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Kingsley Napley’s Medical Negligence Team ‘walks together’ with the Dame Vera Lynn Children’s Charity
Sharon Burkill
17 November 2022
House of Lords fraud review highlights gaps and urges introduction of new failure to prevent offence
On 12 November 2022, the House of Lords Fraud Act 2006 and Digital Fraud Committee (the ‘Fraud Committee’) published the results of its lengthy inquiry. The Fraud Committee’s report, entitled ‘Fighting Fraud: Breaking the Chain’, delivers a clear, firm message that agency and legislative reform is needed if the UK is to properly deal with the scale of the fraud problem it is now faced with.
17 November 2022
New INTERPOL data offers some hope of protection against Red Notice abuse
In an encouraging step towards improving transparency around Red Notices and diffusions, INTERPOL has published important data showing the number of alerts that were issued each year between 2017 and 2021 and how many INTERPOL deleted or refused to issue during the same period.
10 November 2022
Law Commission recommendations for confiscation reform: Is there the will to find a way?
Following a lengthy period of research and consultation, the Law Commission (‘the Commission’) has published its final report and recommendations for the reform of Part 2 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002: the post-conviction confiscation regime (‘the report).
10 November 2022
Kingsley Napley contributes to significant Law Commission criminal justice reform project
Kingsley Napley contributes to significant Law Commission criminal justice reform project. The Law Commission has today published its long-awaited recommendations for reform of the UK’s post-conviction confiscation regime. Work on the project began in November 2018, after the Home Office asked the Law Commission to review the regime found in Part 2 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002.
8 November 2022
Deadline looms for previously passported firms to apply for UK authorisation
Pre-Brexit, some 8,000 financial services firms based in the EA or EEA relied on the mutual passporting regime to do business in the UK. Since 1 January 2021, such firms have been able to operate under a transitional temporary permissions regime (TPR). While some of those firms have now exited the UK market, most of those intending to continue to operate here are required to apply for full UK authorisation. The deadline for applications is 31 December 2022.
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