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PREMIER LEAGUE ACCOUNT FREEZING ORDER EXTENDED: LESSONS ON SUSPICION, DAMLS AND THE LIMITS OF THE S.308 POCA DEFENCE
22 September 2026
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Rhiannon is a Partner in our Dispute Resolution team.
Prior to joining the firm, Rhiannon was Head of the Financial Disruptions Litigation team at a UK Government Agency for several years and handled all aspects of domestic and international civil recovery under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (POCA), including Account Freezing and Forfeiture Orders, Property Freezing Orders, Unexplained Wealth Orders and Civil Recovery Orders.
Rhiannon led her team to several high-profile and precedent setting outcomes including one of the first crypto wallet freezing orders made under new powers granted by the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 and the first forfeiture of sanctioned funds under POCA. Rhiannon has specific legal expertise in litigating claims relating to complex international fraud and money laundering, breaches of sanctions legislation and the recovery of crypto assets.
She is also an international arbitration specialist, operating both in the UK and overseas (particularly in Asia). She has conducted multiple high value commercial arbitration cases under the auspices of the LCIA, ICC and SIAC rules and has also acted for investors pursuing bilateral investment treaty claims under the ICSID and UNCITRAL rules.