Stuart Nolan, Solicitor Advocate
Stuart Nolan is a highly experienced solicitor advocate with more than twenty years’ experience in both the Magistrates and the Crown Court. His expertise lies in “white collar” crime, especially corporate and business fraud, income tax fraud, credit card and identity fraud. He has substantial trial experience including Court of Appeal and House of Lords.
Chambers and Partners 2009 guide describes him as “a real talent and fantastic operator”. The 2010 edition has described him as “the crème de la crème” when it comes to complex matters.
Stuart lectures nationwide to both private practice and government organisations.
Topics Include:
- The POCA offences SS 327-9
- Pre-charge proceedings o What is the investigator up to?
- How does confiscation work?
- Identifying an offender’s benefit from crime
- The statutory assumptions
- Valuing the benefit
- Third party interests
- Enforcement
- Common misconceptions
- Forfeiture under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 and deprivation under the Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing Act 2000)
- A round up of useful case law
- Ethical issues