The Weekly Law Reports
[2014] 3 WLR 23
Supreme Court
Regina v Ahmad and another
Regina v Fields and others
[2014] UKSC 36
2014 Feb 10,
11;
June 18
Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury PSC, Lord Sumption, Lord Reed, Lord Hughes, Lord Toulson JJSC
Crime— Sentence— Confiscation order— Co-conspirators jointly acquiring proceeds of conspiracy to defraud— Whether “benefit … obtained” by each to be assessed as value of whole amount of proceeds of conspiracy— Whether confiscation orders to be made against each conspirator in full amount of joint benefit— Whether proportionality requiring apportionment of joint benefit between conspirators—
Criminal Justice Act 1988 (c 33), s 71(4)
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Human Rights Act 1998 (c 42), Sch 1, Pt II, art 1
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Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (c 29), s 76(4)