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Deepfakes to Deletion Orders: Tackling technology enabled sexual offending in the Crime and Policing Act 2026
Sophie Tang
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.
3 November 2022
First HMRC fine for an Art Market Participant
Since the introduction of the Money Laundering Regulations in 2017, HMRC have maintained a public list of businesses within the regulated sector who have breached their AML obligations. Aside from being a warning of the perils of non-compliance, the identities of the publicly named and shamed businesses offer a glimpse into HMRC’s priorities. The eagle-eyed observer of the latest update to this list will note that it includes for the first time a business within the art market sector.
1 November 2022
Dodging the proverbial bullet: a lucky escape for the Crown Prosecution Service
The recent case of Geoffrey Driver V Crown Prosecution Service [2022] EWCH 2500 (KB) serves as an interesting illustration of the potential pitfalls for the CPS of disclosing information about cases that are still at the pre-charge, investigative stage.
31 October 2022
When is an extradition decision binding?
When is an extradition decision binding? Recent case law on double jeopardy as a de-fence against extradition
18 October 2022
The future of crypto regulation in the UK
James Alleyne was recently asked to talk to an international audience in London about the UK’s position on regulating the crypto-space.
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