Crime

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31 Jul 2023

Examining protestors rights: the retreat from Ziegler

Simon Parsons explores the balance between protest freedoms and criminal convictions.

28 Jul 2023

Lords committee: UK-EU security cooperation 'sub-optimal'

In a letter to the home secretary, the Justice and Home Affairs Committee said that cooperation on law enforcement and criminal justice between the UK and the European Union has been "set back in certain respects".

24 Jul 2023

Retired judge becomes chair of criminal legal aid board

Deborah Taylor will chair the Criminal Legal Aid Advisory Board for 18 months from July 2023.

20 Jul 2023

SFO unveils annual report

The UK's Serious Fraud Office reveals that corporate fines and recoveries total more than four times its £78.6m annual budget.

19 Jul 2023

FCA charges individual with fraud over unauthorised investment scheme

The UK's Financial Conduct Authority has launched criminal proceedings against Daniel Pugh, who is charged with one count of fraud and three offences of breaching the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000.

18 Jul 2023

Law Society: five fixes for the justice system

With the UK's justice system in crisis, there are short-term fixes that will stabilise the system, says the Law Society of England and Wales.

17 Jul 2023

SFO seizes Sheffield flat in £17m China bribery probe

At the High Court on 14 July, the UK's Serious Fraud Office successfully recovered a property and its rental income from Dr Guang Jiang, an agent who helped British technology company Sarclad to pay bribes to secure business in China.

12 Jul 2023

Sentencing Council announces new guidelines

For the first time, judges and magistrates will have guidelines to assist in sentencing perverting the course of justice and witness intimidation offences.