An amendment to the Criminal Finances Bill (the Bill) WILL amend the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (POCA) to allow the High Court to make orders designating the conduct of a person – wherever it occurs – as connected to a gross human rights abuse, and to set prohibitions on that person’s ability to deal […]

An Aberdeen company has paid more than £170,000 under Proceeds of Crime legislation after admitting bribery and corruption in Kazakhstan, the Crown Office has said. The Civil Recovery Unit secured £172,200 after a International Tubular Services (iTS) accepted that it had benefited from unlawful conduct. The company supports activities for petroleum and natural gas extraction. […]