Sarah Wood is on the expert panel of speakers at this year's C5 Forum, on AI & Asset Recovery, taking place on 23 - 24 April 2026.
Sarah will present alongside other leading POCA experts, Gideon Cammerman KC and Jack Walsh, District Judge (South Eastern District). They will speak on 23 April at 3pm on Part 5 POCA 2002: Unlocking New Crypto Asset Recovery Powers:
- How the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 has introduced sweeping new seizure and freezing powers for crypto assets
- The scope of “UK-connected crypto asset service providers” and the practical impact of s.303Z36(8) and (9)
- Critical lessons from recent frontline cases—both in applying for recovery in a first of its kind case in 2024, and resisting wrongful freezing
- Examining whether the Magistrates’ Court is the right forum for complex, high-value Part 5 proceedings
- Hear practitioner-led perspectives from both sides of the courtroom on how these powers can be a “silver bullet” for enforcement.
Sarah Wood is an experienced and highly accomplished barrister who specialises in Proceeds of Crime & Asset Forfeiture, Business Crime, Private Prosecutions, and Financial Remedies cases in the Family Court involving high-value assets and complex financial arrangements.
She is the Joint Head of the Business Crime Team at 5SAH. She is ranked in The Legal 500 (Tier 1) and Chambers & Partners (Band 1) for her Confiscation & Asset Recovery work. She is known as the ‘go-to’ Barrister for cases involving both POCA and matrimonial finance. She is one of a handful of barristers with experience of dealing with cases where there are contemporaneous family financial proceedings and criminal POCA claims.
Sarah was the Winner of The Legal 500 UK Bar Awards 2023 for Financial Crime junior of the year.
To instruct Sarah, call our clerks on +44 (0) 207 332 5400 or email our team on clerks@5sah.co.uk
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