Millington and Sutherland Williams on the Proceeds of Crime

Authors: Judge Mark Sutherland Williams, HHJ Michael Hopmeier, Judge Rupert Jones, Will Hays, Paul Jarvis, Oliver Powell, and Henry Skudra

Year: 2023

• Offers an invaluable introduction to the proceeds of crime for those who are new to the field
• Presents a balance between the need to provide step-by-step practical guidance to practitioners and explanation and commentary on the context of legislative change
• Provides appendices that include relevant sections of the Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA), as well as examples of court orders
• Written by an author team of circuit judges and barristers with experience covering cases involving fraud, proceeds of crime, public law, and national security

New to this Edition:

• Examines the new Anti Money Laundering Directives that have entered into force in 2020 and provides for certain amendments to the risk-based approach towards money laundering by considering the measures that must be taken to mitigate money laundering risk
• Provides a new chapter on sanctions, strengthening the material that was in previous editions of the book by analysing the changes in the UK since Brexit, the different types of sanctions, and how they have been applied in recent years to countries such as Iran and Russia
• Offers a new chapter on civil forfeiture and seizure of cash and other assets, and covers the Law Commission's recent key review of POCA

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