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Private prosecutions – A route to justice for the charity sector
Sophie Tang
15 May 2017
Genocide – Whether there exists an obligation in the UK to extradite or prosecute in such cases
Guest blog by Emilie Pottle, barrister specialising in extradition, crime and human rights at 36 Bedford Row.
Judgement in the high-profile extradition appeal of Rwanda v Vincent Brown & Ors is expected imminently. The Rwandan Government’s appeal is likely to be its final bid to secure the extradition of five alleged genocidaires to stand trial in Rwanda. If the appeal fails the men will remain in the UK—which raises the question, must the UK authorities investigate the allegations?
15 May 2017
United Arab Emirates - the latest "tax haven" to sign up to enhanced tax transparency
On the 21 April 2017, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) officially signed up to the Multinational Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters.
11 May 2017
HMRC continue to clampdown on aggressive tax avoidance schemes
Sipp and platform provider James Hay Partnership is facing a £1.8 million tax charge over its biofuel investment scheme “Elysian Fuels” in the latest tax avoidance scheme to be investigated by HMRC.
11 May 2017
Health and Safety Executive consults on fee for intervention disputes
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is currently consulting on changes to the way Fee for Intervention (FFI) disputes are dealt with. The HSE has decided that the time is right to move to a fully independent process for considering disputes in relation to FFI. It is also concerned to ensure that the process is accessible and proportionate.
9 May 2017
Health and Safety Sentencing a year on from the new guidelines – What’s changed?
It is now just over a year since the new guidelines for the sentencing of health and safety cases came into force. Whilst anecdotal evidence has indicated for some time that the result of the new guidelines has been an overall increase in the level of fines, a recent BBC article that reports research conducted by BLM Solicitors has put some detail on this.
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