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Independent expert evidence challenging prosecution benefit figures, available amount schedules, and lifestyle evidence in Crown Court confiscation proceedings.
For DefencePOCA 2002 | Confiscation & Financial Crime Expert Witness
Independent Forensic Accounting for the Most Serious Financial Crime Proceedings.
Certified expert witnesses for Proceeds of Crime Act confiscation proceedings, benefit quantification, available amount assessments, money laundering analysis, and asset tracing, instructed by prosecution and defence.
Independent · Prosecution & Defence
All instructions handled with absolute discretion.
The Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (POCA) gives courts in England, Wales, and Scotland the power to confiscate assets from convicted defendants where the court determines they have benefited from criminal conduct. The financial analysis of criminal benefit, available amount, and lifestyle evidence is complex, and is routinely contested by both prosecution and defence.
Legislative Note: POCA 2002 and related legislation is subject to amendment. The information on this page reflects general principles. Always verify the current legislative position with a qualified legal adviser.
Who We Serve
Independent forensic accounting for every party in POCA proceedings.
Prosecution & Regulatory Bodies
Forensic accounting support for CPS, SFO, HMRC, and NCA confiscation proceedings, benefit quantification, lifestyle analysis, and asset tracing.
For ProsecutionCorporates & Financial Institutions
POCA compliance analysis, SAR-related financial investigation, deferred prosecution agreement financial modelling, and money laundering expert evidence.
For CorporatesCourts & Appointed Receivers
Neutral financial analysis for courts, enforcement receivers, and management receivers in asset recovery and confiscation enforcement proceedings.
For Courts & ReceiversOur Services
Exclusive POCA specialism across confiscation, restraint, and asset recovery.
POCA Confiscation Defence
Independent expert evidence on criminal benefit, available amount, lifestyle assumptions, and confiscation schedules in Crown Court proceedings.
Learn moreRestraint Order Variation
Forensic analysis supporting applications to vary or discharge restraint orders, including living and legal expenses and asset identification.
Learn moreAccount Freezing Orders
Financial analysis for account freezing and forfeiture proceedings under POCA Part 5 and the Criminal Finances Act 2017.
Learn moreThird Party Claims
Expert quantification of third party interests in assets subject to confiscation, tainted gifts, and enforcement proceedings.
Learn moreCorporate Fraud Investigation
Forensic accounting for corporate POCA investigations, money laundering analysis, SAR-related intelligence, and DPA financial modelling.
Learn moreCivil Asset Recovery
Asset tracing, civil recovery under POCA Part 5, unexplained wealth orders, and enforcement receiver support.
Learn moreWhy POCA Demands Specialist Expertise
POCA Is Not Civil Litigation
The confiscation regime operates on assumptions, criminal lifestyle provisions, and reversed burdens of proof with no equivalent in civil proceedings.
The Stakes Are Absolute
Confiscation orders can be for the full benefit figure, not just profit. Rigorous expert analysis of benefit and available amount is essential.
Both Parties Need Independent Analysis
Prosecution schedules are not always accurate. Available amount figures are frequently contested. Both parties benefit from independent forensic accounting.
Practice Areas
Criminal Benefit Quantification
Forensic analysis of benefit from particular and general criminal conduct, including section 10 assumptions.
Section 10 assumptions, particular vs general conduct, property obtained
Available Amount
Identification and valuation of free property, tainted gifts, and hidden assets at the relevant time.
Free property valuation, tainted gifts, hidden assets, third party interests
Criminal Lifestyle Provisions
Analysis of trigger offences, the four assumptions, and rebuttal evidence.
Trigger offences, statutory assumptions, rebuttal methodology
Money Laundering
Financial flow analysis for Part 7 POCA proceedings and corporate compliance matters.
Criminal property, layering, integration, Part 7 POCA
Asset Tracing (POCA)
Forensic tracing through financial structures, nominee assets, and offshore holdings.
Nominee structures, offshore tracing, complex ownership chains
Civil Recovery
Part 5 proceedings, unexplained wealth orders, and account freezing order analysis.
Part 5 POCA, UWOs, account freezing and forfeiture
Corporate POCA
DPAs, corporate investigations, SAR obligations, and financial institution compliance.
DPAs, SAR analysis, institutional POCA compliance
Enforcement Receivership
Receiver support, asset realisation, and third party claims on confiscated assets.
Asset realisation, receiver reporting, third party quantification
Legislative Note: POCA 2002 and related legislation is subject to amendment. The information on this page reflects general principles. Always verify the current legislative position with a qualified legal adviser.
Our Process
Brief Us
Submit your instruction with details of the POCA proceedings, financial issues in dispute, and stage of proceedings.
Expert Assignment
We identify the right forensic accountant by POCA specialism and case complexity.
Scope & Fees
We agree scope, format, and timeline before commencing.
Expert Delivery
Written report, joint statement, or oral evidence as required by the Crown Court or appellate tribunal.
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