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    • Friday, 25 March, 2022
      Russia
      Polina Kovaleva’s London flat and the task of tracing Russia’s dirty money

      Opaque finances and unclear ties make it tricky to determine who is connected to Putin’s inner circle

    • Wednesday, 8 April, 2020
      Kazakh family defeats NCA over ‘Billionaires Row’ unexplained wealth order 

      High Court rules that evidence concerning £80m London properties is ‘unreliable’

    • Tuesday, 11 February, 2020
      Marriage and divorce
      Burford hit by Dubai divorce ruling on £350m superyacht

      Gulf court overturns litigation funder’s pursuit of vessel at heart of Russian oligarch’s marital split

    • Wednesday, 5 February, 2020
      Banker’s wife Zamira Hajiyeva loses appeal over unexplained wealth orders

      Golf club owner must account for spending, including £16.3m at Harrods over a decade

    • Monday, 20 January, 2020
      Burford Capital Ltd
      Oligarch’s son challenges litigation funding in £453m divorce

      Temur Akhmedov says his mother’s agreement with Burford Capital is ‘unlawful’

    • Thursday, 12 December, 2019
      Banker’s wife fights back against unexplained wealth orders

      Appeal judges told £11.5m London house deal has ‘hallmarks of money laundering’

    • Tuesday, 3 December, 2019
      National Crime Agency
      Pakistan family hands over £190m in ‘dirty money’ probe

      Crime agency’s frozen assets order includes £50m London property

    • Thursday, 26 September, 2019
      Extradition of Azeri banker’s wife blocked by UK court

      Zamira Hajiyeva spent £16.3m in Harrods and is the subject of UK’s first unexplained wealth order

    • Wednesday, 31 July, 2019
      UK unexplained wealth order targets suspected paramilitary links

      Northern Irish woman ordered to explain how she financed £3.2m of property purchases

    • Monday, 24 June, 2019
      Azeri banker’s wife faces extradition over alleged credit card fraud

      Zamira Hajiyeva is subject to UK’s first unexplained wealth order

    • Tuesday, 28 May, 2019
      London properties worth £80m targeted in ‘dirty money’ probe

      National Crime Agency obtains second set of unexplained wealth orders

    • Tuesday, 28 May, 2019
      Wife’s lavish spending laid bare after UK unexplained wealth order

      Documents itemise Azeri banker’s wife £16.3m Harrods bill

    • Monday, 14 January, 2019
      National Crime Agency
      £1m Cartier ring seized amid probe into Azeri banker’s wife
    • Thursday, 22 November, 2018
      Prime property
      NCA focuses on Knightsbridge’s unexplained wealth

      London area is at the sharp end of new rules that compel housebuyers to explain their source of funds

    • Thursday, 8 November, 2018
      Target of UK’s first unexplained wealth order granted bail
    • Tuesday, 6 November, 2018
      Target of UK’s first unexplained wealth order fights extradition

      Banker’s wife, who spent £16m in Harrods, is accused of conspiracy to defraud Azeri bank

    • Friday, 2 November, 2018
      Jewels linked to Azeri banker wife’s unexplained wealth case seized

      Investigators descend on Christie’s to detain property of Zamira Hajiyeva

    • Wednesday, 10 October, 2018
      Azerbaijan bank chair’s wife named as target of unexplained wealth order

      UK legal proceedings reveal luxury lifestyle that included private jet use

    • Wednesday, 3 October, 2018
      Bribery and corruption
      UK Crime Agency wins test case for new anti-corruption powers

      Mystery banker’s wife loses appeal to overturn unexplained wealth order

    • Tuesday, 25 September, 2018
      May claims crackdown threat on ‘dirty money’ is paying off

      Unexplained wealth orders prompt wealthy Russians to change behaviour

    • Thursday, 13 September, 2018
      UK crime agency steps up assault on Russian dirty money

      NCA to extend use of unexplained wealth orders and target lawyers and accountants

    • Thursday, 26 July, 2018
      Mystery banker’s wife challenges UK unexplained wealth order

      She spent £150,000 on jewellery in Harrods in a single day, court hears

    • Monday, 30 April, 2018
      Are unexplained wealth orders the cure for Britain’s reputation as a haven for dirty money?

      Calls grow for the UK to shake off its reputation as a haven for suspect cash as tensions with Russia rise

    • Wednesday, 28 February, 2018
      Asian politician targeted in UK dirty money clampdown

      Crime agency secures first ‘unexplained wealth order’ on two London properties

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