Kennedy Talbot
KC
Call
Call
1984
New York
New York
1993
Silk
Silk
2016
Expertise
Money Laundering Advisory
POCA & Asset Recovery
POCA & Criminal Confiscation
Commercial Litigation
Cryptocurrency & Digital Assets
International & Offshore
Private Prosecutions
Kennedy Talbot KC's practice areas span Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 civil recovery, bank account and crypto asset freezing and forfeiture, money laundering advisory and reporting, criminal confiscation, restraint and enforcement, government and police investigations and civil fraud, tracing and proprietary claims. Kennedy is also regularly instructed in civil commercial litigation, particularly at the cross-over with criminal liability or serious misconduct.
He regularly advises businesses, financial institutions and solicitors on money laundering obligations, particularly in M&A, regulatory, life sciences and supply chains.
Kennedy has appeared in 10 cases in the Supreme Court or House of Lords since 2000 and many of the leading cases in the Court of Appeal.
He is a joint author of Confiscation and the Proceeds of Crime (Sweet and Maxwell 3rd Ed. looseleaf), Administrative Court: Practice and Procedure (Sweet and Maxwell) and a contributing editor of The White Book 2026, authoring its civil recovery and unexplained wealth order sections.
Kennedy is also the chair of the Proceeds of Crime Lawyers' Association and has regularly lectured at home and abroad for (amongst others) the United Nations, IMF, and the Council of Europe.
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"Kennedy’s reputation in respect of all matters relating to POCA is entirely deserved. He advises with a complete and justified confidence that arises from his incredible knowledge of all aspects of the law in this area."
"He makes other excellent barristers look pedestrian and is a real titan in the world of proceeds of crime."
"Kennedy is amazing, particularly on complex stuff - he's commercial and straight to the point. He gives the client great comfort and explains complex stuff very clearly."
"Kennedy is an excellent advocate. He is able to explain complex areas of law simply and is convincing in the courtroom. "
”He’s an exceptional lawyer who gets the right result. He’s absolutely first-class.”
”..described by some as “Mr POCA”
"Kennedy Talbot KC is very pragmatic and puts people at ease. He knows the law and can looks at all the points to find the solutions. He is very available and easy to work with."
“He has become the go-to barrister for AML issues.“
“Kennedy has a brilliant, brilliant mind and fantastic drafting skills.”
“He is extremely knowledgeable and one of the longest-established practitioners in this area, so he really knows his stuff.”
"Kennedy Talbot is probably the leading practitioner in the area. He's very bright and gets to the nub of the issue before anyone else."
"Kennedy Talbot is recognised as the leading authority in proceeds of crime. He's always direct in his advice."
“Extremely impressive”
"Kennedy’s reputation in respect of all matters relating to POCA is entirely deserved. He advises with a complete and justified confidence that arises from his incredible knowledge of all aspects of the law in this area."
"He makes other excellent barristers look pedestrian and is a real titan in the world of proceeds of crime."
"Kennedy is amazing, particularly on complex stuff - he's commercial and straight to the point. He gives the client great comfort and explains complex stuff very clearly."
"Kennedy is an excellent advocate. He is able to explain complex areas of law simply and is convincing in the courtroom. "
”He’s an exceptional lawyer who gets the right result. He’s absolutely first-class.”
”..described by some as “Mr POCA”
"Kennedy Talbot KC is very pragmatic and puts people at ease. He knows the law and can looks at all the points to find the solutions. He is very available and easy to work with."
“He has become the go-to barrister for AML issues.“
“Kennedy has a brilliant, brilliant mind and fantastic drafting skills.”
“He is extremely knowledgeable and one of the longest-established practitioners in this area, so he really knows his stuff.”
"Kennedy Talbot is probably the leading practitioner in the area. He's very bright and gets to the nub of the issue before anyone else."
"Kennedy Talbot is recognised as the leading authority in proceeds of crime. He's always direct in his advice."
“Extremely impressive”
"Kennedy’s reputation in respect of all matters relating to POCA is entirely deserved. He advises with a complete and justified confidence that arises from his incredible knowledge of all aspects of the law in this area."
"He makes other excellent barristers look pedestrian and is a real titan in the world of proceeds of crime."
"Kennedy is amazing, particularly on complex stuff - he's commercial and straight to the point. He gives the client great comfort and explains complex stuff very clearly."
"Kennedy is an excellent advocate. He is able to explain complex areas of law simply and is convincing in the courtroom. "
”He’s an exceptional lawyer who gets the right result. He’s absolutely first-class.”
”..described by some as “Mr POCA”
"Kennedy Talbot KC is very pragmatic and puts people at ease. He knows the law and can looks at all the points to find the solutions. He is very available and easy to work with."
“He has become the go-to barrister for AML issues.“
“Kennedy has a brilliant, brilliant mind and fantastic drafting skills.”
“He is extremely knowledgeable and one of the longest-established practitioners in this area, so he really knows his stuff.”
"Kennedy Talbot is probably the leading practitioner in the area. He's very bright and gets to the nub of the issue before anyone else."
"Kennedy Talbot is recognised as the leading authority in proceeds of crime. He's always direct in his advice."
“Extremely impressive”
Kennedy Talbot : Experience & Expertise
White Collar, Crime & Investigations
Money Laundering Advisory
Kennedy has appeared in the key cases deciding points of principle and statutory interpretation in money laundering, in particular:
View Cases
View Quotes
R (World Uyghur Congress) v NCA (Spotlight on Corruption intervening) [2024] 1 WLR 4532 (Court of Appeal)
Acquisition of criminal property; supply chains. Acted for Spotlight in guideline case on laundering in supply chains.
R v GH [2015] 1 WLR 2126 (Supreme Court)
The scope of the arrangement offence in s.328 PocA, including when property becomes criminal property and whether the arrangement offence can be committed before criminal property is obtained.
"Kennedy is excellent. He looks to give pragmatic and realistic advice and has an encyclopedic knowledge of the law."
Chambers and Partners, 2025
Kennedy has been an editor of the White Book for 15 years, authoring the section on civil recovery and unexplained wealth orders (White Book 2026, Vol 2, Sec 3-K) and is the author of the civil recovery chapter of Mitchell, Taylor and Talbot on Confiscation and the Proceeds of Crime. He also advised the UN on the development of its Model Civil Forfeiture Law.
Historically, Kennedy appeared in the first civil recovery cases brought by the Assets Recovery Agency, the Crown Prosecution Service and the Serious Fraud Office.
More recently, his instructions include multiple POCA Part 5 cases in the High Court as well as applications concerning the freezing or forfeiture of bank accounts and crypto assets. These include:
View Cases
View Quotes
DPP v Qian, Wen and 2,594 applicants (Cayman Islands Grand Court) (2024 and ongoing)
Acting for office holders in £3bn crypto asset seizure and management.
R (on the application of Mileage Reclaim) v NSMC and HMRC [2024] EWHC 1370 (Admin) (and ongoing) (High Court)
Judicial review in HMRC account freezing order and now compensation application against HMRC.
R. (on the application of Fresh View Swift Properties Ltd) v Westminster Magistrates' Court [2023] 1 W.L.R. 3321 (High Court)
High Court judicial review of forfeiture of unlicensed money service business proceeds.
Cayman Islands DPP v Kong, Yu and Binance Holdings Limited (2025 and ongoing) (Cayman Islands Grand Court)
Civil recovery of $800,000 worth of crypto currency.
City of London Police v Financial House (current)
Acting for payment processing company in £4.7m account freezing case.
NCA v Gastauer and others (2025/2026) (High Court)
Acted for German family and entities in NCA High Court civil property freezing order proceedings.
Re E, I and SS (2025 and ongoing)
MLA request from Bangladesh
DPP v Pantea-Davies (2026 and ongoing) (High Court)
Acting for respondent in High Court property freezing proceedings.
NCA v Persons Unknown and Barclays Bank (2022), 25 November (Business and Property Court)
Acting for bank in civil recovery of £51m.
Met Police v Crypto wallet exchange (2026 ongoing)
Crypto wallet freezing order proceedings.
NCA v X (2025) (High Court)
Acting for respondent in High Court UWO proceedings arising out of Moldovan fraud.
"When you instruct Kennedy, you know you are going to be given an academic and legal masterclass in confiscation. He is at the top of his game."
Chambers and Partners, 2025 – Star Individual
"Kennedy is excellent. He has encyclopedic knowledge of the law and he always looks to give pragmatic, realistic advice."
Chambers and Partners, 2025 – Star Individual
"He is a very respectful and very sophisticated advocate who can present his arguments in a number of different ways, which is incredibly impressive."
Chambers and Partners, 2025 – Star Individual
"Kennedy is great to work with. He encourages a collegiate approach with his solicitors and lay client alike. His knowledge of POCA is encyclopaedic, and as a result both his written work and advocacy are both top drawer."
Legal 500, 2025 – Tier 1
".. is the ultimate POCA expert. He always gets to the core of the issue no matter how complex the question."
Legal 500, 2025 – Tier 1
"He is very reactive, very pragmatic and someone who really understands this area of law."
Legal 500, 2025 – Tier 1
"He is very responsive and pragmatic. He is also exceptionally knowledgeable on the law and has confidence in a field where people want confidence because of the risks."
Legal 500, 2025 – Tier 1
"He has excellent judgement and strong advocacy skills. He is very intellectual in his approach."
Legal 500, 2025 – Tier 1
"He really has no equal in terms of his breadth of knowledge and experience in the area"
Legal 500, 2025 – Tier 1
"Hes an exceptional lawyer who gets the right result. Hes absolutely first-class."
Legal 500, 2025 – Tier 1
"..described by some as Mr POCA"
Legal 500, 2025 – Tier 1
White Collar, Crime & Investigations
POCA & Criminal Confiscation
Kennedy has been recommended in the POCA sections of both Legal 500 and Chambers UK every year since their publication.
Between 2020 and 2026 alone, Kennedy acted in numerous confiscation and restraint proceedings. A selection of Supreme Court, Court of Appeal and notable cases include:
View Cases
R v Luckhurst [2022] 1 WLR 3818 (Supreme Court)
Leading case defining scope of release of assets to pay legal costs of civil proceedings.
Baroness Mone and another (2024 and ongoing).
Currently acting in £65m asset freezing proceedings arising out of a Covid PPE fraud investigation.
Taktouk [2025] EWCA Crim 1473; [2025] 11 WLUK 276 (Court of Appeal)
Private Prosecutor's costs out of central funds.
Tierney [2022] EWCA Crim 1042 (Court of Appeal)
Interlocutory contempt proceedings.
R v Luckhurst [2021] 1 WLR 1807 (Court of Appeal)
Leading case on release of funds from restraint to meet living expenses.
Re Smith [2024] EWHC 3154 (Comm), [2024] EWHC 3161 (Commercial Court) (and ongoing)
Leading in the Commercial Court for the SFO in the Orb/ Gerald Smith £80m proceedings involving 27 parties, BVI and Jersey liquidators and High Court receivers to recover the proceeds of breach of trust and fraudulently obtained property. Contempt; restraint and receivership orders.
Taktouk [2025] EWCA Crim 71; [2025] 1 W.L.R. 4131 (Court of Appeal)
£4.5m confiscation order in private prosecution. Reconsideration of confiscation order in light of fresh evidence.
Miller [2023] 4 WLR 6 (Court of Appeal)
Corporate legal personality.
Asplin [2022] Crim LR 9 (Court of Appeal)
Confiscation of pensions.
Green and Ryder [2021] Env LR 6 (Court of Appeal)
Confiscation in environment case.
Kennedy is regularly instructed in civil commercial litigation, particularly at the cross-over with criminal liability or serious misconduct.
Examples include:
View Cases
Re Smith [2024] EWHC 3154 (Comm), [2024] EWHC 3161 (Commercial Court) (and ongoing)
Leading in the Commercial Court for the SFO in the Orb/ Gerald Smith £80m proceedings involving 27 parties, BVI and Jersey liquidators and High Court receivers to recover the proceeds of breach of trust and fraudulently obtained property. Contempt; restraint and receivership orders.
Trinidad Attorney General v Ramdeen and Ramlogan (2024/2025)
Advised on breach of fiduciary and bribery claim against attorney and former attorney general.
Bilta v Deutsche Bank and SVS (Commercial Court) (2017)
Acted for stockbrokers in breach of trust proceedings.
Advised on recovery action by the Egyptian government of Mubarak looted funds.
Nelson v Attorney General of Trinidad and Tobago (Trinidad High Court and Court of Appeal) (2025/2025)
Acting for Attorney General in £10m breach of confidentiality claim.
Dhir v Flutter Entertainment [2021] EWHC 151 (QB) (High Court)
Acted in civil action against betting company for recovery of gambled fraud proceeds.
Advising FCA regulated entity in High Court insolvency proceedings to claim funds said to be criminal proceeds (2026)
Financial wrongdoing is increasingly enmeshed with crypto assets holdings, wallets and exchanges, requiring adaptation of traditional principles to new concepts.
Kennedy's recent portfolio of such cases include:
View Cases
DPP v Qian, Wen and 2,594 applicants (Cayman Islands Grand Court) (2024 and ongoing)
Acting for office holders in £3bn crypto asset seizure and management.
DPP v Pantea-Davies (2026 and ongoing) (High Court)
Acting for respondent in High Court property freezing proceedings.
Cayman Islands DPP v various defendants and crypto company (Cayman Islands Grand Court) (2025 and ongoing)
Proceedings relating to freezing of crypto assets and obtaining disclosure.
DPP v Binance Holdings Limited and Ors (Cayman Islands Grand Court) (2025 and ongoing)
Civil Recovery proceedings (shāzhūpán) against Binance and Ors. in the Cayman Islands.
Cayman Islands DPP v Kong, Yu and Binance Holdings Limited (2025 and ongoing) (Cayman Islands Grand Court)
Civil recovery of $800,000 worth of crypto currency.
Met Police v Crypto wallet exchange (2026 ongoing)
Crypto wallet freezing order proceedings.
International & Offshore
International & Offshore
Kennedy has appeared or been instructed in numerous foreign jurisdictions, including in the last year alone, Cayman Islands, Trinidad, Jersey and Northern Ireland. These include:
View Cases
Nelson v Attorney General of Trinidad and Tobago (Trinidad High Court and Court of Appeal) (2025/2025)
Acting for Attorney General in £10m breach of confidentiality claim.
Cayman Islands DPP v Kong, Yu and Binance Holdings Limited (2025 and ongoing) (Cayman Islands Grand Court)
Civil recovery of $800,000 worth of crypto currency.
Cayman Islands DPP v Daim and others (Cayman Islands Grand Court) (2026)
Enforcement of potential Malaysian $21m order against Cayman assets.
Law Officers of Jersey v Smith and others (Jersey Royal Court) (2026)
Enforcement of £41m UK confiscation order in Jersey.
DPP v Binance Holdings Limited and Ors (Cayman Islands Grand Court) (2025 and ongoing)
Civil Recovery proceedings (shāzhūpán) against Binance and Ors. in the Cayman Islands.
Cayman Islands DPP v various defendants and crypto company (Cayman Islands Grand Court) (2025 and ongoing)
Proceedings relating to freezing of crypto assets and obtaining disclosure.
Trinidad Attorney General v Ramdeen and Ramlogan (2024/2025)
Advised on breach of fiduciary and bribery claim against attorney and former attorney general.
White Collar, Crime & Investigations
Private Prosecutions
Kennedy is instructed on the financial recovery and PoCA aspects of private prosecutions. Examples of High Court and Court of Appeal reported cases, include:
View Cases
Taktouk [2025] EWCA Crim 71; [2025] 1 W.L.R. 4131 (Court of Appeal)
£4.5m confiscation order in private prosecution. Reconsideration of confiscation order in light of fresh evidence.
Tierney [2022] EWCA Crim 1042 (Court of Appeal)
Interlocutory contempt proceedings.
Somaia [2017] EWHC 990 (QB), [2017] EWHC 1038 (QB) [2017] EWHC 2554 (QB) and [2019] 2 Cr App R 24 (High Court)
Various High Court applications concerning freezing and disclosure orders, enforcement against real property and private prosecutor's costs.
Taktouk [2025] EWCA Crim 1473; [2025] 11 WLUK 276 (Court of Appeal)
Private Prosecutor's costs out of central funds.
Asplin [2022] Crim LR 9 (Court of Appeal)
Confiscation of pensions.
Kennedy Talbot : Experience & Expertise
White Collar, Crime & Investigations
Money Laundering Advisory
Kennedy has appeared in the key cases deciding points of principle and statutory interpretation in money laundering, in particular:
View Cases
Quotes
R (World Uyghur Congress) v NCA (Spotlight on Corruption intervening) [2024] 1 WLR 4532 (Court of Appeal)
Acquisition of criminal property; supply chains. Acted for Spotlight in guideline case on laundering in supply chains.
R v GH [2015] 1 WLR 2126 (Supreme Court)
The scope of the arrangement offence in s.328 PocA, including when property becomes criminal property and whether the arrangement offence can be committed before criminal property is obtained.
"Kennedy is excellent. He looks to give pragmatic and realistic advice and has an encyclopedic knowledge of the law."
Chambers and Partners, 2025
Kennedy has been an editor of the White Book for 15 years, authoring the section on civil recovery and unexplained wealth orders (White Book 2026, Vol 2, Sec 3-K) and is the author of the civil recovery chapter of Mitchell, Taylor and Talbot on Confiscation and the Proceeds of Crime. He also advised the UN on the development of its Model Civil Forfeiture Law.
Historically, Kennedy appeared in the first civil recovery cases brought by the Assets Recovery Agency, the Crown Prosecution Service and the Serious Fraud Office.
More recently, his instructions include multiple POCA Part 5 cases in the High Court as well as applications concerning the freezing or forfeiture of bank accounts and crypto assets. These include:
View Cases
Quotes
DPP v Qian, Wen and 2,594 applicants (Cayman Islands Grand Court) (2024 and ongoing)
Acting for office holders in £3bn crypto asset seizure and management.
Re E, I and SS (2025 and ongoing)
MLA request from Bangladesh
R (on the application of Mileage Reclaim) v NSMC and HMRC [2024] EWHC 1370 (Admin) (and ongoing) (High Court)
Judicial review in HMRC account freezing order and now compensation application against HMRC.
DPP v Pantea-Davies (2026 and ongoing) (High Court)
Acting for respondent in High Court property freezing proceedings.
R. (on the application of Fresh View Swift Properties Ltd) v Westminster Magistrates' Court [2023] 1 W.L.R. 3321 (High Court)
High Court judicial review of forfeiture of unlicensed money service business proceeds.
NCA v Persons Unknown and Barclays Bank (2022), 25 November (Business and Property Court)
Acting for bank in civil recovery of £51m.
Cayman Islands DPP v Kong, Yu and Binance Holdings Limited (2025 and ongoing) (Cayman Islands Grand Court)
Civil recovery of $800,000 worth of crypto currency.
Met Police v Crypto wallet exchange (2026 ongoing)
Crypto wallet freezing order proceedings.
City of London Police v Financial House (current)
Acting for payment processing company in £4.7m account freezing case.
NCA v X (2025) (High Court)
Acting for respondent in High Court UWO proceedings arising out of Moldovan fraud.
NCA v Gastauer and others (2025/2026) (High Court)
Acted for German family and entities in NCA High Court civil property freezing order proceedings.
"When you instruct Kennedy, you know you are going to be given an academic and legal masterclass in confiscation. He is at the top of his game."
Chambers and Partners, 2025 – Star Individual
"Kennedy is excellent. He has encyclopedic knowledge of the law and he always looks to give pragmatic, realistic advice."
Chambers and Partners, 2025 – Star Individual
"He is a very respectful and very sophisticated advocate who can present his arguments in a number of different ways, which is incredibly impressive."
Chambers and Partners, 2025 – Star Individual
"Kennedy is great to work with. He encourages a collegiate approach with his solicitors and lay client alike. His knowledge of POCA is encyclopaedic, and as a result both his written work and advocacy are both top drawer."
Legal 500, 2025 – Tier 1
".. is the ultimate POCA expert. He always gets to the core of the issue no matter how complex the question."
Legal 500, 2025 – Tier 1
"He is very reactive, very pragmatic and someone who really understands this area of law."
Legal 500, 2025 – Tier 1
"He is very responsive and pragmatic. He is also exceptionally knowledgeable on the law and has confidence in a field where people want confidence because of the risks."
Legal 500, 2025 – Tier 1
"He has excellent judgement and strong advocacy skills. He is very intellectual in his approach."
Legal 500, 2025 – Tier 1
"He really has no equal in terms of his breadth of knowledge and experience in the area"
Legal 500, 2025 – Tier 1
"Hes an exceptional lawyer who gets the right result. Hes absolutely first-class."
Legal 500, 2025 – Tier 1
"..described by some as Mr POCA"
Legal 500, 2025 – Tier 1
White Collar, Crime & Investigations
POCA & Criminal Confiscation
Kennedy has been recommended in the POCA sections of both Legal 500 and Chambers UK every year since their publication.
Between 2020 and 2026 alone, Kennedy acted in numerous confiscation and restraint proceedings. A selection of Supreme Court, Court of Appeal and notable cases include:
View Cases
R v Luckhurst [2022] 1 WLR 3818 (Supreme Court)
Leading case defining scope of release of assets to pay legal costs of civil proceedings.
Re Smith [2024] EWHC 3154 (Comm), [2024] EWHC 3161 (Commercial Court) (and ongoing)
Leading in the Commercial Court for the SFO in the Orb/ Gerald Smith £80m proceedings involving 27 parties, BVI and Jersey liquidators and High Court receivers to recover the proceeds of breach of trust and fraudulently obtained property. Contempt; restraint and receivership orders.
Baroness Mone and another (2024 and ongoing).
Currently acting in £65m asset freezing proceedings arising out of a Covid PPE fraud investigation.
Taktouk [2025] EWCA Crim 71; [2025] 1 W.L.R. 4131 (Court of Appeal)
£4.5m confiscation order in private prosecution. Reconsideration of confiscation order in light of fresh evidence.
Taktouk [2025] EWCA Crim 1473; [2025] 11 WLUK 276 (Court of Appeal)
Private Prosecutor's costs out of central funds.
Miller [2023] 4 WLR 6 (Court of Appeal)
Corporate legal personality.
Tierney [2022] EWCA Crim 1042 (Court of Appeal)
Interlocutory contempt proceedings.
Asplin [2022] Crim LR 9 (Court of Appeal)
Confiscation of pensions.
R v Luckhurst [2021] 1 WLR 1807 (Court of Appeal)
Leading case on release of funds from restraint to meet living expenses.
Green and Ryder [2021] Env LR 6 (Court of Appeal)
Confiscation in environment case.
Kennedy is regularly instructed in civil commercial litigation, particularly at the cross-over with criminal liability or serious misconduct.
Examples include:
View Cases
Re Smith [2024] EWHC 3154 (Comm), [2024] EWHC 3161 (Commercial Court) (and ongoing)
Leading in the Commercial Court for the SFO in the Orb/ Gerald Smith £80m proceedings involving 27 parties, BVI and Jersey liquidators and High Court receivers to recover the proceeds of breach of trust and fraudulently obtained property. Contempt; restraint and receivership orders.
Nelson v Attorney General of Trinidad and Tobago (Trinidad High Court and Court of Appeal) (2025/2025)
Acting for Attorney General in £10m breach of confidentiality claim.
Trinidad Attorney General v Ramdeen and Ramlogan (2024/2025)
Advised on breach of fiduciary and bribery claim against attorney and former attorney general.
Dhir v Flutter Entertainment [2021] EWHC 151 (QB) (High Court)
Acted in civil action against betting company for recovery of gambled fraud proceeds.
Bilta v Deutsche Bank and SVS (Commercial Court) (2017)
Acted for stockbrokers in breach of trust proceedings.
Advising FCA regulated entity in High Court insolvency proceedings to claim funds said to be criminal proceeds (2026)
Advised on recovery action by the Egyptian government of Mubarak looted funds.
Financial wrongdoing is increasingly enmeshed with crypto assets holdings, wallets and exchanges, requiring adaptation of traditional principles to new concepts.
Kennedy's recent portfolio of such cases include:
View Cases
DPP v Qian, Wen and 2,594 applicants (Cayman Islands Grand Court) (2024 and ongoing)
Acting for office holders in £3bn crypto asset seizure and management.
DPP v Binance Holdings Limited and Ors (Cayman Islands Grand Court) (2025 and ongoing)
Civil Recovery proceedings (shāzhūpán) against Binance and Ors. in the Cayman Islands.
DPP v Pantea-Davies (2026 and ongoing) (High Court)
Acting for respondent in High Court property freezing proceedings.
Cayman Islands DPP v Kong, Yu and Binance Holdings Limited (2025 and ongoing) (Cayman Islands Grand Court)
Civil recovery of $800,000 worth of crypto currency.
Cayman Islands DPP v various defendants and crypto company (Cayman Islands Grand Court) (2025 and ongoing)
Proceedings relating to freezing of crypto assets and obtaining disclosure.
Met Police v Crypto wallet exchange (2026 ongoing)
Crypto wallet freezing order proceedings.
International & Offshore
International & Offshore
Kennedy has appeared or been instructed in numerous foreign jurisdictions, including in the last year alone, Cayman Islands, Trinidad, Jersey and Northern Ireland. These include:
View Cases
Nelson v Attorney General of Trinidad and Tobago (Trinidad High Court and Court of Appeal) (2025/2025)
Acting for Attorney General in £10m breach of confidentiality claim.
DPP v Binance Holdings Limited and Ors (Cayman Islands Grand Court) (2025 and ongoing)
Civil Recovery proceedings (shāzhūpán) against Binance and Ors. in the Cayman Islands.
Cayman Islands DPP v Kong, Yu and Binance Holdings Limited (2025 and ongoing) (Cayman Islands Grand Court)
Civil recovery of $800,000 worth of crypto currency.
Cayman Islands DPP v various defendants and crypto company (Cayman Islands Grand Court) (2025 and ongoing)
Proceedings relating to freezing of crypto assets and obtaining disclosure.
Cayman Islands DPP v Daim and others (Cayman Islands Grand Court) (2026)
Enforcement of potential Malaysian $21m order against Cayman assets.
Trinidad Attorney General v Ramdeen and Ramlogan (2024/2025)
Advised on breach of fiduciary and bribery claim against attorney and former attorney general.
Law Officers of Jersey v Smith and others (Jersey Royal Court) (2026)
Enforcement of £41m UK confiscation order in Jersey.
White Collar, Crime & Investigations
Private Prosecutions
Kennedy is instructed on the financial recovery and PoCA aspects of private prosecutions. Examples of High Court and Court of Appeal reported cases, include:
View Cases
Taktouk [2025] EWCA Crim 71; [2025] 1 W.L.R. 4131 (Court of Appeal)
£4.5m confiscation order in private prosecution. Reconsideration of confiscation order in light of fresh evidence.
Taktouk [2025] EWCA Crim 1473; [2025] 11 WLUK 276 (Court of Appeal)
Private Prosecutor's costs out of central funds.
Tierney [2022] EWCA Crim 1042 (Court of Appeal)
Interlocutory contempt proceedings.
Asplin [2022] Crim LR 9 (Court of Appeal)
Confiscation of pensions.
Somaia [2017] EWHC 990 (QB), [2017] EWHC 1038 (QB) [2017] EWHC 2554 (QB) and [2019] 2 Cr App R 24 (High Court)
Various High Court applications concerning freezing and disclosure orders, enforcement against real property and private prosecutor's costs.
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Kennedy Talbot KC and Martin Evans KC speaking at the annual POCLA Forum
POCA & Asset Recovery
Kennedy Talbot KC and Peters & Peters - modern slavery and money laundering in global supply chains
Money Laundering Advisory
POCA & Asset Recovery
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