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Deepfakes to Deletion Orders: Tackling technology enabled sexual offending in the Crime and Policing Act 2026
Sophie Tang
28 May 2026
Deepfakes to Deletion Orders: Tackling technology enabled sexual offending in the Crime and Policing Act 2026
On 29 April 2026, the Crime and Policing Bill received Royal Assent and will take effect as the Crime and Policing Act 2026 (the “CPA”) on 29 June 2026.
26 May 2026
Lafarge convictions: a landmark moment in corporate criminal accountability
April 2026 saw the handing down of a historic verdict in corporate criminal accountability when Lafarge, a global cement manufacturer headquartered in Paris, and eight individuals, were convicted by a French Court of financing terrorism. This landmark case not only represents the first time a company has been tried and convicted in France of such an offence, but also marks a significant development in the corporate accountability landscape.
22 May 2026
Extradition without safeguards: the troubling reach of the Crime and Policing Act 2026
Imagine you are woken up one day with a loud knock at the door. It is the police who have a warrant for your arrest pursuant to an extradition request from a European country which you visited on holiday a few years earlier.
22 May 2026
The Fair Work Agency: enforcement framework, criminal exposure and employer response
The Fair Work Agency (FWA) was established under the Employment Rights Act 2025 (ERA 2025) on 7 April 2026 as an executive agency of the Department for Business and Trade, consolidating labour market enforcement functions previously carried out by other authorities.
14 May 2026
SMCR Reform in 2026: Key Changes and What Lies Ahead
The King’s Speech on 13 May 2026 signalled a clear intention to reduce the regulatory burden of the Senior Managers & Certification Regime (“SMCR”) by around 50%. Whilst the specifics of this wait to be seen, the objective must be considered in the broader context of the FCA seeking to promote economic growth through more streamlined and proportionate regulation, central to which is a pre-existing two phased set of reforms to the SMCR.
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