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Private prosecutions – A route to justice for the charity sector
Sophie Tang
11 March 2020
Online casino fined £3 million for "systemic" AML failings
On 27 February 2020, the Gambling Commission announced that it had fined Mr Green (now owned by William Hill plc) £3 million for what it described as “systemic failings” in respect of Mr Green’s social responsibility and anti-money laundering (“AML”) controls which affected a significant number of customers across its online casinos. The fine represents the ninth gambling business to face regulatory enforcement action relating to social responsibility and AML failures since 2018.
8 March 2020
Joe Marler and the case of the arched eyebrow
Props are well known for their fondness of the ‘dark arts’ of Rugby, but over the weekend (7 March 2020) the England prop Joe Marler went a step further. In this blog, Matthew Hardcastle looks at the situation and explains whether it should be considered sexual assault or not.
20 February 2020
NCA relentless in demand for answers to unexplained wealth
The NCA announced on 13 February that it had obtained a freezing order preventing the sale of 17 addresses as part of an on-going investigation into a Leeds businessman with suspected links to serious organised criminals. It confirmed that the Property Freezing Order (PFO) covers properties in Leeds, Cheshire and London worth approximately £10.5 million, which are under the control of 39-year-old Mansoor Mahmood Hussain.
13 February 2020
AI and Algorithmic Decision-Making in the Public Sector and Criminal Justice System
In recent years there has been lively discussion about artificial intelligence revolutionising the way we work and live our lives. In its policy paper on the AI Sector Deal, the UK government predicted that the development of AI technology could have the same dramatic impact on society as the invention of the printing press.
7 February 2020
The (quiet) extension of the AML regime: an overview
Just as the Money Laundering Regulations 2017 are starting to bed in – along comes the Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (Amendment) Regulations 2019 incorporating the provisions of the EU’s Fifth Money Laundering Directive [5MLD] into UK law. Implemented on 10 January 2020 with relatively little fanfare (unlike its predecessor), whilst it is an iteration of the regime to date, rather than a wholesale overhaul, there are a number of significant changes which those in the regulated sector , both old and new entrants, need to know about and action.
- Controlling and coercive behaviour
- Corporate crime
- Corporate manslaughter and health and safety
- Crime and justice
- Cyber crime
- Extradition and international crime
- Financial crime and financial regulatory enforcement
- Fraud
- Internal investigations
- Legal Updates
- Online Safety Regulation
- Police investigations
- Proceeds of Crime
- The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act
- Unexplained Wealth Orders
- Youth crime and justice