Fiona Jackson delivers Regional Mutual Legal Assistance workshop in Uzbekistan

Fiona Jackson was invited to Uzbekistan last week by the National Crime Agency and the British Embassy in Tashkent to deliver a three-day Regional Mutual Legal Assistance workshop as part of a team.  Delegates attended from prosecuting and police agencies in Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan.     

During the workshop, which was designed to increase knowledge and awareness of international legislative asset recovery frameworks and worldwide mutual legal assistance capabilities, Fiona spoke on The International Financial Landscape – Legal Frameworks, Non-Conviction Based Confiscation, and Drafting Mutual Legal Assistance Requests, including an overview of the new Unexplained Wealth Orders and the detail required in MLA requests.  Delegates were also taken through practical exercises to draft international MLA requests in criminal and civil asset recovery proceedings, and worked through a comprehensive immersive training exercise designed by AML Consulting Ltd to enable them to manage and process financial enquiries and MLA requests in a time-pressured environment.

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