Unexplained wealth orders (UWOs) enable authorities to take assets from those suspected of wrongdoing. A meticulous, astute response to a UWO will enhance your chances of keeping what is yours.
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With unexplained wealth orders (UWOs) not being used anywhere near as much as their supporters hoped, Nicola Sharp wrote about the reasons why.
By Nicola Sharp 2 March 2023
With the government’s Foreign Affairs Committee having described unexplained wealth orders (UWOs) as “spectacularly unsuccessful’’, Nicola Sharp assessed the problems surrounding the orders.
By Nicola Sharp 2 August 2022
Financier Worldwide asked Rahman Ravelli’s Niall Hearty for his thoughts about the newly-introduced Economic Crime Transparency and Enforcement Act.
By Niall Hearty 21 June 2022
With the UK government set to make changes to the unexplained wealth order (UWO) regime due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Aziz Rahman wrote an assessment of the approach.
By Azizur Rahman 9 March 2022
Nicola Sharp argues that unexplained wealth orders have failed to live up to the hype.
By Nicola Sharp 13 May 2021
As it is four years since unexplained wealth orders (UWOs) were introduced in the Criminal Finances Act 2017, Rahman Ravelli’s Nicola Sharp assessed their impact so far.
By Nicola Sharp 16 April 2021
Rahman Ravelli’s Nicola Sharp wrote an assessment of unexplained wealth orders and their use by the National Crime Agency.
By Nicola Sharp 20 October 2020
As parliament’s Intelligence and Security Committee highlighted the consequences of laundered Russian money flowing into the UK, Thomson Reuters’ Regulatory Intelligence sought the views of financial crime specialists Rahman Ravelli.
By Nicola Sharp 23 July 2020
The High Court's dismissal of the NCA's attempt to use an unexplained wealth order (UWO) to seize three London homes worth £80m from the son of a Kazakh government official prompted Senior Partner Aziz Rahman to share is thoughts with Thoms...
By Azizur Rahman 9 April 2020
Unexplained wealth orders (UWOs) are arguably the most powerful tool that the authorities have for taking someone’s wealth.
By Azizur Rahman
13 January 2020
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