planning permission for six, has been ordered to pay £230,000 under a confiscation order.’
Local Government Lawyer, 17th May 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Case Comment: Crown Prosecution Service v Aquila Advisory Ltd [2021] UKSC 49 – UKSC Blog
‘In this post, Amy Wilkinson, a senior associate in CMS’ financial crime team, comments on the decision of the UK Supreme Court in Crown Prosecution Service v Aquila Advisory Ltd [2021] UKSC 49. On 3 November 2021, the Supreme Court unanimously dismissed the appeal and ruled in favour of Aquila Advisory Ltd. The decision concerns attribution of directors’ criminal actions and who should have priority over assets derived from their criminal schemes.’
UKSC Blog, 4th May 2022
Source: ukscblog.com
Police and Gambling Commission secure £140k confiscation order against defendant over illegal lotteries – Local Government Lawyer
‘A Proceeds of Crime Act hearing has seen almost £140,000 confiscated from a man who ran illegal lotteries from Middlesbrough.’
Local Government Lawyer, April 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Enacting ECHR compliant measures to confiscate property: imposing sanctions on Russian oligarchs for the invasion of Ukraine – Property Law Blog
‘In the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, there have been widespread calls to expand the sanctions imposed on Russian oligarchs linked to President Vladmir Putin. According to reporting by the Financial Times, civil servants are currently “examining very carefully” what powers are needed to “swiftly acquire specific land and property owned by a sanctioned person, without the need to pay them compensation.”’
Property Law Blog, 11th March 2022
Source: www.law.ox.ac.uk
Council prosecution sees homeowner ordered to pay £40k+ for unauthorised extension – Local Government Lawyer
‘A homeowner who built a side and rear extension without planning permission, was refused planning permission, and then failed to demolish the extension which was being rented out as an independent self-contained unit has been ordered to pay more than £40,000 by way of a fine, costs and a confiscation order.’
Local Government Lawyer, 21st March 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Convicted people-smugglers ordered to pay over £30,000 in confiscation orders – Crown Prosecution Service
‘Four convicted people smugglers, who assisted in the unlawful immigration of 39 people from Vietnam who died in the back of a lorry in Essex, have been ordered to pay £31,493.47 in confiscation orders.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 3rd March 2022
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
Private landlord ordered to pay £65k after breaching planning enforcement notice over unlawful HMO – Local Government Lawyer
‘A landlord has been ordered to pay more than £64,000 for breaching a planning enforcement notice served on a property in Barking being used illegally as a House in Multiple Occupation (HMO).’
Local Government Lawyer, 11th January 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
