Dec 21, 2020 The Unexplained Wealth Order reigns Supreme: the Supreme Court upholds the first ever UWO By Neill Blundell Max Hobbs The UK Supreme Court has dismissed the final appeal made against the first ever Unexplained Wealth Order (UWO) obtained by the National...
Oct 08, 2020 The NCA obtains its first forfeiture of property using a UWO By Neill Blundell Max Hobbs On 7 October, the National Crime Agency (NCA) announced that for the first time it has successfully used an Unexplained Wealth Order...
Jul 07, 2020 Unexplained Wealth Orders: NCA set to continue use of UWOs despite recent setbacks By Neill Blundell James Reid The National Crime Agency’s (NCA) use of unexplained wealth orders (UWOs) has faced recent high profile defeats in both the High Court...
Feb 06, 2020 Explain yourself: the Court of Appeal rejects the challenge to the first UWO By Neill Blundell Max Hobbs The Court of Appeal has dismissed the appeal against the first Unexplained Wealth Order (UWO) issued in the UK, potentially paving the...
Sep 27, 2019 There’s no place like home: the UK Court blocks the extradition of the subject of the first UWO By Neill Blundell On Thursday 26 September the UK Court ruled that the subject of the first set of unexplained wealth orders (UWO) in the UK, the wife of...
Jul 19, 2019 Unexplained Wealth Orders evolve as the NCA obtain new UWOs based on serious crime By Neill Blundell Max Hobbs On Friday 12 July the National Crime Agency (NCA) obtained a new set of Unexplained Wealth Orders (UWOs) targeting the £10m property...