Why Is Hiding Stolen Cash Easy Using Hawala?
Because of its popularity with groups that prefer informal and familiar agents when dealing with their money transfers, Hawala attracts operators who are more likely to flaunt regulations. … Read More
Independent forensic accounting views concerning white collar criminal defence cases
Because of its popularity with groups that prefer informal and familiar agents when dealing with their money transfers, Hawala attracts operators who are more likely to flaunt regulations. … Read More
How We Can Assist In Cases Of Confiscation, Asset Seizure And Unexplained Wealth Orders If you are faced with confiscation proceedings you require a robust defence. You may have been found guilty of some qualifying crime, but have not enjoyed … Read More
Hawala is an overused term given to money transfer services outside the normal clutch of banking facilities – comprising well known names such as Barclays, Lloyds and HSBC. Hawala does however account for many £100 billions of money transfers around … Read More
As specialist forensic accountants focusing on fraud and financial crime, providing criminal defence expert accounting services in proceeds of crime confiscation proceedings has become a routine part of our work, along with other areas of financial dispute including money laundering and tax evasion. … Read More
According to the press, the number of new tax investigation cases has been increasing. The Revenue may be collecting more than ever from the taxpayer, which allows the Chancellor to deliver a more generous budget, but the incidence or people … Read More
HMRC seems to have gone quiet in a number of cases I am involved with. I suppose they have been concentrating on Brexit for some time now? As Sir Rupert Jackson said in his recent Expert Witness Institute speech …the … Read More
Providing a clear and unambiguous explanation of complex or document heavy financial matters is the fundamental obligation of the forensic accountant in any criminal regulatory dispute or civil financial argument. Unraveling Complex Financial Issues Fully understanding the issues in a … Read More
I recall speaking at the 2003 North East Fraud Forum conference that heralded the introduction of the 2002 Proceeds of Crime Act. Since then confiscations have become commonplace and there is usually a money laundering aspect to every criminal defence case that I take on. … Read More
As a forensic accountant who looks at a dozen or so different confiscation cases each year, I notice a number of common themes … Read More
The confiscation framework is a powerful tool that is applied not only to its intended use of removing the proceeds of crime from criminals, but also for its unintended use as a further punishment for those convicted of a qualifying offence (or series of offences). … Read More