The Evolving Regulation Of Crypto-currencies and Crypto-assets
The news that footballer, Lionel Messi’s financial package at French soccer club Paris Saint-Germain ...
SFO Enters into £103m DPA With Amec Foster Wheeler Energy Ltd
Serious Fraud Office (SFO) Enters into £103m Deferred Prosecution Agreement (DPA) With Amec Foster Wheeler ...
Existence of An All-assets Criminal Restraint Order Did Not Obviate ...
Court of Appeal Finds the Existence of An All-assets Criminal Restraint Order Did Not Obviate the Grant of a ...
Mental Health Trust Fined £1.5 Million
Mental Health Trust Fined £1.5 Million After Death Of 11 Patients The Essex Partnership University NHS ...
Understanding CQC Prosecutions
In April 2021, the East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust pleaded guilty to failing to provide ...
Drayton Manor Fined £1 Million – What H&S Failures Resulted In A ...
In May 2017, 11-year-old Evha Jannath was killed following an accident on the Splash Canyon water ride at ...
HMO Landlords Face Unlimited Fines Under New Fire Regulations
Landlords and managing agents of houses in multiple occupation (HMO) could face unlimited fines under new ...
Non- Privileged Email Attachments Not Covered By Legal Professional ...
The Supreme Court has stated that non-privileged email attachments are not covered by legal professional ...
The Financial Services Sector Has The Power To Help Eradicate Modern ...
Although we think of the financial sector predominantly in terms of investment and the global movement of ...
The HMRC Process For Identifying Furlough Fraud
The Chancellor, Rishi Sunak has announced that the Furlough Scheme, which pays a percentage of an employee’s ...
Tax Investigations and prosecutions – Post Covid – A TQ Legal ...
TQ Legal is delighted to be part of this series of webinars beginning with: Tax Investigations and ...
Business Fraud: What Will Happen When the Tide Goes Out?
Throughout economic history, financial prosperity has acted as the ultimate smokescreen for acts of business ...
COVID-19: Are We Doing Enough to Protect the Health & Safety of ...
Effective health and safety management has always involved a process of identifying risks and putting in ...
Staying on the Right Side of the Law During the Coronavirus Pandemic
At the time of writing (24th March 2020), the Coronavirus Bill 2019-21 has passed through the House of ...
ATLAS Publishes Wind Guidance Note for Working at Height
The latest 2019 statistics from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) revealed that falls from heights remain ...
Health and Safety Compliance for the Self-Employed: Navigating the ...
Health and safety laws and the self-employed have always led a contentious dance. Before October 2015, those ...
Coronavirus Shows Why We Need Strict Food Hygiene Regulations
In 2002, a coronavirus named SARS erupted in southern China, causing severe pneumonia in some victims. It ...
Bolton Fire Highlights Ongoing High-Rise Health And Safety Issues
It could easily have been another Grenfell Tower. On Friday, 15 November 2019, over 100 people were forced to ...
The Fine Art of Money Laundering
When it comes to the mechanics of money laundering, most think of property being the primary vehicle by which ...
The Difference Between Wrongful Trading And Fraudulent Trading
When a company falls into financial strife, life can become desperate. Trying to save your business and the ...
What Makes An Advertisement Misleading?
Last week, a Dyson television advertisement was banned by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) on the ...
What Is A Deferred Prosecution Agreement
Deferred Prosecution Agreements (DFA) provide a powerful tool for defence lawyers to prevent a company from ...
A Guide To The Ban On Gender Stereotype Advertisements
In June 2019, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) and the Committee of Advertising Practice (CAP) ...
How Effective Are Unexplained Wealth Orders?
Unexplained Wealth Orders (UWO) are the UK’s new weapon in fighting money-laundering and organised crime. ...
How ‘Smart’ Are Smart Sanctions
Part 1 In the weeks following 9/11, smart sanctions went, as President George W. Bush aide Juan Zarate put ...
Court Rules Installers Can Be Liable Under The General Product Safety ...
A new Court ruling has determined that a fireplace installer could be prosecuted under the General Product ...
The Vulnerability Of Health Professionals To Fraud Accusations
The NHS Counter Fraud Authority (NHSCFA) is launching an investigation into GPs in England who they suspect ...
How To Contest A Speeding Fine
Getting caught speeding is perhaps the most common criminal offence. After all, it is so easy to creep over ...
Advertising Law And Political Facebook Ads: Can Control Be Regained?
On 7 May 2019, the British government officially announced what we all knew – the UK will have to hold the EU ...
Will Extinction Rebellion Change The Environmental Law Landscape?
It seems as if people have woken up from a deep slumber. For the past 30 years or more, scientists have been ...
Social Media And False Advertisements – Who Is Responsible?
It seems social media is rather akin to the ‘wild west’ when it comes to advertising. In a recent case of ...
The Powers Of The FCA
In mid-April 2019, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) announced that it was reviewing the way it ...
Tech’s Trial Of The Century
This week saw the kick-off of what has been dubbed “tech’s trial of the century”. UK’s biggest ever fraud ...
The College Admission Fraud And Bribery Scam In 60 Seconds
We all love our kids and want to provide them with the best start in life. With this in mind, how far would ...
Mitigating Health and Safety Prosecutions in a Rapidly Changing ...
A media report that your business has been prosecuted for a health and safety offence can be highly damaging, ...
What To Do If You Are Arrested For Fraud
Being arrested for fraud can turn the life of you and your family upside down. For many accused of ...
What Is The Advertising Law Relating To Influencers?
In February 2019, BBC’s Panorama investigated the use of digital influencers in the advertising industry and ...
Can I Instruct A Barrister Directly?
One question I often get asked is whether a Barrister can be instructed directly, or does one have to go ...
Why (On Earth) Was The Iceland Rang-Tan Advert Banned?
When it comes to great PR, Iceland unintentionally hit pay-dirt with its powerful Rang-Tan Christmas ...
Corporate Criminal Offences – Are you interested in protecting ...
Last month, the first contested criminal trial involving a bribery allegation concluded. Skansen Interiors ...
When Judges Go Too Far
Judges play an essential role in the trial process. In addition to managing the case and directing jurors on ...
Police Powers of Arrest, Detention and Search
What happens if the police stop me in the street? If a police officer stops you in the street, they must tell ...
What is the HSE and What Do They Do?
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is a non-departmental public body of the United Kingdom with its ...
What’s in the Criminal Finances Bill?
Brexit is not the only revolution of 2016. The proposed new offences contained in the Criminal Finance Bill ...
5 Things to do Immediately if You’ve Been Arrested for Money ...
The Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (POCA) created a single set of money laundering offences applicable throughout ...
Have You Been Arrested? Know Your Rights (UK)
Rights following arrest If you are arrested you will be taken to a Custody Suite at a Police Station. Your ...
Terrorism Act 2006 Sentencing Appeals
In recent years there have been a number of sentencing appeals in connection with section 5 of the Terrorism ...
Shipping and criminal liability
Shippers need to ensure they are prepared for new container weight verification rules that come into force in ...
Criminal Procedure Rules Overview
Arrangement of the CrimPR The structure of the CrimPR was rearranged in October 2015 to remove empty rules ...
Overview of the Counter Terrorist Legislation
Terrorism Act 2000 Under this act, the definition of terrorism came to be applied to domestic terrorism and ...
GMC Update on Non-surgical Cosmetic Procedures
More and more Britons are turning to cosmetic surgery to improve their appearance, with the number of ...