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Private prosecutions – A route to justice for the charity sector
Sophie Tang
28 June 2021
Buying property with crypto assets: Can it ever be justified?
A Director at the National Crime Agency recently voiced concern about crypto assets being used to fund property purchases in the UK. The NCA’s Nigel Leary was quoted by The Times as saying: “Anything purchased with crypto assets I’d be slightly sceptical about. I’d like to see why they’re being done in that way and what the requirement is for that anonymity, and why it needed to be done in a crypto transaction.”
10 June 2021
Will the CPS’ decision to update its guidance mean an increase in prosecutions for failure to disclose under section 330 of POCA 2002?
Recent guidance issued by the CPS on the offence of ‘failure to disclose’ under section 330 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (‘POCA 2002’) states that it is now “possible to charge an individual under section 330 even though there is insufficient evidence to establish that money laundering was planned or has taken place.”
To date, there have seldom been prosecutions for this offence but this guidance – effectively removing a significant element of the offence - suggests that the CPS may be looking to bring more charges in the future.
4 June 2021
“A global competition authority” – The future role of the CMA?
As individuals, businesses and government departments alike begin to plan their recovery from the disruption caused by the pandemic, the Competition and Markets Authority (“CMA”) is examining its role in respect of pandemic and post-pandemic market abuse.
2 June 2021
Select Committees and your right to silence
Dominic Cummings’ headline-grabbing appearance before the Covid select committee last week was in stark contrast to his 2018 refusal to appear when summonsed by the Culture, Media and Sport Committee investigating “Disinformation and ‘fake news’”.
19 May 2021
Domestic Abuse Act 2021: An Overview
The long anticipated Domestic Abuse Act received Royal Assent on 29 April 2021. After numerous delays to the parliamentary timetable including the prorogation of parliament and the COVID-19 pandemic it has finally made its way on to the statute book.
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