A question of intent in family proceedings

Timon Molloy, Editor

In last month’s MLB , we reported Monty Raphael of Peters and Peters’ observation that the UK Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 , especially section 328 (the offence of becoming concerned in or entering into arrangements relating to criminal property) and the risk of tipping off ( section 333 ), represented a major source of anxiety for family lawyers acting in divorce proceedings. On 8 October 2003 Dame Elizabeth Butler-Sloss, the senior judge in the family division of the High Court in London, gave a ruling in the case of P and P , which provides some comfort for practitioners and makes best practice recommendations.