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Kingsley Napley’s Medical Negligence Team ‘walks together’ with the Dame Vera Lynn Children’s Charity
Sharon Burkill
7 September 2016
Anti-money laundering and social responsibility: keeping the Gambling Commission at bay
The £800,000 settlement that bookmaker Betfred agreed with the Gambling Commission (14 June 2016) is the latest in a steady stream of cases involving inadequate anti-money laundering (AML) controls within the UK’s gambling sector. Betfred accepted that thousands of pounds of cash which had been stolen by Matthew Stevens, one of their “VIP” customers, had not been detected by their systems and neither had his gambling habit which, he later said in his own mitigation, had caused him to steal money from his employer.
6 September 2016
From the Archers to Archbold – week ending 04/09/16
From the Archers to Archbold – week ending 04/09/16
Rob eyes up and snares his latest victim in Charlotte, the new nanny for Henry and Jack (I refuse to refer to him as Gideon). Ian stands up to Rob and rejects Rob’s “advice” to stay away from the proceedings. Ian is a defence witness and so Rob is sailing close to the wind with the implicit threats that he has made. I am really glad that Ian resisted the temptation to clock Rob, even though some might think he thoroughly deserved it.
2 September 2016
Controlling and Coercive Behaviour Figures: No Surprise
As social media is alive with commenting on the The Archers Helen Tichener trial (see our related blog series From the Archers to Archbold), the authorities’ way of dealing with domestic abuse is in the media spotlight.
Indeed, tackling domestic abuse was a priority for the Prime Minister Theresa May during her time as Home Secretary and in December 2015 the offence of controlling or coercive behaviour was introduced.
1 September 2016
Drones: an update from 2016
When we last blogged about drones in 2015, we set out the law and guidance from the Civil Aviation Authority. Now as we move towards the ninth month of 2016, we look back, and forward, at further developments in this ever-increasing marketplace.
20 August 2016
Sexual Risk Orders – a breach of civil liberties or necessary public protection?
What is a Sexual Risk Order?
A sexual risk order is one of three new civil orders (the others being Sexual Harm Prevention Orders and Notification Orders) available under Part 2 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 as amended by the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014.