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Private prosecutions – A route to justice for the charity sector
Sophie Tang
30 July 2020
City of London Police seize more than £2 million in cross-border money laundering operation
Media reports from 24 July 2020 inform us that the City of London Police (COLP) has seized more than £2 million held in British bank accounts as a result “of profits made by an Italian mafia gang”. We are told that Westminster Magistrates’ Court ordered the forfeiture of the cash after detectives submitted evidence that it was being channelled through London in a money-laundering operation.
28 July 2020
Recycling firm charged with corporate manslaughter
West Midlands Police have announced that Alutrade Limited, a specialist recycler of aluminium, is to be charged with corporate manslaughter over the death of Stuart Towns in July 2017. The last conviction of a company for corporate manslaughter was in 2017.
27 July 2020
Further clarification on the rights of third parties in confiscation proceedings
The rights of third parties in confiscation proceedings have been the subject of scrutiny over recent years by the courts and legislature, as detailed in our blog, ‘The rights of third parties in confiscation matters: an inhospitable landscape’. The issue was considered most recently in the case of R v Hilton [2020] UKSC 29 in which the Supreme Court restated the law regarding when third parties may make representations to the court.
24 July 2020
I May Destroy You, Part 2: A study of sexual assault - Kwame: Consent and Deception
This blog series examines the sexual offences encountered by the main characters in the raw and unflinching BBC series, I May Destroy You. Part 1 considered the experience of the show’s main character, Arabella; this second article looks at the circumstances in which her friend, Kwame, finds himself.
23 July 2020
HMRC to clampdown on businesses that have abused the Furlough scheme
Furlough has undoubtedly been a huge success. According to the British Chamber of Commerce, since March the scheme has been used by two thirds of British businesses supporting approximately 9.4 million jobs. Yet at a cost approaching an eye-watering £30 billion to the taxpayer, it is understandable that the Government has confirmed it is now “using every tool and piece of intelligence to prevent, detect and disrupt fraud” in relation to the scheme.
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