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Permission to Visit - Goldilocks and the Three Bank Statements
Robert Houchill
10 July 2018
Celebrating 20 Years of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court
The idea of an international court which could try political leaders for war crimes was first proposed following the First World War. That ambition was realised on 17 July 1998 with the signing of the Rome Statue leading to the formation of the International Criminal Court (“the ICC”), the first permanent international court tasked with trying the most serious international crimes.
10 July 2018
Beyond #Brexit: new anti-money laundering regime agreed
No sooner are we one year into the new regime under the Money Laundering Regulations 2017 than a further EU instrument has been adopted. The Fifth Money Laundering Directive was formally adopted on 19 June 2018 with a deadline of 10 January 2020 as the date by which EU Member States have to transpose the provisions into national law.
29 June 2018
Malicious prosecution and the risk to private prosecutors
A series of blunders and mishaps, such as London’s soaring murder rate, the collapse of a number of rape cases and associated disclosure failings, have incited strong criticism of the CPS and police forces in recent months.
28 June 2018
FCA Dear CEO letter on cryptoassets – a warning to firms
On 11 June, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) issued a “Dear CEO” letter on how banks should deal with the financial crime risks associated with “cryptoassets”. The FCA defines cryptoassets as publicly available mediums of exchange that feature a distributed ledger and decentralised system for exchanging value, such as Bitcoin and Ether. These assets are more commonly known as cryptocurrencies.
28 June 2018
International families and the price of child relocation without consent
The recent case of a British mother of three young children who was extradited from the United States to England to face criminal charges relating to child abduction and passport fraud serves as a stark reminder of the heartbreaking predicament that an international family can face upon the breakdown of a relationship.
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