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The recent headline “Court tells restaurant owners to pay out £2.5m confiscation order and seizes their passports over unlawful extractor

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Tees is a Top Tier Legal 500 firm with full-service support for all your legal needs. Our services include related areas of law such as employment law, real estate, litigation and business finance.
We also have a team of experienced in-house independent financial advisers who work closely with our legal experts to ensure joined-up first rate service for all our clients.
Our independent financial advisers work as part of a bigger Wealth Management team. We are regulated and authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority, which means we are accountable for all the advice that we give.

The recent headline “Court tells restaurant owners to pay out £2.5m confiscation order and seizes their passports over unlawful extractor

The London Evening Standard recently reported[1] that, under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (POCA), a restaurant owner in Lewisham

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