Crime

Articles

In praise of the SFO

Why would any government scrap a financial fraud watchdog that has shown leadership in innovation and generates significant revenue for the Treasury, asks Pavlos Panayi QC

Criminal firm closed over suspected dishonesty

Regulator alleges breach of Administration of Justice Act

Piercing the corporate veil in confiscation proceedings

Even though POCA is weighted in favour of the prosecution, the scales of justice are beginning to tilt in the direction of the defendant, explains David Bloom

SFO charges senior Barclays bankers with fraud

Lawyers review prospects of civil claims in connection with bank's 2008 fund raisings

Finsbury Park victims offered pro bono legal advice

Police are treating the incident as an act of terrorism

Off the record

The recent case of P & ors has highlighted the need for an overhaul of the criminal records system in England, writes Richard Easton

Compensating victims of terror

Damian Horan argues that it is essential the government treat all those affected by terrorism equitably, regardless of the form of terror used against them

Welcome clarity on early guilty pleas

Christopher Gribbin discusses new sentencing guidelines, the recent DPA agreed with Tesco, and the introduction of unexplained wealth orders