Civil recovery and tax evasion: a winning combination?

John Binns (+44 (0)20 7430 2277, jbinns@bcl.com) and Harry Travers (+44 (0)20 7430 2277, htravers@bcl.com) are partners at BCL Solicitors LLP, specialising in financial crime, money laundering and sanctions.

Recent figures show UK tax authorities’ increased use of new powers to recover the proceeds of tax offences. Harry Travers and John Binns of BCL Solicitors ask if this is an idea whose time has come.