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Private prosecutions – A route to justice for the charity sector
Sophie Tang
25 June 2024
Tackling the regulation of sexually explicit deepfakes
Artificial intelligence, and its use on social media, is making it continuously harder to distinguish between real and fake information online. Although fact checking is often required when considering written or spoken words, with the advent of so-called “deepfakes”, we now also need to fact check some of the images or videos we see online.
14 June 2024
FCA's Anti-Greenwashing Rule Takes Effect: What It Means for Compliance and ESG Accountability
The FCA’s long awaited anti-greenwashing rule came into force on 31 May 2024. This rule is part of the wider Sustainability Disclosure Requirements regime and reflects the FCA’s strong commitment to ESG and to supporting the Government’s commitment to achieving net zero by 2050.
10 June 2024
I am the victim of sextortion - what should I do?
Sextortion is a form of blackmail where victims receive threats that intimate images of them will be shared or distributed unless they meet the blackmailer’s demands to pay money (or other financial demands). Law enforcement agencies have reported an epidemic of such cases with global figures “more than doubling” in 2023. This reported increase is reflected in the number of clients seeking our advice on how to deal with this particularly distressing form of criminality.
28 May 2024
Reframing justice: the SFO's new strategic vision 2024-2029
The SFO's five-year strategy under Nick Ephgrave's leadership prioritises technological integration and global collaboration to combat serious crime
8 May 2024
Disclosure under the microscope
Mr Jonathan Fisher KC’s ongoing Independent Review of Disclosure & Fraud Offences recently published its “Preliminary Findings & Direction of Travel” report for part one of the review, which relates to the criminal disclosure regime. The report can be found here.
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