King's / Queen's Bench Division of the High Court

KB-2024-001295 - [2025] EWHC 3000 (KB)

Fecha: 14-Nov-2025

Conclusions

Conclusion

116.

For all these reasons the Claimant’s claim succeeds.

117.

I make a civil recovery order under POCA, s.266 in respect of the Property described at [2] above. Christine Bartlett of Richard Long & Co. is appointed as the trustee for civil recovery (“the Trustee”) within the meaning of POCA, s.267. The Property shall vest henceforth in the Trustee.

118.

All persons in possession of the Property must give possession of the said Property to the Trustee. A penal notice is attached to the order.

119.

The Property Freezing Order made by Lang J on 5 April 2023 shall be treated as discharged with effect from the date 7 days after the Property vests in the Trustee.

120.

The Claimant is required to serve a copy of the order on D1 and D2 and the Home Office.

121.

There shall be no order for costs.

Heading
Introduction
The evidence
The factual background in overview
(ii): D2 and D3
More detail on the source of the funds in the accounts
The legal framework
The procedural history prior to the 9 June 2025 hearing
The Case Management Conference (“CMC”) on 18 March 2025
Events between the CMC and 9 June 2025
The 9 June 2025 hearing
Proceeding in the absence of D2 and D3
Service of the hearing papers on D1
Events after the 9 June 2025 hearing
The 11 November 2025 hearing
Analysis and decision
(ii): The location of the Property
(iii): “Recoverable property”
(a): The nature of the Property itself
(b): The way the Property is held
(c): Additional efforts undertaken to conceal the origin of the Property and its connection to the D1
(d): The US offences
(f): The lack of any evidence in response to the Claimant’s case
Conclusions