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Kingsley Napley’s Medical Negligence Team ‘walks together’ with the Dame Vera Lynn Children’s Charity
Sharon Burkill
22 December 2015
Cyber-crime: 2015 – a year in review
2015 has once again been a year in which cyber-crime has hit the headlines. A government report estimates that cyber-crime cost the UK economy £27bn in 2015. A recent survey also reports that UK firms on average lost £4.12m this year from cyber-attacks – up from £3.86m in 2014. Despite the best endeavours of law enforcement bodies, cyber-crime is only likely to get worse. 2016 is expected to see the birth of ‘zettabyte’, equal to almost 1.1 trillion gigabytes. The continuing expansion of e-commerce and cyber-related activities will present more opportunities for criminals. Some of the highlights of the past year have been as follows:
15 December 2015
Compensation for sexual assaults: blurring the lines between criminal and civil litigation
The recent case of C v WH [2015] EWHC 2687 (QB) highlights the increasingly interconnected worlds of criminal law and personal injury claims relating to sexual abuse.
9 December 2015
Bribery and corruption: 2015 - a year in review
As today marks International Anti-Corruption day, Áine Kervick presents a year in review to reflect key milestones and developments in this field.
3 December 2015
A victory for justice and common-sense: Michael Gove MP scraps the criminal courts charge
The Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, Michael Gove MP, has confirmed today in a speech and in a written ministerial statement to parliament that, with effect from 24 December 2015 (by means of an amending statutory instrument), convicted defendants will no longer have to pay the criminal courts charge.
29 October 2015
Kingsley Napley's submission to the Select Committee's inquiry into court charges
The Justice Select Committee is holding an inquiry into the effects of the fees and charges introduced by the coalition government.
Kingsley Napley has provided a written submission to the committee. This is a summary of our evidence.