We are the leaders in the field of POCA & Asset Recovery.  

Members of chambers assisted in drafting the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 and continue to advise and train judges, prosecutors and investigators worldwide in relation to their POCA regimes.   

We are responsible for the leading textbook Mitchell, Taylor & Talbot on Confiscation and the Proceeds of Crime, and Ranked The Number 1 Set for POCA and Asset Recovery in both Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners.  

“33 Chancery Lane has a great pool of talent in this area. No other set can provide the breadth and depth of Counsel that have such expertise in POCA and asset forfeiture.”  

“The leading set for POCA related litigation work.”   

Members have appeared in the most ground-breaking cases in the area of restraint and confiscation for more than thirty-three years dealing with many complicated issues including:

• Applicability of Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 and regulations, in particular the Money Laundering Regulations 2007.  

• Unexplained Wealth Orders.  

• Account Freezing Orders.  

• Applicability of sanctions legislation.  

• Due diligence required by the Money Laundering Regulations.   

• Obligations to report any suspicion of money laundering and breach of sanctions.  

• Legal professional privilege and POCA privilege.  

• Overlap between POCA, commercial litigation and civil liability issues.  

• POCA court orders, e.g. production.  

• Obtaining consent from the National Crime Agency to carry out transactions.  

• Civil Recovery under POCA.  

• Confiscation under POCA.  

• Interaction between confiscation and LPA receiverships, insolvency and family proceedings  

The team acts on behalf of individuals, companies, receivers, financial institutions, third parties, foreign requesting states and specialist prosecuting authorities including SFO, FCA and CPS. We are the leading set in the recovery of assets in criminal proceedings and parallel civil litigation and private prosecution proceedings.  

Members often advise and assist foreign governments, sovereign wealth funds and international public bodies including US and Caribbean, Asia Pacific, Africa and European nations including dealing with requests to register and enforce foreign forfeiture orders.