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A judicial review of decisions to prosecute

  • Corker Binning
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • May 24 2013

The recent decision of the CPS to re-prosecute the SAS soldier Danny Nightingale has led to criticism. There has also been muted suggestion that CPS

The National Crime Agency: a new weapon in the legal armoury, or just another change of letterhead?

  • Corker Binning
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • May 22 2013

Law enforcement is set for the latest shake up with the creation of the new National Crime Agency (NCA) which will be operational by the end of this

As the UK braces itself for the introduction of DPAs: is the tide turning in the US?

  • Corker Binning
  • -
  • United Kingdom, USA
  • -
  • May 20 2013

The Crime and Courts Bill received Royal Assent on 25 April 2013, which means that Deferred Prosecution Agreements ('DPAs') will now be a part of the

Qatada extradition Theresa May and new mutual legal assistance treaty with Jordan

  • Corker Binning
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • May 1 2013

And so the Qatada saga rumbles on. Last week was a busy week for Theresa May. On Tuesday, the Government's application to appeal the court's refusal

Confiscation proceedings lessons from R v Mahmood Court of Appeal judgment

  • Corker Binning
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • April 25 2013

The recent Court of Appeal judgment in R v Mahmood 2013 EWCA 325 provides important guidance on several important issues which often arise in

Criminal legal aid changes what will they mean?

  • Corker Binning
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • April 16 2013

The consultation paper detailing the Government's proposals for reform of criminal legal aid was published on 9 April 2013. The proposals are

Interpol red notices a step towards accountability?

  • Corker Binning
  • -
  • Global
  • -
  • April 11 2013

Last week Interpol rejected a request by Egypt's Prosecutor General to place Ahmed Shafiq on Interpol's wanted persons (or "red notice") list. Mr

The FCA a more aggressive enforcer of financial crime?

  • Corker Binning
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • April 2 2013

On 1 April the Financial Services Authority (FSA) was abolished and replaced with three new organisations which will now share responsibility for the

The Vintskevich extradition and its implications for UKRussian relations

  • Corker Binning
  • -
  • Russia, United Kingdom
  • -
  • March 12 2013

Last week 32 year old Maxim Vintskevich became the first person in a decade to be successfully extradited from the UK to Russia. The Prosecutor

SFO back in the spotlight

  • Corker Binning
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • March 7 2013

Richard Alderman's tenure as director of the Serious Fraud Office will be subjected to further scrutiny today when he appears before the Public