Author Description

About the Author Trevor Millington is a Barrister and Senior Lawyer in the Asset Forfeiture Unit of the Revenue and Customs Prosecutions Office (formerly the Solicitor's Office of HM Customs and Excise). Since 1989 he has specialised exclusively in the law relating to the restraint and confiscation of the proceedsof crime. In 1994 he was seconded to Gibraltar where he was responsible for drafting legislation to implement the EC Money Laundering Directive and to provide for the restraint and confiscation of the proceeds of crime. He has lectured widely on the subject and is author of Restraint andConfiscation Orders (FT Law and Tax, 1996). Mark Sutherland Williams has appeared as counsel in a number of the most significant cases that have been decided in the proceeds of crime field in recent years. He was the first counsel to be instructed by HM Commissioners of Customs and Excise to obtain a restraint order under the Proceeds ofCrime Act 2002 legislation. He regularly appears in both the High Court and the Court of Appeal in specialist forfeiture, receivership, restraint, and confiscation order matters. He is head of his chambers Public Law and Regulatory Group, including the Proceeds of Crime Unit. Product Description This second edition introduces the reader to the complexities of the proceeds of crime and asset recovery legislation in both a user-friendly and step-by-step way. This portable and easily navigable book provides the reader with a clear insight into every stage of assisting the client fromrestraint to confiscation and how to apply for a Certificate of Inadequacy and what powers enforcement authorities have to enforce orders, particularly the appointment of receivers. Review `Review from previous edition "...by far the best book on the subject"' Henry Milner, Solicitor and Partner, Henry Milner & Co`"...an essential and invaluable text..."' Criminal Bar Association News`"not only an invaluable introduction to the area, but also a continued source of practical assistance"' New Law Journal`"...simply indispensable to anyone concerned with the criminal law"' Justice of the Peace`Review from second edition "absolute gem of a book for those whose practice involves the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 in any way, written by authors with extensive experience in the field."' The Law Society, Gatekeeper Newsletter