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Private prosecutions – A route to justice for the charity sector
Sophie Tang
25 January 2024
Criminal offences in the Online Safety Act 2023
The Online Safety Act 2023 (the Act) has the potential to dramatically change the online safety landscape in the UK, although it remains to be seen how the legislation fares in delivering the government’s manifesto commitment “to make the UK the safest place in the world to be online while defending free expression”.
17 January 2024
Environmental Law Quarterly Update – Q4 2023
This quarterly environmental law update provides a summary of news stories in the period October 2023 – December 2023.
9 January 2024
Health and Safety / Corporate Manslaughter – Q4 2023
This quarterly update provides a summary of a selection of news stories relating to health and safety law investigations and prosecutions in the period October 2023 – December 2023.
17 November 2023
What to do after a raid by the Serious Fraud Office?
Many of the SFO’s most notable recent investigations have begun with dawn raids, so-called because they normally occur very early in the morning. These raids can be a disorientating and uncomfortable experience in themselves, but as we explain further below, unfortunately they normally signal the beginning of a major SFO investigation. The period between arrest and charge – which can be lengthy in complex white-collar crime investigations – is absolutely critical. So, what should you and your legal team be doing in this period?
9 November 2023
Introduction to the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act
The passage of the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (ECCTA) on 26 October 2023 represents one of the most important developments in the criminal law for UK corporates, their senior management, and their advisers, since the Bribery Act was introduced.
- 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