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Keeping the peace at Christmas – top tips for shared parenting over the festive season
Lauren Evans
25 September 2024
Fashion brands face further greenwashing scrutiny
Greenwashing continues to be a significant focus for the UK’s competition regulator as its scrutiny of the fashion sector continues.
In January 2022, only a few months after launching the Green Claims Code, the Competition and Markets Authority (“CMA”) opened a review of environmental claims in the fashion sector. In July 2022, the CMA opened an investigation into three specific fashion brands (ASOS, Boohoo and George at Asda).
9 July 2024
The growth imperative: Will the Labour government prioritise the fight against fraud for UK Plc and the business community?
As the new Labour government champions an agenda for growth, will the fight against fraud be a priority?
26 March 2024
Fraud case roundup
In Say Chong Lim & others v Chee Kong Ong (a bankrupt) (also known as Francis Ong) [2024] EWHC 373 (Ch), the High Court imposed an immediate custodial sentence of 22 months on the respondent, Mr Ong, in relation to seven counts of contempt of court.
17 November 2023
What to do after a raid by the Serious Fraud Office?
Many of the SFO’s most notable recent investigations have begun with dawn raids, so-called because they normally occur very early in the morning. These raids can be a disorientating and uncomfortable experience in themselves, but as we explain further below, unfortunately they normally signal the beginning of a major SFO investigation. The period between arrest and charge – which can be lengthy in complex white-collar crime investigations – is absolutely critical. So, what should you and your legal team be doing in this period?
9 November 2023
Introduction to the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act
The passage of the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (ECCTA) on 26 October 2023 represents one of the most important developments in the criminal law for UK corporates, their senior management, and their advisers, since the Bribery Act was introduced.