Barrister disbarred after council tax fraud conviction – Legal Futures
‘A barrister convicted of council tax fraud who was then found to have lied at a re-hearing has been disbarred.’
Legal Futures, 29th September 2021
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Category: fraud
Government to take over Southeastern after ‘serious’ breach of franchise – The Guardian
‘The government is taking over the running of Southeastern railway services from Go-Ahead after discovering a “serious” breach of the franchise agreement.’
The Guardian, 28th September 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
Banks must treat victims of scams more fairly, says UK complaints body – The Guardian
‘Banks need to do more to treat people fairly when they are the victim of scams, according to the UK financial sector’s official complaints body, which is finding in the customer’s favour in three-quarters of such cases.’
The Guardian, 24th September 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
Portsmouth GP admits embezzling £1.1m from care group – The Independent
‘A Portsmouth GP has been told he could spend time behind bars after he admitted to defrauding a healthcare group out of £1.1m in just two months.’
The Independent, 22nd September 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
How Will Voter ID Impact Human Rights? – Each Other
‘A new bill could prevent millions of people from being able to vote, according to a report published by the Joint Committee on Human Rights (JCHR).’
Each Other, 21st September 2021
Source: eachother.org.uk
Dating site fraud: Rhyl barber jailed for £90,000 con – BBC News
‘A conman barber has been jailed for 18 months after conning a woman out of £90,000 through a dating website.’
BBC News, 16th September 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Lord Chancellor addresses the Cambridge Economic Crime Symposium – Ministry of Justice
‘The Lord Chancellor spoke during the 38th annual Symposium held at Jesus College, University of Cambridge – to give an update on the government’s progress and plans in relation to economic crime.’
Ministry of Justice, 10th September 2021
Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice
Worcestershire NHS managers knew cancers missed due to X-ray backlog – BBC News
‘Senior managers at an NHS trust knew up to 30 cancers may have gone undetected two years before an official probe into a backlog of thousands of X-rays. Three lung cancers were missed at Worcestershire hospitals NHS Trust, a sample check of results in 2014 found.’
BBC News, 27th August 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Private Prosecution Stayed as an Abuse of Process: Costs Recovered – 25 Bedford Row
‘The issue of recovering legal costs for a defendant who successfully applied to stay a private prosecution, on grounds of abuse of process, was considered and decided upon by the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) in Muhammed Asif v Adil Iqbal Ditta and Noreen Riaz [2021] EWCA Crim 1091 (judgment 15th July 2021).’
25 Bedford Row, 9th August 2021
Source: www.25bedfordrow.com
COVID-19 vaccine fraudster jailed – Crown Prosecution Service
‘A fraudster has been jailed at Kingston Crown Court today for pretending to offer a 92-year-old victim a COVID vaccine in exchange for money.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 13th August 2021
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
Wrongly convicted Post Office workers to get up to £100,000 interim payouts – The Guardian
‘Post Office workers who have had their convictions for theft, fraud and false accounting – the result of computing errors – quashed will each get an interim compensation payment of up to £100,000 the government has said.’
The Guardian, 22nd July 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
British businessman Mike Lynch faces extradition to US – The Guardian
‘The British tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch should be extradited to the US to face criminal fraud charges, a London judge has ruled.’
The Guardian, 22nd July 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
Appeal court quashes 12 more convictions in Post Office IT scandal – The Guardian
‘The court of appeal has cleared 12 more former post office operators who were wrongly convicted of offences because of the Post Office’s defective Horizon IT system.’
The Guardian, 19th July 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
Fraudster jailed for duping over 200 victims in million-pound fake car sales scam – Crown Prosecution Service
‘A fraudster posing as a car salesman has been jailed today (16 July 2021) for defrauding over 200 unsuspecting car buyers out of more than one million pounds.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 16th July 2021
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
Post Office Horizon scandal: More subpostmasters cleared – BBC News
‘The Court of Appeal has cleared 12 more former subpostmasters who were wrongly convicted of offences during the Post Office Horizon scandal.’
BBC News, 19th July 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Calls for legal review of UK welfare screening system which factors in age – The Guardian
‘An automated system that screens welfare claimants for signs they might commit fraud or error has based its verdicts in part on applicants’ age, it has emerged, sparking calls for a review of whether the system is legal.’
The Guardian, 18th July 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
Former trader jailed for defrauding pensioners – BBC News
‘A former stockbroker has been jailed for defrauding two pensioners out of nearly £34,000.’
BBC News, 15th July 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Court refuses to block potential claim against solicitors over fees – Legal Futures
‘The High Court has refused to issue an order to prevent a high-profile collapsed company’s investors from trying in the future to reclaim the legal fees paid by its boss in defending him from a civil claim.’
Legal Futures, 6th July 2021
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Dana Twidale: Wedding planner jailed for £57,000 fraud – BBC News
‘A wedding planner who conned would-be brides and grooms out of thousands of pounds has been jailed for five years.’
BBC News, 5th June 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
