Stevens, R. v [2025] EWCA Crim 1123 (15 July 2025)

Stevens, R. v [2025] EWCA Crim 1123 (15 July 2025)

The confiscation and compensation orders were based on a jointly made but fundamentally mistaken valuation of a pension asset, which had no realisable value. In the interests of justice and fairness, the orders must be reduced to reflect the true value, and the associated default imprisonment term must be adjusted accordingly.

Citation
[2025] EWCA Crim 1123
Parties
Applicant/appellant: David Charles Stevens; Respondent: Rex (The Crown)
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
15 July 2025
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal / Appeal Against Confiscation and Compensation Orders Following Conviction and Sentence
Outcome
Appeal allowed in part
Legal Topics
Confiscation Orders, Compensation Orders, Pension Valuation, Extension of Time, Default Imprisonment
Criminal Law Proceeds of Crime Confiscation Orders Compensation Orders Pension Valuation Extension of Time Default Imprisonment

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Parties

David Charles Stevens

Applicant/appellant

Rex (The Crown)

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Criminal Appeal / Appeal Against Confiscation and Compensation Orders Following Conviction and Sentence

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the confiscation and compensation orders were based on a mistaken overvaluation of a pension asset
  2. 2 Whether the appellant should be permitted to resile from an agreed order due to a fundamental factual error
  3. 3 Whether interest and default imprisonment terms should be adjusted in light of the corrected asset valuation

Ratio Decidendi

The confiscation and compensation orders were based on a jointly made but fundamentally mistaken valuation of a pension asset, which had no realisable value. In the interests of justice and fairness, the orders must be reduced to reflect the true value, and the associated default imprisonment term must be adjusted accordingly.

Court Disposition

Appeal allowed in part

Orders

  • Extension of time for filing appeal granted by 1,084 days
  • Leave to appeal against confiscation order granted