13 Dec, 2022 Recommended reform to confiscation orders By Richard Fisher KC On 9 November 2022, the Law Commission published new reforms to overhaul the system for recovering the proceeds of criminal activities....
15 Nov, 2022 Overseas Production Orders: Potential Challenges By Rupert Bowers KC Rupert Bowers KC of Doughty Street Chambers examines some potential challenges to the use of Overseas Production Orders. Overseas...
28 Apr, 2021 Financial Sanctions Update: UK Sanctions Policy targets corruption By Peter Caldwell On 26 April 2021, the UK Foreign Secretary announced the coming into force of the Global Anti-Corruption Sanctions Regulations 2021,...
24 Mar, 2021 Private prosecutions after the Post Office debacle By Rupert Bowers KC Tayyiba Bajwa Private criminal prosecutions, those brought in the criminal courts by corporate entities or individuals, have increased in recent years...
24 Mar, 2021 Sanctions Regulator hardens its heart By Peter Caldwell The Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) has updated its monetary penalty guidance, coming into force next week on 1 April...
16 Mar, 2021 The Exclusion Of Unlawfully Obtained Evidence: When a breach of the rules leads to evidence being excluded By Jonathan Lennon KC Many remand prisoners will have a considerable amount of time to ponder the evidence against them and conclude that some aspect of the...
05 Mar, 2021 The rise in the use of post-arrest powers of search By Rupert Bowers KC When a search operation takes place at commercial premises it can cause severe disruption. It is highly likely that computers, mobile...
06 Jun, 2019 Sanctions update: business as usual for EU sanctions law pending Brexit By Peter Caldwell Today Parliament published The Export Control (Amendment) Order 2019 (SI No.989 of 2019), which will implement the most recent EU...