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Permission to Visit - Goldilocks and the Three Bank Statements
Robert Houchill
15 June 2018
Bribery Act 2010: under scrutiny
The House of Lords has appointed an ad hoc Select Committee to consider and report on the Bribery Act 2010. This will examine: the effectiveness of the Act; whether there has been stricter prosecution of corrupt conduct; a higher conviction rate; and, a reduction in such conduct. In launching the inquiry the Committee Chairman confirmed that now is an opportune time to examine the effectiveness of the Act given that the majority of bribery cases are now being prosecuted under the Bribery Act 2010.
14 June 2018
International Criminal Law – A Month in Review – April/May 2018
Al Hassan Ag Abdoul Aziz Ag Mohamed Ag Mahmoud surrendered to the International Criminal Court on 1 April 2018. Al Hassan was sought for war crimes connected to the period of time when he was chief of the Islamic police in Timbuktu. It is considered a potentially ground-breaking case, as the ICC seeks to prosecute for the crime of persecution of the grounds of gender.
15 May 2018
Dangerous Dogs Act under review – is it fit for purpose?
The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee has been tasked with reviewing whether the current Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 legislation is fit for purpose. This follows recent statistics which suggests that the current legislation, aimed at reducing dog attacks, has monumentally failed, with figures from 2015 suggesting that hospital admissions related to dog attacks has risen 76% from the same period ten years previously.
4 May 2018
Sexting: “Outcome 21” - a solution or part of the problem?
The increase in young people sexting cannot have escaped the attention of even the most ostrich like parents. The temptation not to think about and deal with these issues is irresistible for many parents. Those parents do so at their peril because data from police forces published in November 2017 shows a surge in children sharing or possessing sexual images of themselves or others - now politely referred to as “Self-Generated Images” – with over 6200 incidents reported last year being an increase of 131% from 2014/2015. Thankfully, an initial analysis shows that the number of children being charged in these cases has more than halved.
24 April 2018
Transforming culture in financial services – keeping up with the debate
Last month, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published a discussion paper, the purpose of which was to collate views from industry leaders, academics and practitioners to encourage debate on how best to bring about a sustainable cultural shift in the financial services sector. The paper forms part of a wider discussion on culture in financial services, of which other key players like the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) (Report: Corporate Culture and the Role of Boards) and the Banking Standards Board (BSB) (Statement of Principles for Strengthening Professionalism; 2018 Annual Review) are a part.
- 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