Reports yesterday (23/4/2020) of a successful operation by the Met, who froze 25 accounts with an overall value of £1.6 million.
HOW CAN WE AT LEWIS NEDAS LAW HELP YOU, IF YOU HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY THESE FREEZING ORDERS?
We are currently dealing with a number of account freezing orders (AFOs) and have recently persuaded HMRC to return over £800,000.
We have an Italian speaking dual-qualified lawyer, Giovanni Lombardo, as well as very experienced, successful money laundering/tax investigation defence lawyers who are highly rated by the leading Legal ranking directories (Legal 500, The Times Best Law firms) and who are currently representing clients dealing with such orders.
Additionally, we instruct leading specialist defence barristers and forensic accountants who advise and represent account holders.
These are essentially civil freezing orders, brought by the police ( NCA/ SFO/ HMRC ) which are dealt with by criminal judges sitting in criminal courts.
The accounts can be frozen for up to two years but it is possible to apply to vary the orders to meet legal fees and living expenses.
It’s vital to have genuinely experienced lawyers in this field, because these orders and procedures are very technical and if the authorities make any mistakes with procedure/service, for example, it is possible to apply to have the Account Freezing Order discharged before the monies are forfeited.
Defending these orders takes a great deal of detailed preparation and we undertake this work at reasonable, attractive competitive rates.
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