Cash Forfeiture and Account Freezing Orders (AFO)

We are renound for vigorously defending clients who are subject to Cash Forfeiture proceedings, Cash Seizure and Account Freezing Order wherein various prosecuting bodies have imposed restrictions preventing client from dealing with their monies.

Cash Forfeiture and Asset Forfeiture proceedings will usually involve the Police seizing amounts of cash or assets. Upon seizing the cash and assets the Police, usually a Financial Investigator will request that the client attends a voluntary interview in order to answer question in respect to the source of the seized cash or assets. We STONGLY advise that NO client/persons attend a voluntary interview without Legal Assistance.

Following the voluntary interview, it is usual that the client will be asked to produce evidence in respect to the source of the monies used to purchase the asset or the source of the monies seized. Upon serving the required evidence the relevant authority should then present their case to the client/defence setting out as to why they rebut the evidence put forward and what there case is based upon evidence. It is at this point a decision is made to either have a contested hearing in the magistrates court wherein the client will need to give evidence alongside any witnesses they wish to rely upon.

We are able to take the required instructions from our clients, advise accordingly in respect to the evidence required and prepare concise detailed submissions setting out our clients instructions and relevant evidence. If it is then the case, that the prosecution seek a Final Contested Hearing we will prepare our client accordingly for a final contested hearing and attend the hearing in order to make the required representations to the Magistrates Court.