A Sting in the Tail? The Use of a Corporate Deferred...
In the UK, the Serious Fraud Office seem finally to be exercising their powers to enter into Deferred Prosecution Agreements with corporate entities. And with offences such as s.7 of the Bribery Act importing corporate strict liability and an...
04 January 2017
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Who done it? Multiple causes in homicide cases....
Unlawful killings are invariably messy in the real world yet the criminal law likes clarity. This tension can reach fever pitch where two or more causes are involved. Appellate judges in such “novus actus” cases, naturally desiring justice given any...
08 January 2017
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Kleptocracy, Dodgy Money and Curtain Twitching in Surrey -...
Anti-money laundering regulation is relatively mature in the UK. For example, it has nurtured a compliance culture which gives rise to about 400,000 suspicious activity reports in the UK per annum. However, according to the NCA, between £36 and £90...
12 March 2017
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Don't Shoot the Messenger - Whistleblowing in a Developing...
Whistleblowers can be such a useful resource in uncovering risks and promoting good corporate governance. Yet historically and more recently, so many seem to be immediately distrusted, ignored, challenged, vilified and penalised. Why is this? Can...
04 May 2018
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Cyber Crime and the Dark Web - The New Agenda...
If there was any doubt about it, Amber Rudd in Manchester last month said that cybercrime is where modern day crime is being committed and international conflicts played out; from criminal groups hacking and phishing to monetise our personal data...
04 May 2018
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UK DPAs - The Magnificent Seven?...
UK DPAs – The Magnificent Seven?
Friday the 31st January 2020 saw Union flags waved and renditions of Land of Hope and Glory sung in town squares up and down the country. Whether you were Leave or Remain, it was a bad day to publicise...
31 July 2020
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