Bowman v Fels (Bar Council intervening)

Subject Matter

COURT OF APPEAL (CIVIL DIVISION) — Appeal — Academic point of law — Point of public importance — Parties settling private law litigation before appeal hearing — Whether appeal hypothetical — Whether appeal to be entertained

[2005] EWCA Civ 226; [2005] 1 WLR 3083; [2005] 4 All ER 609; [2005] 2 FLR 247, CA

PRACTICE — Proceeds of criminal conduct — Disclosure — Claimant's solicitors suspecting defendant of wrongly including costs as business expenses in accounts disclosed in litigation — Whether statutory provisions as to proceeds of crime and disclosure and consent in relation thereto applying to ordinary conduct of litigation by legal professionals — Proceeds of Crime Act 2002, ss 328, 338 — Council Directive 91/308/EEC (as amended by Council Directive 2001/97/EC), arts 6, 7

[2005] EWCA Civ 226; [2005] 1 WLR 3083; [2005] 4 All ER 609; [2005] 2 FLR 247, CA

Commentary

Blackstones Criminal Practice 2025
Introduction B21.1

Authorised Disclosure and Appropriate Consent B21.12

Offences under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 - Money Laundering Arrangements - Elements B21.22