Linda Saunt
Year of Call: 1986
Specialist practice areas: Asset Forfeiture
Email: lsaunt@furnivallaw.co.uk
Before being called to the Bar, Linda Saunt spent 14 years in the Government Legal Service, including three years in the Central Confiscation Unit of the CPS, and two years as Legal Advisor to the Companies Investigation Branch of the DTI. This exceptional expertise is reflected in a busy practice covering all aspects of asset forfeiture and confiscation, as well as fraud and money laundering cases in which confiscation is likely to occur.
Linda appears for both the defence and prosecution in major cases before the Crown Court, High Court and Court of Appeal. A regular choice of the SFO, CPS, RCPO, DWP, DEFRA, DTI and FSA, she is equally adept at representing defendants, third parties and receivers. A particular field of expertise is cases in which spouses and other third parties (including companies) claim an interest in property that is the subject of a confiscation order.
A regular speaker on issues surrounding asset forfeiture, including restraint, confiscation and enforcement, Linda has lectured to EU applicant countries on anti-fraud and money laundering procedures in Brussels.