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Private prosecutions – A route to justice for the charity sector
Sophie Tang
19 February 2016
Tackling overseas corruption - MPs ask questions of Government approach
Ahead of the Prime Minister’s Anti-Corruption Summit, to be held in London in May, the International Development Committee is holding an inquiry into the direction and effectiveness of the Department of International Development’s (DFID) current anti-corruption efforts.
Recalling that in 2013 DFID published anti-corruption strategies for all the countries it works in, the Committee is inviting evidence as to how effective these have been and how to measure that success. Questions are asked of whether the existing strategies adequately take into account the political and social context of the countries in question and whether there are certain sectors that require particular attention. It is exploring what the balance should be between seeking to tackle corruption top down at institutional level and bottom up at the grass roots, and in particular, on what works now and what is not working as well, and why.
18 February 2016
Robbery Definitive Guideline - Some clarity but more confusion?
The Sentencing Council’s new Definitive Guideline on Robbery comes into force on 1 April 2016. The guideline addresses three distinct types of robbery: street and less sophisticated commercial robbery, professionally planned commercial robbery; and, robbery in a dwelling. The guideline provide welcome clarification, particularly in relation to robberies at the more serious end of the spectrum, but may lead to further confusion in respect of robbery in a dwelling when considered alongside the guideline for aggravated burglary.
18 February 2016
Joint enterprise: Supreme Court decision a welcome and just clarification
Today (18 February) the Supreme Court has handed down its landmark decision in R v Jogee (Appellant). Judgment was delivered following a hearing 27 – 29 October 2015. This was the first time that the highly contentious common law doctrine of joint enterprise has been looked at by the Supreme Court. Sandra Paul examines the issues involved.
18 February 2016
Fifth Money Laundering Directive on the horizon?
A top international political priority currently is the fight against terrorist financing. Bolstering the anti-money laundering regime is seen as one way to tackle this and a number of decisions have been taken at international level to speed up AML reforms and improve co-operation between law enforcement. Although targeting terrorist financing, its impact will be felt in all areas of finance.
11 February 2016
Public Account Committee hauls Google and HMRC over the coals
There has been considerable media coverage of the tax affairs of multinational corporations, particularly on the conclusion of HMRC’s enquiry into Google. It has been widely reported that Google has agreed to pay £130m in back taxes after an open audit of its accounts by the UK tax authorities and the Public Account Committee (PAC) is scrutinising that outcome closely. Representatives of Google and senior HMRC officials appeared before the committee on 11 February.
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