[2013] EWCA Crim 1306

When making a confiscation order against the appellant, who had pleaded guilty to corruption after providing gifts to a Network Rail employee with a view to securing work for his company, the judge had been correct to rule that the corporate veil should be lifted when assessing the benefit obtained by the appellant; however, the figure of £1.9 million in which the confiscation order was made, representing the total sum paid to the appellant's company by Network Rail, was disproportionate.

CA (Crim Div) (Treacy LJ, MacDuff J, Dingemans J)

25/07/2013