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Robert Houchill
14 November 2018
Indecent images – are the police about to embark upon a new approach?
The Telegraph reported earlier this month that new guidance issued by the Ministry of Justice is encouraging the police to consider offering conditional cautions to people who view indecent images of children (“IIOC”) online. Although the guidance does not appear to be publicly available, the report suggests that the government considers conditional cautions may be appropriate in cases involving low-risk offenders, where tough conditions can be attached.
13 November 2018
The UK’s new National Economic Crime Centre
On 11 December 2017, the UK government published its five year Anti-Corruption strategy with the aims of preserving the UK’s status as “one of the safest and cleanest places in the world to do business", and “building a strong, confident Global Britain”. Since 2010 the UK has taken significant steps to fight bribery and corruption, and is now ranked, according to Transparency International, as one of the ten least corrupt countries in the world. Notwithstanding this, money laundering and corruption remain a growing threat: the National Crime Agency estimates that over £90bn are laundered through the UK economy each year.
12 November 2018
Global Britain: The Future of UK Sanctions Policy
Sanctions under scrutiny
The House of Commons Foreign Affairs committee has launched an inquiry into the future of UK sanctions policy to “explore and evaluate” different options for the UK’s approach to sanctions policy after leaving the EU.
In launching the inquiry the committee underlines that “Sanctions are an essential instrument of foreign policy, enabling the Government to penalise rogue regimes and human rights abusers around the world, and to combat the influence of so-called dirty money here in the UK.”
9 November 2018
EastEnders explores rape: Part 3 – witness interviews
In part 2, we followed how Ruby reported the allegation to the police. Now Ruby’s friends, Martin and Stacey, are being interviewed as witnesses and in this blog, we look at how this would really unfold.
8 November 2018
CMA Cartel Campaigns and the “Leniency Line”
In the recent ICM competition law survey, the CMA revealed that only 18% of respondents were aware that they can obtain immunity from admitting to participation in a cartel. See our blog: what is a cartel?
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