Civil recovery is a High Court civil action – as opposed to a criminal action - brought under Part 5 of the Proceeds of Crime Act, where the authorities seek to seize the assets of a company or an individual that they believe to be the proceeds of crime.
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Civil recovery is a High Court civil action – as opposed to a criminal action - brought under Part 5 of the Proceeds of Crime Act, where the authorities seek to seize the assets of a company or an individual that they believe to be the proceeds of crime.
Nicola Sharp
27 June 2025
Nicola Sharp of Rahman Ravelli outlines the issues in the National Crime Agency’s civil recovery dispute over a property with links to organised crime
Syedur Rahman
23 January 2025
Syed Rahman of Rahman Ravelli considers the claim by the head of the Financial Action Task Force.
Syedur Rahman
6 December 2023
Syed Rahman of Rahman Ravelli outlines the Financial Action Task Force amendments relating to confiscation of criminal assets
Nicola Sharp
9 October 2023
What constitutes a ‘dishonest and fraudulent’ breach of warranty?
14 September 2023
The Home Office has recently released official statistics on the value and volume of proceeds of crime that have been restrained, seized, or frozen and subsequently recovered in the period from March ...
Nicola Sharp
11 April 2023
The National Audit Office (NAO) has reported that there has been a huge increase in the amount of money lost as a result of fraud since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.
Nicola Sharp
2 September 2020
Nicola Sharp of business and finance legal specialists Rahman Ravelli underlines the importance of companies being properly insured.
Syedur Rahman
2 September 2020
Syed Rahman of Rahman Ravelli assesses the doctrine of forum (non) conveniens and a court’s decision regarding jurisdiction on a foreign claim.