POCA Work & Asset Forfeiture
UK Guide 2025 : UK-wide
Band 3
Email address
[email protected]Contact number
(020) 7404 3004About
Provided by Imran Khan & Partners
The Proceed of Crime and Financial Crime Department (‘the department’) at Imran Khan and Partners was first established in 2012.
The department provides advice and assistance to corporates and individuals across the spectrum of Proceeds of Crime and Financial Crime proceeding and increasingly acts for high net-worth individuals and corporates at the pre-charge investigative stage in relation to orders affecting their ability to deal freely with assets. The work of the department is international.
The key practitioners in the department are Nadia Ryman a Solicitor Advocate and Henry Anderson a Paralegal.
Nadia has extensive experience in Proceeds of Crime and Financial Crime matters as a litigator, advocate, and adviser.
She has worked on some of the most high profile POCA cases including the Hatton Gardens 'Heist' and R v Gohil which was described by the CPS as ‘ one of our largest international cases.....'
The department adopts a strategic and tactically astute approach and compliments its in-house expertise with close and trusted working relationships with leading Counsel and a bank of trusted expert consultants.
Chambers Review
Imran Khan & Partners boasts a strong POCA team that regularly defends clients in high-value and complex criminal confiscation cases. The team also has strong experience in civil matters, such as AFOs and UWOs.
Paul O'Donnell is a key contact at the firm.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"I'd recommend the firm without even blinking!"
"I'd recommend the firm without even blinking!"
Notable Practitioners
Nadia Ryman is well respected for handling confiscation proceedings relating to fraud cases. She has broad experience acting on both domestic and cross-border matters and is noted for her focus on working with legal aid clients.
"Nadia is great. She's exceedingly hard-working and has a wealth of experience working on everything from legal aid to non-legal aid matters."
"She's very good at her client care, gives 110% and is very knowledgeable of confiscation proceedings."
"She knows POCA inside-out. If you want someone to fight your corner in relation to POCA, she's a go-to person."
"She's very diligent has a very good rapport with clients, giving them the advice they need about the strengths and weaknesses of their case, so they're not confused or annoyed about the final result."
