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Private prosecutions – A route to justice for the charity sector
Sophie Tang
10 December 2015
Senior Managers and Certification Regime - FCA focuses on enforcement and DEPP
With the introduction of the Senior Managers and Certification Regime fast approaching the Financial Conduct Authority has today issued amendments to the Decision Procedure and Penalties Manual (DEPP) and the Enforcement Guide (EG) to give guidance on how it will enforce the new accountability regime - including the Senior Managers and Certification Regime. It also sets out how the new powers created by the Financial Services (Banking Reform) Act 2013 (the Banking Reform Act) will be used.
9 December 2015
Controlling or coercive behaviour in an intimate or family relationship – preparing for the new offence
In preparation for introduction of the offence of controlling or coercive behaviour in intimate or family relationship, the Home Office has produced statutory guidance for the police and criminal justice agencies. With the provisions coming into force on 29 December 2015 John Harding discusses the new offence and examines the challenges surrounding the policing and prosecution of this.
9 December 2015
Bribery and corruption: 2015 - a year in review
As today marks International Anti-Corruption day, Áine Kervick presents a year in review to reflect key milestones and developments in this field.
3 December 2015
A victory for justice and common-sense: Michael Gove MP scraps the criminal courts charge
The Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, Michael Gove MP, has confirmed today in a speech and in a written ministerial statement to parliament that, with effect from 24 December 2015 (by means of an amending statutory instrument), convicted defendants will no longer have to pay the criminal courts charge.
30 November 2015
First deferred prosecution agreement approved
The first Deferred Prosecution Agreement (DPA) was approved today by Sir Brian Leveson, the President of the Queen’s Bench Division. The agreement is with Standard Bank Plc (now known as ICBC Standard Bank Plc) and relates to the activities of a subsidiary in Tanzania. As well as being the first ever DPA, the case also breaks new ground since it is the first case in which a company has been brought before the courts for an offence under Section 7 of the Bribery Act 2010, which penalises a failure by a company to prevent corruption.
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