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What does ACT mean? In corporate and banking practice, ACT usually refers to the Association of Corporate Treasurers, the UK-based professional body for corporate treasury professionals, rather than a statutory “Act”. It is not defined in legislation or case law; the acronym is market terminology used in transaction documents and governance materials. The Association of Corporate Treasurers promotes professional standards in liquidity management, funding, cash and risk management, foreign exchange and derivatives. It publishes guidance and a code of ethics and awards recognised qualifications (including AMCT and FCT). In legal contexts, references to “ACT-qualified” personnel or to ACT good practice may appear in treasury policies,...

POCA 2002 s 445 external investigations: 2013/2014 Orders on overseas assistance—powers, investigatory orders (including UWOs/IFOs), procedure, offences and mutual legal assistance

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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...

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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....

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