As one of the leading Business Crime & Fraud chambers in London and the South East, Red Lion Chambers’ money laundering and proceeds of crime barristers are some of the most highly-respected specialists in the niche field of money laundering and POCA work.
Members draw on their enviable skill across all areas of money laundering and proceeds of crime, including Restraint, Civil Recovery & Confiscation and Financial Services Regulation, to both defend and prosecute highly-complex money laundering and proceeds of crime cases.
Red Lion’s money laundering and POCA barristers advise both third-party individuals and businesses, as well as prosecuting authorities and regulatory bodies on compliance with money laundering regulations, both domestically and internationally.
We stand out, in particular, for our experience defending and prosecuting International Criminal Law and cross-jurisdictional money laundering and POCA matters.
Our money laundering and proceeds of crime expertise includes:
- advising on money laundering issues arising on proposed commercial transactions
- suspicious activity reporting under Part 7 of POCA 2002 (obligatory and defence against money laundering)
- confiscation proceedings
- complex civil recovery proceedings, including affected third parties
- cash and account freezing and forfeiture proceedings
- cross-border money laundering investigations
- freezing of cryptoassets
- acting for respondents faced with investigative orders, including Unexplained Wealth Orders, production orders and disclosure orders
- defending individuals and companies against money laundering regulatory breaches attracting civil or criminal penalties
- advising on worldwide freezing orders.
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“Red Lion Chambers has an excellent reputation for financial crime work, and houses a strong bench of senior and junior barristers who have experience of acting in complex and high-profile cases. Members act for both the prosecution and the defence, and are regularly instructed in international investigations. Cases involving serious allegations of bribery, fraud and corruption are a key area of strength for the set.”
Chambers UK (2022)“Red Lion Chambers utilises its ‘great strength and depth’ to defend and prosecute high-profile corporate crime cases involving allegations of fraud, money laundering, bribery and corruption. The set is also highly experienced in all stages of domestic and cross-border investigations into suspected offences.”
Legal 500 (2022)