“The case was concerned with the approach to be taken in confiscation proceedings following a conviction for failing to comply with the requirements of a planning enforcement notice. The result can be contrasted with that in an earlier confiscation case, R v Panayi (Andrew) [2019] 4 WLR 85, which was the subject of a video case review in our ‘Top 50 Cases of 2019’ and is available to view on the website. The court in this case also had to consider the sentencing powers of the Crown Court where a case is committed to it under section 70 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 for consideration of a confiscation order ...”
ADDED Thursday 29th October 2020
