Richard Barraclough QC writes on the latest attempt to defeat POCA in illegal money lending cases

July 16, 2014

The latest attempt to defeat POCA in illegal money lending cases on grounds that a POCA order is a “sanction”, has been roundly rejected by the Court.

Richard Barraclough QC examines the case and outlines the implications of the judgment in R v Chapman.

The article entitled “Last Ditch Attempt to Defeat POCA in the Consumer Protection Field” can be downloaded here.