Restraint, Confiscation and Forfeiture

When the State moves against assets, the response must be immediate and precise. We act for individuals, companies and third parties affected by restraint orders, confiscation proceedings and forfeiture applications, whether the assets are targeted following a criminal conviction or seized as suspected proceeds of unlawful conduct. From the moment an order is served, we work to protect your position — challenging the basis of the order, applying to vary or discharge it, and securing the release of funds needed for reasonable living and legal expenses.

Our work spans the full arc of enforcement: responding to restraint, monitoring and production orders at the investigative stage; contesting confiscation and benefit calculations at the post-conviction stage; and defending civil forfeiture and cash seizure applications brought independently of any conviction. We are alert to the technical requirements these regimes impose on the State, and we hold enforcement authorities to them.

Where property belonging to a spouse, secured creditor or bona fide purchaser is caught by an order, we advance third-party and innocent-owner claims to protect interests that ought never to have been swept in. We act throughout the OECS and coordinate seamlessly where assets, parties or proceedings cross jurisdictional lines.