POCA, Civil Recovery, UWO, and Account Freezing Orders

CANDEY has extensive experience in acting for victims and third parties with interests and rights in criminal and other property seized by law enforcement, and in defending against the forfeiture of these assets to the State, for the benefit of third parties or parties holding the assets. Equally, CANDEY understands how best to represent individuals in situations where the source of their wealth/assets is under scrutiny by law enforcement and prosecutors, tackling the validity and scope of AFROs, or putting forward compelling explanations as to the legitimacy of acquisition of assets in UWOs. CANDEY thus has comprehensive expertise into how to evidence tracing and equitable claims into assets, and how to defend against inferences of money laundering, while complying with POCA court orders.

CANDEY’s civil recovery expertise lies where insolvency, trusts, cryptoasset management, sanctions, and economic crime converge.