The inaugural Visiting Professor of Practice, Barnaby Hone, took up his role at IALS on October 1, 2020. Barnaby has a wealth of experience in international asset recovery, white collar crime, and financial regulation – key areas of research for FinReg. He is recognised in these areas in the Legal500 and Chambers and Partners. His practice has encompassed work throughout Europe, Africa, the Caribbean, the Americas, and Asia, including providing advice to countries such as Kosovo and BVI on developing or improving their asset recovery legislation. He is a contributor to the leading practitioner guide on asset recovery: Millington and Sutherland Williams on the Proceeds of Crime Act (Oxford University Press, 5th ed, 2018). He also sits as a Fee Paid Tribunal Judge, presiding over Immigration and Asylum matters.
Upon his appointment being confirmed, Barnaby stated:
“I am honoured to be appointed as the first Visiting Professor of Practice, and look forward to building closer links between academics and practitioners.”