The Court heard an interim application to decide whether an appeal to the Supreme Court existed under the 2002 Act. A restraint order had been made as to the appellants assets. Held: The statutory provisions substituting the Supreme Court for the House of Lords had omitted to deal with the 2005 Order appeal provisions. Leave … Continue reading Stanford International Bank Ltd v Director of The Serious Fraud Office: SC 15 Feb 2012

Reasons for order releasing funds from sums subject to restraint order. Judges: Gloster J DBE Citations: [2012] EW Misc 1 (CCrimC) Links: Bailii Statutes: Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (External Requests and Orders) Order 2005 Cited by: See Also – Stanford International Bank Ltd v Director of The Serious Fraud Office SC 15-Feb-2012 The Court … Continue reading Re Stanford International Bank Ltd: Misc 16 Jan 2012

Authorities in South Africa sought assistance in recovering what they said were assets acquired in England and Scotland with the proceeds of crime in South Africa, and in particular a restraint order, an assets declaration and other investigative assistance. The Court of Appeal had restricted the ambit of the order to exclude Scotland. Held: The … Continue reading King v Director of the Serious Fraud Office: HL 18 Mar 2009

The Director said the Judge had been wrong to discharge on grounds of want of disclosure a restraint order previously made ex parte under the Proceeds of Crime Act at the request of a foreign investigator.‘The proper approach is to consider whether the public interest does or does not call for the order to stand, … Continue reading Serious Fraud Office v A: CACD 2 Aug 2007

Restraint and Disclosure orders had been made on without notice applications at the request of South Africa. The applicant appealed a refusal of their discharge. Held: Such orders did not apply to the applicant’s assets in Scotland. The orders were quashed and new orders substituted restricting their ambit to England and Wales. Judges: Lord Justice … Continue reading King v The Serious Fraud Office: CACD 18 Mar 2008