The Court of Appeal held that for the purposes of a count of attempted money laundering, proof of a mental element of suspicion does not suffice.

The Court was critical of Police handling of this case, and it would seem that there are a number of similar prosecutions in the pipeline across the country concerning the scrap metal industry.

The judgement, which is very clear and comprehensive, makes interesting reading.

James and Sean Reilly were the instructing solicitors; the superb John Reilly of Counsel represented our client. The co-defendant was represented by Morgan Rose solicitors and the excellent Alex Stein of counsel.

This case is just another example of the firm's expertise in POCA cases.

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