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6KBW | United Kingdom | 17 Jul 2019
Suspicious Activity Reports: The Law Commission Report
Money laundering is estimated to cost every UK household £255 each year. Enacted in 2003, Part 7 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (‘POCA’)
6KBW | United Kingdom | 8 Jul 2019
Deferred Prosecution Agreements and the Tesco outcome
In April 2017, Tesco Stores Limited entered a Deferred Prosecution Agreement with the Serious Fraud Office in respect of one offence of False
6KBW | United Kingdom, China, European Union, etc. | 3 Jul 2019
Hong Kong: a lesson in extradition relations
One of the leading global news stories in recent weeks has been the protests in Hong Kong over the proposed extradition bill, which would allow for
6KBW | United Kingdom | 7 Jun 2019
Summer Reading 2019
This week’s blog contains a few suggestions for summer reading. Sun, sea and law: what more could you want for a perfect holiday? Robert Harris, An
6KBW | United Kingdom | 5 Jun 2019
To be, or not to be, a judicial authority? That is the question
The European arrest warrant scheme was heralded as the great simplifier; extradition between States was to be abolished and replaced by a streamlined
6KBW | United Kingdom | 27 May 2019
Abuse of process in the Magistrates’ Court: When to make your move
What is the jurisdiction of a magistrates’ court to consider applications for a stay of a prosecution on the grounds of abuse of process? The simple
6KBW | United Kingdom | 14 May 2019
Age and responsibility: an unresolved question
In its May 2019 report, ‘Torture in the UK: update report’ the Equality and Human Rights Commission (‘EHRC’) has raised again whether the Criminal
6KBW | United Kingdom | 2 Apr 2019
Death, driving and drugs: anomalies in sentencing
A handful of recent cases have thrown into sharp relief the shortcomings of the Definitive Guideline Causing Death by Driving, that was issued by the
6KBW | United Kingdom | 28 Mar 2019
The House of Lords’ Report on the Bribery Act 2010: A Glimpse Into the Future of Economic Crime?
On 14 March 2019, the Select Committee on the Bribery Act 2010 published its Report in which it makes a number of conclusions and recommendations.
6KBW | United Kingdom | 13 Mar 2019
Court of Appeal considers approach to entrapment defence
In Syed 2018 EWCA Crim 2809 the Court of Appeal restated the approach that ought to be taken when a defendant applies to stay proceedings as an
