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HARLEQUIN PROPERTY (SVG) LTD AND ANOTHER v WILKINS KENNEDY (A FIRM)

[2016] Lloyd's Rep. FC Plus 2

Case management - Security for costs - After the event insurance - Varying security - Disclosure - Confidentiality - Public interest - Third parties - Civil Procedure Rules 1998 rr 25.12, 25.13, 31.3 and 31.19

R (ON THE APPLICATION OF GIBSON) v SECRETARY OF STATE FOR JUSTICE

[2016] Lloyd's Rep. FC Plus 3

Application for judicial review - Appeal - Confiscation order - Interest accrual from the fixing of a default term by the courts - Reduction of sentence - Dismissed

SHARMA (AS FORMER LIQUIDATOR OF MAMA MILLA LTD) v TOP BRANDS LTD AND OTHERS

[2016] Lloyd's Rep. FC Plus 4

Breach of duty - Criminal property - Defence of illegality - Ex turpi causa non oritur actio - Liquidators' powers and duties - Misfeasance - Public policy - Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 - Insolvency Act 1986, section 212

R v HAYES

[2016] Lloyd's Rep. FC Plus 5

Conspiracy to defraud - Dishonesty - Jury directions - Criminal evidence - Disclosure - Sentence - Consecutive sentences - Personal mitigation

S L WINES LTD v THE COMMISSIONERS FOR HER MAJESTY'S REVENUE & CUSTOMS

[2016] Lloyd's Rep. FC Plus 6

Money Laundering Regulations 2007 (SI 2007 No 2157) - Wholesaler of spirits in bond for cash - High value dealer - Whether in breach of the Regulations - Maximum penalty of GBP5,000 imposed - Whether breach deliberate

KALSOOM SANAM (FORMERLY KALSOOM AMIR) v NATIONAL CRIME AGENCY (FORMERLY THE SERIOUS ORGANISED CRIME AGENCY)

[2016] Lloyd's Rep. FC Plus 7

Proceeds of crime – Civil recovery orders – Third parties – Statutory defences – Human rights – Proceeds of Crime Act 2002, Part 5 – European Convention on Human Rights 1950, article 1, Protocol 1.

R v LONNIE AUGUSTUS SMITH

[2016] Lloyd's Rep. FC Plus 8

Proceeds of crime – Money laundering – Criminal property – Proceeds of Crime Act 2002, sections 328 and 340.

R v HARVEY

[2016] Lloyd's Rep. FC Plus 9

Proceeds of crime - Money laundering - Calculation of benefit obtained in confiscation proceedings - Whether disproportionate to include VAT paid to HMRC

MALABU OIL AND GAS LTD v THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC PROSECUTIONS

[2016] Lloyd's Rep. FC Plus 10

Proceeds of Crime - Mutual Legal Assistance - Restraint order - Ex parte - Application to Discharge - Statutory Test - Exercise of Discretion - Non-Disclosure - Procedure

R v AIL AND OTHERS

[2016] Lloyd's Rep. FC Plus 11

Corruption - Bribery - Agents - Principals - Statutory interpretation - Anti-Terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2010, sections 1, 106, 108 and 262 - Prevention of Corruption Act 1906, sections 2 and 7 - Public Bodies Corrupt Practices Act 1889, sections 3, 4 and 319 - Prevention of Corruption Act 1916, sections 3 and 4

SERIOUS FRAUD OFFICE v ZLOCHEVSKY

[2016] Lloyd's Rep. FC Plus 13

Proceeds of crime - Restraint order - Proceeds of Crime Act 2002, section 69 - "Full and frank disclosure" - Exercise of discretion

R v R AND OTHERS

[2016] Lloyd's Rep. FC Plus 14

Abuse of process - Delay - Disclosure - Electronic material

R (ON THE APPLICATION OF MCKENZIE) v DIRECTOR OF THE SERIOUS FRAUD OFFICE

[2016] Lloyd's Rep. FC Plus 16

Legal professional privilege - Serious Fraud Office - Identifying privileged material - Bribery Act 2010, section 1

ABI FOL CONSULTINGLTD v THE FINANCIAL CONDUCT AUTHORITY

[2016] Lloyd's Rep. FC Plus 17

Regulated activities - Approved person - Allegedly acting fraudulently - Evidential sufficiency - Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, section 55A

R v JOHNSON (FORMERLY KNOWN AS FARMER)

[2016] Lloyd's Rep. FC Plus 18

Confiscation proceedings – Tainted gifts – Value of gift irrecoverable – Default terms – Proportionality – Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 – European Convention on Human Rights, article 1 of the First Protocol.

BROOKFIELD AVIATION INTERNATIONAL LTD v GUILDFORD CROWN COURT AND ANOTHER; SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE HOME DEPARTMENT (INTERESTED PARTY)

[2016] Lloyd's Rep. FC Plus 19

International letter of request - Crime (International Cooperation) Act 2003 - Search warrant - Dual criminality - Production order - Duty to provide reasons - Judicial review

R (ON THE APPLICATION OF HS AND OTHERS) v SOUTH CHESHIRE MAGISTRATES COURT AND ANOTHER R (ON THE APPLICATION OF MU AND AR) v NORTH CHESHIRE MAGISTRATES COURT AND ANOTHER R (ON THE APPLICATION OF AM) v SOUTH CHESHIRE MAGISTRATES COURT AND ANOTHER; CROWN PROSECUTION SERVICE (INTERESTED PARTY) R (ON THE APPLICATION OF HS AND OTHERS) v CROWN COURT AT MANCHESTER AND ANOTHER; BRUNSKILL SOLICITORS AND ANOTHER (INTERESTED PARTIES)

[2016] Lloyd's Rep. FC Plus 20

Search warrants - Judicial review - Retention of Material - Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001, section 59

E BUYER LTD v COMMISSIONERS FOR HER MAJESTY'S REVENUE & CUSTOMS COMMISSIONERS FOR HER MAJESTY'S REVENUE & CUSTOMS v CITIBANK NA

[2016] Lloyd's Rep. FC Plus 21

Civil evidence - Procedure - Carousel fraud - The Kittel test - Actual knowledge - Constructive knowledge - Pleading allegation of dishonesty

NATIONAL CRIME AGENCY v SIMKUS AND OTHERS NATIONAL CRIME AGENCY v KHAN AND OTHERS NATIONAL CRIME AGENCY v JARDINE AND OTHERS

[2016] Lloyd's Rep. FC Plus 23

Civil recovery proceedings - Property freezing orders - Disclosure orders - Without-notice applications - Whether presence of counsel necessary - Recall of restraint order and imposition of property freezing order - Non-disclosure - Abuse of process by re-litigation - Proceeds of Crime Act 2002, Part 5 sections 245A and 245B - Part 8 sections 341, 341A, 357, 360 and 362 - Practice Direction, Civil Recovery Proceedings, paras 5.3, 8.2 and 11.1

GOLD NUTS LTD AND OTHERS v THE COMMISSIONERS FOR HER MAJESTY'S REVENUE & CUSTOMS

[2016] Lloyd's Rep. FC Plus 24

Code of Practice 9 (COP9) - Contractual Disclosure Facility ("CDF") - Schedule 36 Notices - Income and corporation tax enquiries - Whether the First-tier Tribunal ("FTT") has jurisdiction to close a COP9 enquiry - The use of HMRC's powers to compel a suspect to provide information and documents for use in deciding whether or not to prosecute - Right not to self-incriminate - Right to disclosure of information - Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 ("PACE") - European Convention on Human Rights ("ECHR"), article 6

READING BOROUGH COUNCIL v YOUNIS

[2016] Lloyd's Rep. FC Plus 25

Consumer protection - Unfair trading - Definition of Trader - Regularity of Dealing - Appeal by way of case stated - Requirement to give reasons - Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008 (SI 2008 No 1277), Regulation 2

THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v SARAO

[2016] Lloyd's Rep. FC Plus 26

Extradition - Double criminality - Financial market trading - Market manipulation - Interests of justice - Right to private and family life - Abuse of process - Fraud Act 2002, section 2 - Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, section 397 - Financial Services Act 2012, section 89 - Extradition Act 2003, sections 83A and 137 - European Convention on Human Rights, article 8

PURRUNSING v AâCOURT & CO (A FIRM) AND ANOTHER

[2016] Lloyd's Rep. FC Plus 27

Mortgage fraud - Solicitors - Professional negligence - Breach of trust - Strict liability - Transferring money to a fraudster - Contribution - Relief from liability under the Trustee Act 1925 - Trustee Act 1925, section 61 - Civil Liability (Contribution) Act 1978, sections 1 and 2(1)

NATIONAL CRIME AGENCY v DAVIES AND OTHERS

[2016] Lloyd's Rep. FC Plus 28

Proceeds of crime - Civil recovery proceedings - Property freezing order - Disclosure order - Setting aside orders for non-disclosure - Proceeds of Crime Act 2002, sections 245A and 357

JACKSON GRUNDY LTD v THE COMMISSIONERS FOR HER MAJESTY'S REVENUE AND CUSTOMS

[2016] Lloyd's Rep. FC Plus 29

Money Laundering Regulations 2007 (SI 2007 No 2157) - Excessive penalty - Mitigation - Proportionality of penalties

NATIONAL CRIME AGENCY v SIMKUS

[2016] Lloyd's Rep. FC Plus 30

Civil recovery proceedings - Costs - Property freezing orders - Exclusion to meet legal expenses - Material non-disclosure by applicant - Misconceived discharge application by respondent - Proceeds of Crime Act 2002, Part 5 section 245C - Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Legal Expenses in Civil Recovery Proceedings) Regulations 2005 (SI 2005 No 3382), Regulations 16 and 17

HARALAMBOUS v ST ALBANS CROWN COURT AND ANOTHER

[2016] Lloyd's Rep. FC Plus 31

Search warrants - Seizure - Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001, section 59 - Information - Disclosure - Redactions - Public interest immunity - Closed procedure - Evidence - Gisting - Al-Rawi

AMBER SERVICES EUROPE LTD AND OTHERS v THE DIRECTOR OF BORDER REVENUE

[2016] Lloyd's Rep. FC Plus 32

Excise duty - Revenue - Customs & Excise - Condemnation proceedings - Whether conviction of offence prerequisite for forfeiture - Importation - Customs & Excise Management Act 1979, section 170b

R v BOYLE TRANSPORT (NORTHERN IRELAND) LTD R v BOYLE AND ANOTHER

[2016] Lloyd's Rep. FC Plus 33

Proceeds of crime - Confiscation proceedings - Appeal against confiscation orders - Lifting/piercing the corporate veil

LOVE v NATIONAL CRIME AGENCY

[2016] Lloyd's Rep. FC Plus 34

Search warrants - Case management powers - Police Property Act 1897, section 1 - Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000, section 49 - Human rights

R v WHARF AND OTHERS

[2016] Lloyd's Rep. FC Plus 35

Sentencing - Conspiracy to defraud - Vulnerable victims - Sentencing guidelines - Assessment of culpability and harm

PATEL v MIRZA

[2016] Lloyd's Rep. FC Plus 36

Contract - Unjust enrichment - Illegality - Enforceability

ABACHA AND OTHERS v NATIONAL CRIME AGENCY

[2016] Lloyd's Rep. FC Plus 39

Proceeds of crime - Prohibition order - Letter of request - Disclosure - Confidentiality - Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (External Requests and Orders) Order 2005 (SI 2005 No 3181), Part 4A - Appeal of case management decisions

BITTAR v FINANCIAL CONDUCT AUTHORITY VOGT v FINANCIAL CONDUCT AUTHORITY MORYOUSSEF v FINANCIAL CONDUCT AUTHORITY (DEUTSCHE BANK AG, INTERESTED PARTY)

[2016] Lloyd's Rep. FC Plus 40

Financial services - Civil procedure - Case management directions - Stay of proceedings - Concurrent civil and criminal proceedings

R v PALMER

[2016] Lloyd's Rep. FC Plus 41

Confiscation proceedings - Engaging in unlicensed supply of private security - Private Security Industry Act 2001, section 3 - Whether "criminal conduct" within the meaning of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 - Whether confiscation available

NUTTALL AND ANOTHER v NATIONAL CRIME AGENCY

[2016] Lloyd's Rep. FC Plus 42

Proceeds of Crime Act 2002, sections 357 and 358 - Disclosure order - Information notice - Whether duty to give reasons - Civil recovery investigation - Assets - Proceeds of Crime Act 2002, section 245A Property freezing order - European Convention of Human Rights, article 8 and Protocol 1

R v POWELL AND ANOTHER

[2016] Lloyd's Rep. FC Plus 43

Confiscation - Regulatory offending - Benefit - Piercing the corporate veil

CASE OF DION S BEARD MRICS, SURREY GU5

[2016] Lloyd's Rep. FC Plus 44

Money laundering - Estate agent - Dishonesty - Continuing Professional Development ("CPD")

A v DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC PROSECUTION

[2016] Lloyd's Rep. FC Plus 45

Registration of foreign restraint orders - Criminal Justice and Data Protection (Protocol No 36) Regulations 2014 (SI 2014 No 3141) - Ne bis in idem

NATIONAL CRIME AGENCY v WONG

[2016] Lloyd's Rep. FC Plus 46

Civil recovery - Recoverable property - Unlawful conduct - Mortgage fraud - Evidence - Adverse inferences - Proceeds of Crime Act 2002, sections 240 and 304

THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v LOVE

[2016] Lloyd's Rep. FC Plus 47

Extradition - Part 2 request - Forum bar - Human Rights - ECHR articles 3 and 8 - Risk of suicide - Asperger Syndrome - Depression - Availability of adequate treatment

CHANCERY CLIENT PARTNERS LYD AND OTHERS v MRS 957 LTD AND OTHERS

[2016] Lloyd's Rep. FC Plus 48

Contracts - Tax - Bribery - Undue influence - Common mistake - Rescission - Tax avoidance schemes

SERIOUS FRAUD OFFICE v STANDARD BANK PLC (NOW KNOWN AS ICBC STANDARD BANK PLC)

[2016] Lloyd's Rep. FC Plus 121

Financial crime - Bribery - Deferred Prosecution Agreements â Crime and Courts Act 2013, section 45 - Crime and Courts Act 2013, schedule 17

SERIOUS FRAUD OFFICE v STANDARD BANK PLC (NOW KNOWN AS ICBC STANDARD BANK PLC)

[2016] Lloyd's Rep. FC Plus 122

Financial crime – Bribery – Deferred Prosecution Agreements – Crime and Courts Act 2013, section 45 – Crime and Courts Act 2013, schedule 17.

R v PERRIN

[2016] Lloyd's Rep. FC Plus 221

Tax evasion - Cheating the Revenue - Dishonesty - Scheme for abusing charitable donations through donating shares - Valuing the shares - Conviction - Whether sentence unduly lenient

ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S REFERENCE NO 8 OF 2012 (SECTION 36 OF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACT 1988)

[2016] Lloyd's Rep. FC Plus 222

Tax evasion - Cheating the Revenue - Dishonesty - Scheme for abusing charitable donations through donating shares - Valuing the shares - Conviction - Whether sentence unduly lenient

SERIOUS FRAUD OFFICE v XYZ LTD

[2016] Lloyd's Rep. FC Plus 371

Corruption - Conspiracy to bribe - Failure to prevent bribery - Deferred Prosecution Agreements - Crime and Courts Act 2013, section 45, schedule 17 - Criminal Law Act 1977, section 1 - Prevention of Corruption Act 1906, section 1 - Bribery Act 2010, sections 1 and 7 - Criminal Procedure Rules 2015 (SI 2015 No 1490 (L 18)), Part 11

SERIOUS FRAUD OFFICE v XYZ LTD

[2016] Lloyd's Rep. FC Plus 372

Corruption - Conspiracy to bribe - Failure to prevent bribery - Deferred Prosecution Agreements - Crime and Courts Act 2013, section 45, schedule 17 - Criminal Law Act 1977, section 1 - Prevention of Corruption Act 1906, section 1 - Bribery Act 2010, sections 1 and 7 - Criminal Procedure Rules 2015 (SI 2015 No 1490 (L 18)), Part 11

LLR: Financial Crime Plus