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Corporate Criminal Law in the UK could be about to see the biggest shake up in 100 years

We examine what might be the biggest change to corporate criminal law in a century as the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (referred to as "the Bill") approaches the end of its course through the UK Parliament.

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Is a confiscation order a proportionate response to CV fraud?

Typically, confiscation orders, as set out in the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (POCA),  are issued to recoup the fruits of a so-called ‘criminal lifestyle’ and locate substantial hidden assets. But this was turned on its head in the case of Jon Andrewes when The Supreme Court overturned a Court of Appeal decision that he should not receive a confiscation order.

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Guilty Until Proven Innocent: The Horizon Disclosure Scandal

Last year the Court of Appeal quashed the convictions of 59 innocent subpostmasters who had wrongfully been found to have stolen money from the Post Office. Hundreds more are waiting for their own convictions to be overturned. Many have been bankrupted, lost their homes and have been treated as pariahs in their local communities. Some have even spent time in prison.

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Mark Kelly, Defence Barrister, to be Appointed Queen’s Counsel

I am delighted to announce that I will be appointed to the rank of Her Majesty’s Counsel (QC), with the official ceremony taking place in 2021.

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15 August 2023

We examine what might be the biggest change to corporate criminal law in a century as the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (referred to as "the Bill") approaches the end of its course through the UK Parliament.There are provisions in th.

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