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Special Edition: R v Hilton [2020] UKSC 29
This Special Edition of the Financial Crime UK Monthly podcast looks at the recent decision of the Supreme Court in R v Hilton [2020] UKSC 29:
https://www.supremecourt.uk/cases/docs/uksc-2018-0075-judgment.pdf
The Court was asked to consider the circumstances in which third parties could make representations where a crown court made a determination of a defendant’s interest at the confiscation stage (s160A, Proceeds of Crime Act (‘PoCA’) 2002). Though an appeal on a provision which relates to PoCA powers in Northern Ireland (s160A), it has a wider impact given the operation of an equivalent…
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