Before a defendant's conviction his assets were not to be sold, pursuant to a confiscation order under s.26 Drugs Trafficking Act 1994, against his wishes, unless there was a compelling reason. The primary task of an interim receiver before a verdict was to safeguard assets from dissipation and secretion, rather than to realise assets so as to maximise the amount for any future confiscation order.

CA (Civ Div) (Simon Brown LJ, Chadwick LJ, Rattee J)

23/07/1999