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14 Maternity Trusts to be Scrutinised as Part of National Investigation
Kirsty Allen
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.
9 May 2017
The Power of Mercy - a case of judicial discretion
On 25 April 2017, Denver Beddows, 95, was given a two year suspended prison sentence for attempting to murder his wife in an act of mercy. This case illustrates the way in which judges are afforded the significant latitude in sentencing even in the most serious cases.
4 May 2017
SRA NOT SFO: Professional obligations and s2 interviews - Law Society says do not compromise
Today, the Law Society has issued a practice note to provide guidance for solicitors acting in in compelled interviews under section 2 Criminal Justice Act 1987 – so called “s2 interviews”.
4 May 2017
Diversity on the bench: time to wake up?
A record number of female MPs were elected to the House of Commons in 2015. In 2016 the second female Prime Minister assumed power, and in early 2017 a woman was appointed as the next Metropolitan Police Commissioner. Here at Kingsley Napley, the number of female partners now exceeds the number of male partners. As many institutions wake up to diversity, why is the UK’s judiciary still fast asleep?
2 May 2017
Criminal Finances Act 2017
On 27 April 2017, the Criminal Finances Bill received Royal Assent. The Criminal Finances Act 2017 (“the Act”) makes provision for a number of important changes to the law governing money laundering, civil recovery and enforcement powers concerning terrorist property. The Act also introduces a new corporate offence of failure to prevent the facilitation of tax evasion. In the rush to make sure the Act received Royal Assent before the prorogation and dissolution of Parliament in advance of the (until relatively recently unanticipated general election), the Government was forced to accept a number of amendments to the Criminal Finances Bill. This blog provides some detail about the Act.
- Controlling and coercive behaviour
- Corporate crime
- Corporate manslaughter and health and safety
- Crime and justice
- Cyber crime
- Extradition and international crime
- Financial crime and financial regulatory enforcement
- Fraud
- Internal investigations
- Legal Updates
- Online Safety Regulation
- Police investigations
- Proceeds of Crime
- The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act
- Unexplained Wealth Orders
- Youth crime and justice