Kennedy Talbot

Kennedy Talbot’s principal practice areas are asset forfeiture and recovery, money laundering, confiscation, government and police investigations, legal professional privilege and civil fraud and tracing.

He is a joint author of Confiscation and the Proceeds of Crime (Sweet and Maxwell 3rd Ed. looseleaf), Administrative Court: Practice and Procedure (Sweet and Maxwell, 2006) and a contributing editor to Civil Procedure (“the White Book”.).

He has appeared on behalf of government agencies, corporate and individuals in over 500 cases in the House of Lords and Privy Council, Court of Appeal, High Court and in foreign jurisdictions. Included in these appearances are 6 asset forfeiture / money laundering cases to go to the House of Lords since 2000.

His extensive practice under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 includes acting for the Serious and Organised Crime Agency (formerly the Assets Recovery Agency), receivers and respondents in proceedings in the High Court and part 6 taxation proceedings. In addition, he has appeared in leading cases on disclosure and consents to act and regularly advises financial institutions on making protected and authorised disclosures to SOCA to comply with anti-money laundering legislation. His proceeds of crime practice embraces all aspects of restraint, receivership and confiscation in the High Court and Crown Court.

He regularly acts in investigative cases to maintain / quash search warrants, production orders and other intrusive investigative powers.
He is also instructed as independent counsel, particularly in legal professional privilege disputes. In this capacity he has acted in the Cash for Honours inquiry, the David Mills/Silvio Berlusconi investigation, and the investigation into former Law Society President Robert Sayer.

Civil fraud and asset tracing cases, particularly those involving freezing orders and receivership are also part of his practice.

You can contact Kennedy Talbot on the following:

Kennedy Talbot
Committee member
33 Chancery Lane
(The Chambers of Andrew Mitchell QC)
33 Chancery Lane
WC2A 3EN
DX 322 Chancery Lane

Tel: 020 7440 9950
E: kt@33cllaw.com



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