London Bar
Proceeds of crime (POCA) and asset forfeiture
Leading junior2Michael Newbold –Foundry Chambers ‘One of the go-to juniors in POCA for the crown. Making a name for himself.’
Foundry Chambers
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Michael Newbold
Foundry Chambers, London
- Phone020 7400 1800
- Email[email protected]
- Profilewww.foundrychambers.com
Work Department
Foundry Chambers
Position
YEAR OF CALL 2004
Asset Recovery, Restraint and Confiscation / Business Regulation / Extradition and Mutual Legal Assistance / Tax Litigation
Career
Overview of Practice
Michael Newbold is instructed on behalf of prosecution agencies, defendants and interested parties (both individuals and businesses) in cases involving asset forfeiture and the proceeds of crime. They include restraint and receivership proceedings, confiscation hearings, the enforcement of orders, account freezing and forfeiture proceedings, cash forfeiture proceedings, proceedings for the condemnation of goods and restoration appeals.
Publications and LecturesContributor to: Millington and Sutherland Williams on The Proceeds of Crime (6th Edition – OUP 2023) – Chapters 4 and 5
Author (with Nicholas Chapman) of: Mutual Legal Assistance – Civil Recovery (LexisPSL Corporate Crime)
Memberships
Appointments
Appointed to the CPS Advocate Panel Appointed to the CPS Proceeds of Crime Panel Qualified to accept instructions by way of direct public access
MembershipsCriminal Bar Association Proceeds of Crime Lawyers’ Association Fraud Lawyers’ Association
Education
Bar Vocational Course – Nottingham Law School, (2003 – 2004) BA (Hons) Jurisprudence – Hertford College, University of Oxford, (2000 – 2003)