Quinton Newcomb
Quinton Newcomb has over 15 years of experience in commercial crime, initially at the independent Bar, where he prosecuted and defended, and - for the past 8 years - as a senior lawyer in a specialist commercial crime boutique firm. He offers his clients an extraordinary perspective informed, not least, through his representation of witnesses and suspects, individuals and corporates, in a series of some of the most high-profile SFO investigations of the past decade, including Rolls-Royce, Rio Tinto, Alstom, and ENRC. In addition, Quinton has extensive experience of advising corporate clients upon compliance procedures, and delivering compliance training. Quinton was appointed a criminal Recorder on the South Eastern Circuit in 2020.
Practice Area
Panel
- Consulting Editorial Board
Qualified Year
- 2005
Experience
- Fieldfisher LLP (2021 - Present)
- FOUR Law &. Investigations Ltd (2021 - 2021)
- Fulcrum Chambers (2014 - 2021)
Membership
- Fraud Lawyers Association
- Criminal Bar Association
- South Eastern Circuit
Qualification
- BVC
Education
- University of Nottingham (LLB Hons)
2 Contributions by Quinton Newcomb
PRACTICE NOTES
Defence guide to responding to a prosecutor’s POCA 2002 section 16 confiscation statement and preparing a section 17 response (England and Wales)
Confiscation statement under POCA 2002
Typically, the defence will already have lodged a statement of means under section 18 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (POCA 2002) before the prosecutor serves a Statement of Information under POCA 2002, s 16 (commonly called a section 16 statement). See: Confiscation timetable—checklist. The defence then has the chance to answer the section 16 statement pursuant to POCA 2002, s 17. That reply is intended to focus and reduce the matters to be determined at the confiscation hearing. If the defence does not make clear whether it contests any assertions advanced by the prosecution in its section 16 statement, the court may treat that silence as acceptance of those particular points. Accordingly, the section 16 statement must be reviewed with care and every area of disagreement should be identified within the defence response. It is also essential to agree a realistic timetable for supplying the defendant's response to the prosecutor's section 16 statement. In many instances, it is possible at an early stage to pinpoint those cases where significant work will be necessary before a response can be filed. For those matters, the need for extra preparation will be evident in advance accordingly...
Corporate Crime
PRACTICE NOTES
POCA 2002 s 445 external investigations: 2013/2014 Orders on overseas assistance—powers, investigatory orders (including UWOs/IFOs), procedure, offences and mutual legal assistance
Sections 444 and 445 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (POCA 2002)
Sections 444 and 445 of POCA 2002 confer authority to make secondary legislation so as to give effect to requests from overseas authorities seeking assistance with the identification, recovery, investigation, freezing, confiscation, forfeiture and other handling of the proceeds of crime. For an overview of the power to make secondary legislation under these provisions, and the secondary legislation brought into effect pursuant to them, see Practice Note: POCA 2002—external investigations, requests and orders—introduction. This Practice Note focuses on the secondary legislation made under POCA 2002, s 445. For detailed information on mutual legal assistance available under POCA 2002, s 444 in specific contexts, see Practice Notes: Mutual legal assistance—civil recovery and Mutual legal assistance—restraint and confiscation. See also Practice Note: Mutual legal assistance—forms of assistance...
Corporate Crime
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