Emma Nicoletta

In Margot Serra and Ors v His Majesty's Attorney General for Gibraltar [2024] GCA 008, the Court of Appeal upheld a recovery order made by Chief Justice Dudley. The appellants argued that there was insufficient evidence connecting the acquisition of the assets to unlawful conduct occurring before the properties were purchased. The Court of Appeal rejected that argument, holding that the trial judge was entitled to consider the evidence as a whole and draw reasonable inferences from the...

In Richard Taylor (ASP) v Natalie Spring and another [2026] UKPC 18, the Privy Council considered the first use of Trinidad and Tobago’s Unexplained Wealth Order (UWO) regime under the Civil Asset Recovery and Management and Unexplained Wealth Act 2019. The case arose from an ex parte application by a police officer for a Preliminary Unexplained Wealth Order (PUWO) against Natalie Spring and the estate of Sheldon Spring, based on evidence gathered during earlier drug-related investigations....

Overview - Court: Supreme Court of Grenada and the West Indies Associated States, High Court of Justice (Civil) - Claimant: PTX (State) - Respondents: BLH et al. - Charges: - (1) Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute - (2) Aiding and abetting possession with intent to distribute - (3) Attempted importation of cocaine - Claim: Recovery of property obtained via / in connection with alleged conduct (charges) - ...