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Private prosecutions – A route to justice for the charity sector
Sophie Tang
27 April 2020
Appealing and challenging university disciplinary decisions: what students need to know
Where a student has had an unfavourable outcome from a university disciplinary process, that need not be the end of the road. It may still be possible for them to appeal or otherwise challenge the higher education provider’s decision.
24 April 2020
Account Freezing Orders – Court makes €1.9 million Forfeiture Order
The Metropolitan police announced on 23 April that it had obtained a Forfeiture Order in the sum of €1.9m following a cross-border money laundering investigation. The order was obtained under provisions created by the Criminal Finances Act 2017, which allow accounts to frozen by means of Account Freezing Orders (AFOs), and ultimately to be forfeit by means of a Forfeiture Order, if a Magistrates’ Court is satisfied that the funds in the account represent the proceeds of crime or are intended for use in crime.
23 April 2020
Competition enforcement – a sector approach
The Competition and Market Authority’s annual report on concurrency, published on 15 April, assesses the effectiveness of the arrangements in place between regulators in terms of competition enforcement, covering the period 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2020. A key part of the competition landscape, these arrangements are designed to play an important role in enhancing competition and making markets work more effectively in the regulated sectors.
21 April 2020
Train of thought: The Jackson-Salmond Saga
Gordon Jackson QC is feeling the heat. Having secured a successful outcome for his client Alex Salmond in a high profile trial in Scotland over allegations of sex assault, Jackson resigned earlier this month as Dean of the Faculty of Advocates following reports that he had been caught discussing Mr Salmond, his complainants and the case on a train journey.
15 April 2020
Unexplained Wealth Orders discharged - "tenacious" NCA to appeal
In a significant decision, on 8 April 2020, the High Court discharged three Unexplained Wealth Orders (UWOs) following applications by the respondents to those orders. This is the first time the High Court has acted to discharge such orders. The National Crime Agency (NCA) has already indicated its intention to appeal.
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