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Permission to Visit - Goldilocks and the Three Bank Statements
Robert Houchill
6 August 2018
Data Protection Act 2018 and law enforcement: an introduction
Two months ago, the introduction of the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) and the Data Protection Act 2018 (“DPA”) significantly changed our data protection landscape (see our related blogs). Reference to “GDPR” became a daily occurrence in shops and offices, and received daily attention on social media and in the press.
31 July 2018
ICC Crime of Aggression comes into force
This month marked 20 years since the Rome Statue created the International Criminal Court (“ICC”) – the Court responsible for prosecuting international crimes of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes. This milestone anniversary was celebrated by extending, with effect from 17 July 2018, the ICC’s prosecutorial remit to include the crime of ‘aggression’.
30 July 2018
Cartel Crackdown?
Last week, the CMA, published its Annual Report for 2017/18 which stated that “at the end of 2017/18 we had no continuing criminal investigations under the cartel offence in the Enterprise Act 2002.” This announcement is perhaps surprising, given the CMA’s intentions which were announced in its Annual Plan 2018/2019 that it would be...
27 July 2018
Facing a sexual misconduct allegation at work: the importance of your first account
Facing any accusation of misconduct at work is difficult, but allegations of sexual misconduct are particularly distressing. Such complaints not only have an impact on your professional life, but by their very nature can affect your personal and family life too.
27 July 2018
Cryptocurrencies: the new face of economic crime?
The Treasury Committee’s inquiry into economic crime is one of the most wide-ranging of the committee’s current workstreams, and its conclusions are keenly awaited.
As well as assessing the effectiveness of the anti-money laundering regime in the UK, MPs have been examining the impact of economic crime on consumers.
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