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14 Maternity Trusts to be Scrutinised as Part of National Investigation
Kirsty Allen
1 February 2017
Reform to police bail under the Policing and Crime Act 2017 - a Paper Tiger?
The Policing and Crime Act which received Royal Assent on 31 January 2017 passes into law an entirely new regime for police bail. Existing provisions under PACE had been criticised for keeping suspects on bail indefinitely as they await the decision as to whether or not they will be charged. However, far from putting an end to this pre-charge purgatory, the Act provides only a superficial solution.
1 February 2017
Violence Against Women and Girls (‘VAWG’) – Is the CPS Strategy Working?
This week the Crime (Aggravated Murder of and Violence against Women) Bill was debated in Parliament. Key features include removing ‘honour killing’ as a separate crime, extending criminal liability to offences committed against British women when abroad, and facilitating the return of British women who have suffered abuse in another country.
31 January 2017
Could Trump be prosecuted for torture in UK?
Of President Trump's many controversial initial moves in the White House – including his recent ban on travel to the US by nationals from seven Muslim-majority countries – his support for torture in interrogation is the most shocking.
27 January 2017
Senior Managers Regime – the FCA predicts more enforcement litigation in the new regime
On 19 January 2017, Mark Steward, Director of Enforcement and Market Oversight at the Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”), delivered a speech on the ‘Practical implications of US law on EU practice’. The speech (which is available here) provided an interesting insight into, amongst other things, the FCA’s views on the interaction between the Senior Manager’s Regime (“SMR”) and the regulator’s enforcement work.
27 January 2017
Drones: a rise in near-misses and an increased government focus
The news worthy of a front-page Evening Standard spread this week was the rise in near-misses between drones and passenger planes. This rise in ‘airprox’ instances (situations in which it is considered an aircraft’s safety may have been compromised) went from 6 in 2014, 29 in 2015 to over 50 in 2016. A significant number of these were categorised as situations involving a ‘serious risk of collision’.
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