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Private prosecutions – A route to justice for the charity sector
Sophie Tang
1 March 2018
Coercive control and its effect on family court cases
It is now three years since the Serious Crimes Act 2015 received royal assent, creating a new offence of coercive behaviour in intimate or familial relationships. Last week the Sentencing Council recommended harsher sentences for offences in a domestic setting that have the capacity for lasting psychological and emotional effect. These changes not only have an impact on criminal cases of domestic abuse, but also divorce and family justice related cases too, because criminal proceedings often have a bearing on divorce and children cases.
27 February 2018
Mobile Fingerprinting Raises Privacy Issues
The Home Office have recently announced that that Police will start to introduce mobile fingerprinting technology. According to the Home Office Press Release...
27 February 2018
Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Bill – Second Reading
The Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Bill (“the Bill”) received its second reading in the House of Commons on 20 February 2018. (See our related blog)
The Bill has been introduced to address the fact that, following Brexit, the UK could face being in breach of its international obligations if it does not have in place powers to impose sanctions. At present, many of the UK’s powers to impose sanctions are derived via the European Communities Act 1972 (ECA), which will be repealed in March 2019.
22 February 2018
Bringing cryptocurrencies in from the cold
Regulators around the world are calling for cryptocurrencies to be brought within the remit of financial regulation. To date, the focus has largely been on Bitcoin, which was the predominant cryptocurrency traded on some of the largest dark web markets. However, in light of the call for better oversight, the value of Bitcoin plummeted and evidence suggests that users are moving towards alternatives that afford greater anonymity.
22 February 2018
Gambling Commission imposes record fine on William Hill for anti-money laundering failures
The Gambling Commission has announced that William Hill Group (International) Limited (“William Hill”) will pay a minimum of £6.2 million as part of an overall penalty package imposed for breaches of the anti-money laundering (AML) and responsible gambling regulations. This is the largest penalty imposed by the Gambling Commission to date for AML failures.
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