Ecclestone ‘corrupt payments’ trial judgement reserved – BBC News
‘A judge has reserved judgement in an £85m ($140m) damages claim against the Formula 1 boss Bernie Ecclestone.’
BBC News, 13th December 2013
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‘A judge has reserved judgement in an £85m ($140m) damages claim against the Formula 1 boss Bernie Ecclestone.’
BBC News, 13th December 2013
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‘The recent allegations and arrests made in relation to match fixing in football have served as an important wake up call for those involved in sport in the UK, and in English football in particular.’
Sports Law Bulletin from Blackstone Chambers, 10th December 2013
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“Three former news editors from the News of the World have pleaded guilty to conspiracy to hack mobile phones during a six-year period when Rebekah Brooks and Andy Coulson were editing the Sunday title, it was disclosed in court.”
The Guardian, 31st October 2013
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“The director of the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has warned that the agency may use powers of surveillance to uncover evidence of corruption within corporates.”
OUT-LAW.com, 25th October 2013
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“Lawyers have heralded the death of so-called libel tourism after the high court threw out two cases brought by wealthy foreigners over allegations published overseas.”
The Guardian, 15th October 2013
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“US-style incentives for whistleblowers against corporate fraud, bribery and corruption offences could be introduced in the UK following the launch of the new National Crime Agency (NCA), an expert has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 8th October 2013
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“There will be no public inquiry into the handling of a police corruption trial surrounding a notorious murder case, the Home Office has confirmed.”
BBC News, 27th September 2013
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“A court clerk from Liverpool who helped more than 70 motorists falsify their
driving records and escape bans has been jailed for six years.”
BBC News, 13th September 2013
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“Former world number five Stephen Lee’s match-fixing tribunal has concluded in Bristol, with Adam Lewis QC reserving judgement in the case to a later date.”
BBC News, 11th September 2013
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“The head of the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has responded to critics of the UK’s new anti-corruption legislation, confirming that the department has eight cases under investigation.”
OUT-LAW.com, 5th September 2013
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“A policewoman with the Hampshire force who disclosed intelligence to criminals has been jailed for three years.”
BBC News, 2nd August 2013
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“The former Conservative party co-treasurer Peter Cruddas has won £180,000 damages in his high court libel action over a Sunday Times allegation about charging £250,000 to meet David Cameron.”
The Guardian, 31st July 2013
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Regina v Sale [2013] EWCA Crim 1306; [2013] WLR (D) 304
“Where the defendant was the sole shareholder of a company for which he had secured commercial contracts by corruption, the assessment of the defendant’s criminal benefit for the purposes of a confiscation order could not be based on the turnover from the contracts because that would be disproportionate but should be restricted to the gross profit earned by the company together with any other pecuniary advantage which flowed from the corruption.”
WLR Daily, 25th July 2013
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“The Appeal Panel of the Cricket Discipline Commissions of the ECB has published its decision upholding the lifetime ban on former Pakistan international spin bowler, Danish Kaneria, from any involvement in the playing, organisation or administration of cricket under the jurisdiction of the ECB. The Pakistan Cricket Board has acknowledged the decision, and so the impact of the suspension is that Kaneria will remain banned for life from involvement in professional cricket.”
Sports Law Bulletin from Blackstone Chambers, 19th July 2013
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“Doubts have emerged about the conviction of a contract killer following a trial in which special court orders were used to keep sensitive information out of the public domain.”
The Guardian, 21st July 2013
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“An arrested person who resisted extradition on the basis that there was systemic corruption in the judicial system in the requesting country did not necessarily have to point to particular facts or circumstances affecting his case since such corruption affected everyone who was subjected to it and it was impossible to say that any individual who was returned to such a system would receive the right to a fair trial within article 6 of the Convention.”
WLR Daily, 10th July 2013
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“Prosecutors and police were overwhelmed by more than 1 million pages of evidence during the trial of eight former South Wales police officers that eventually collapsed, the Crown Prosecution Service has said.”
The Guardian, 16th July 2013
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“A former police authority boss who persuaded a friend to accept his
speeding points to protect his career has been jailed for eight months.”
BBC News, 12th July 2013
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“Speech to the C5 7th Advanced Forum on Anti Corruption on the role of prosecutors and the court.”
Attorney-Geberal’s Office, 28th June 2013
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