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5SAH Chambers | United Kingdom | 19 Apr 2021
Is it here yet? Sending and committing cases to the Crown Court: R v Gould and others [2021] EWCA Crim 447
Sadly, no one seems to get excited about the law concerning the sending or committal of cases from the Magistrates’ Court to the Crown Court. It is a…
CrimeLine | United Kingdom | 28 May 2020
Criminal Law Case Alert: Challen v Challen & Anor [2020] EWHC 1330 (Ch)
The claimant (Georgina Challen) and the deceased had a personal relationship lasting Some 40 years or more, from when she was a schoolgirl, through…
Kingsley Napley | United Kingdom, USA | 12 May 2020
Criminal courts: coping with COVID-19
The impact of the 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic left no part of the UK untouched. The Criminal Justice system was no exception…
5SAH Chambers | United Kingdom | 3 Mar 2020
Stalking Protection Orders - What are they and will they feature in the Family Court?
On 20 January 2020 The Stalking Protection Act 2019 (Commencement) Regulations 2020 brought into force provisions for Stalking Protection Orders as…
Macfarlanes LLP | United Kingdom | 28 Jan 2020
The Magnificent Seven? The SFO agrees in principle to a DPA with Airbus
It is being reported that Airbus has agreed in principle to a deal with regulators in the UK, US and France to end long-running investigations into…
5SAH Chambers | United Kingdom | 14 Jan 2020
Lessons learned from account forfeiture proceedings (NCA v Vlad Luca Filat): James Fletcher
The Crown Court dismissed Vlad Luca Filat’s appeal against the decision to forfeit £500,000 held in three bank accounts in his name. The court held…
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP | United Kingdom | 23 Dec 2019
I’m Dreaming of a White (Collar) Christmas: 2019 in Review
The year 2019 has been something of a mixed bag for the UK’s criminal and regulatory authorities. While the Serious Fraud Office (“SFO”) and…
Burges Salmon LLP | European Union, OECD, United Kingdom | 23 Jul 2019
Biffa Waste Services Ltd has been found guilty of breaching waste export rules
The main principles and objectives in this area are found in the Basel Convention of 1989 on the Control of Transboundary Movement of Hazardous…
Greenberg Traurig LLP | United Kingdom | 8 Jul 2019
M&A Deal Flushes Out Bribery Scheme Leaving Seller Director with a Multi-Million Pound Hangover and Jail Time
On 30 May 2019 the SFO issued a press release announcing that Carol Ann Hodson, the former director and owner of a company named ALCA Fasteners Ltd…
Kingsley Napley | United Kingdom | 8 Jun 2019
Boris Johnson’s court victory is good news for remainers and leavers - Stephen Parkinson writes for The Spectator
In the end common sense has prevailed - and swiftly. When District Judge Margot Coleman decided last week to issue a summons against Boris Johnson…
