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From garage to unicorn – Employment law lessons for scaling tech teams
Catherine Bourne
20 December 2016
How the government took the fight to corporate criminals in 2016
This year has seen significant developments in the economic crime arena, all of which demonstrate that the government is bolstering its fight against white collar and corporate crime
9 December 2016
Families affected by Glasgow bin lorry tragedy refused leave to mount a private prosecution
A year ago we observed that the families of the deceased had expressed a firm intention to mount a private prosecution in the wake of the findings from the Fatal Accident Inquiry. Earlier today, those families were told that they cannot launch private prosecutions.
1 December 2016
Football abuse scramble has begun
The news that more than 20 former footballers have come forward with allegations of historical child sex abuse raises the prospect of multiple police investigations. With five police forces already involved this scandal is set to dominate the news for months to come.
28 November 2016
Khmer Rouge leaders’ life sentences to remain
On Wednesday of last week, Cambodia’s 7-judge strong Supreme Court Chamber upheld former Khmer Rouge leaders Nuon Chea and Khieu Samphan’s whole life sentences.
Chea and Samphan had appealed (in grounds totalling 371) to the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia’s (“ECCC”) Supreme Court against their 2014 convictions. The court, which acts as both appellate chamber and court of final instance, consists of four Cambodian and three international judges and requires any decision to be agreed by at least 5 of those judges. Following extensive written and oral submissions, the court announced its decision on 23 November 2016 found here.
25 November 2016
What the Autumn Statement means for tax evasion and avoidance
The Government has long had an aim of making the UK a hostile environment for those that are found to have evaded or avoided their tax responsibilities. In the Autumn Statement of 2016 (apparently the last such statement of its kind), the Chancellor continues this trend with a range of announcements to tackle tax evasion and avoidance.
- 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