Transparency International UK is to release a new report on improving the UK’s approach to asset recovery from grand corruption.

"No one should think that they can get away with plundering their countries assets"

UK Prime Minister David Cameron MP speaking to open the Second Arab Forum on Asset Recovery Marrakesh, (25 Oct 2013)

Transparency International UK is to release a new report on improving the UK’s approach to asset recovery from grand corruption. The report looks at the political, legislative and law enforcement environment for asset recovery in the UK, and makes recommendations to help ensure that more corrupt assets are seized, forfeited and returned to the victims of corruption.

This event will explore the key themes arising from the paper and offer the opportunity to discuss how the UK can improve the current system.

The discussion panel will include:

• Jaques Terray, Vice Chair of Transparency International France – an organisation which is currently engaged in several cases in the French courts to recover the assets of three African heads of state
• Justine Walker - Director of Financial Crime, Sanctions and Bribery at the British Bankers Association
• Antonio Suarez-Martinez, Partner at Edwards Wildman – an asset recovery practitioner who helped to research and write the paper
• Paul Crome - an asset recovery expert based in the UK Home Office
• Jeremy Carver - TI-UK Senior Adviser on money laundering

Timing
1730 - Registration
1800 - Presentation of report findings and discussion