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Kingsley Napley’s Medical Negligence Team ‘walks together’ with the Dame Vera Lynn Children’s Charity
Sharon Burkill
23 July 2021
Record fine of £90 million for Southern Water
On 9 July 2021 Southern Water Services Ltd (SWS) was fined £90 million, to be paid out of company operating profits, in what was the largest fine ever imposed on a water company.
22 July 2021
Environmental Law Quarterly Update - Q2 2021
This quarterly environmental law update provides a summary of a cross-section of news stories in the period April 2021 - June 2021.
19 July 2021
R v Wood Treatment Limited - corporate manslaughter and the challenge of proving causation
The recent case of R v Wood Limited Treatment highlights the problems faced by prosecution authorities in proving causation for the purposes of establishing criminal liability for corporate manslaughter.
19 July 2021
Met Police appetite for Account Freezing Orders undimmed by pandemic
Account Freezing Orders (AFrOs) are a measure introduced by the Criminal Finances Act 2017 and have been available to a wide range of law enforcement agencies since February 2018.
15 July 2021
FCA signals streamlining of its own processes and toughening up of the regulatory gateway
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), in its annual business plan published today, sets out its areas of focus for the year ahead. It is, as ever, essential reading for all those in the regulated sector.
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