Personnel from the Royal Gibraltar Police’s Economic Crime Unit, HM Customs’ Financial Investigations Team, the Gibraltar Financial Intelligence Unit, and the Office of Criminal Prosecutions & Litigation participated in a specialist training session on the legal and investigative challenges posed by crypto assets. 

A statement from the Government follows below:

The training, titled "Crypto Asset Disputes – Recoveries and Legal Principles", was organised by the Ministry of Justice and held on 7th May 2025. It provided valuable insights into the fast-developing legal frameworks and recovery strategies in the field of digital assets and blockchain technology. 

The session was delivered by Matt Green, Director at Lawrence Stephens and Head of Blockchain, Digital Assets, and Technology Disputes. Mr Green, who currently chairs techUK’s Digital Asset Working Group, is a specialist litigator with particular experience in multi-jurisdictional disputes involving crypto asset recovery, including prominent English court decisions concerning these. 

Also presenting was Scott Pounder, founder of Prometheus Insights. Mr Pounder is an internationally recognised digital assets investigator and former law enforcement detective, known for his pioneering work in the fields of digital currencies, blockchain technology, cybercrime, and complex financial crime investigations. 

Crown Counsel (Economic Crime Unit) Michael Adamberry commented: “This was a valuable opportunity for law enforcement to collaborate effectively on asset recovery, and understand the challenges which lie ahead as legal frameworks (and in conjunction, criminal typologies) evolve in response to new forms of property.On behalf of our law enforcement partners, we are very grateful to Matt and Scott for offering key insights from the emerging case law in an engaging and well delivered presentation.” 

The Minister for Justice, Trade and Industry, the Hon Nigel Feetham KC MP, added: “This event is testament to the importance of growing our international networks and follows my attendance at the Gibraltar Funds and Investments Association and House of Block event in London back in March. The Ministry of Justice continues to support the development of specialist knowledge within key public sector bodies, as Gibraltar remains at the forefront of innovation and regulatory excellence in the digital asset space.”