| Source: | All England Reporter |
| Publisher Citation: | [2003] All ER (D) 23 (Apr) |
| Court: | Court of Appeal, Criminal Division |
| Judge: | Laws LJ, Davis J and Recorder of Leeds |
| Representation | Rudi Fortson (instructed by Robert Blackford & Co, Croydon) for the defendant. |
| Duncan Penny (instructed by the Crown Prosecution Service) for the Crown. | |
| Judgment Dates: | 1 April 2003 |
Catchwords
Sentencing - Confiscation order - Hearing - Power to postpone - Common law power to adjourn - Jurisdiction to order confiscation relating to offences committed before statutory amendments came into force - Criminal Justice Act 1998, s 71 and 72A - s 28 - s 16(5).
The Case
The defendant's confiscation order of 342,000 for offences of acting with intent to defraud Her Majesty the Queen and the public revenue was appropriate despite procedural irregularities.
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