‘A High Court judge has allowed a McKenzie Friend to exercise rights of audience in supporting a defendant facing an order that could lead to a jail sentence for contempt being activated.’
Legal Futures, 27th June 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Two recent High Court decisions considered how the legal doctrines of dishonest assistance in a breach of trust and unjust enrichment can be applied in the context of a bank or e-money institution receiving payments that have been procured by fraud.’
OUT-LAW.com, 24th June 2024
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘A senior nurse who fraudulently claimed for shifts that he did not work has been struck off.’
BBC news, 23rd June 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘More than 200,000 people have wrongly faced investigation for housing benefit fraud and error after the performance of a government algorithm fell far short of expectations, the Guardian can reveal.’
The Guardian, 23rd June 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The chief constable of Northamptonshire Police has been found guilty of gross misconduct.’
BBC News, 21st June 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A law firm whose compliance officer for finance and administration (COFA) stole £157,000 has been fined for not having proper systems governing payments from client account.’
Legal Futures, 18th June 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘In Gupta & Ors v Shah & Ors [2024] EWHC 1189 (Ch), the High Court considered whether to debar four defendants from defending an unlawful means conspiracy claim and to summarily award the Claimants $14m.’
Henderson Chambers, 20th May 2024
Source: www.hendersonchambers.co.uk
‘The Independent Review into disclosure and fraud offences promised as part of the government’s May 2023 Fraud Strategy has now published its preliminary findings in the disclosure aspect of the investigation.’
Mountford Chambers, 29th May 2024
Source: www.mountfordchambers.com
‘Earlier this year, Butcher J handed down the judgment of the Commercial Court in the extraordinary case of Contax Partners Inc BVI v Kuwait Finance House and Ors [2024] EWHC 436 (Comm), ultimately putting to bed an attempt by fraudsters to purloin over £70 million from a banking group associated with the Kuwaiti sovereign wealth fund. What made this attempted fraud particularly noteworthy was that its central mechanism was an abuse of the processes of the court used to enforce arbitral awards.’
Gatehouse Chambers, 7th May 2024
Source: gatehouselaw.co.uk
‘For the first time, by way of the Post Office (Horizon System) Offences Act (“the Act”), Parliament has legislated to quash criminal convictions. In this post I will argue that, no matter how understandable, indeed laudable, the intention behind this legislation, in its haste to offer a speedy and comprehensive correction to mass injustice, Parliament has crossed a constitutional line and ventured into territory that is properly the preserve of the courts.’
UK Constitutional Law Association , 3rd June 2024
Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org
‘Five members of an organised criminal gang, which falsely claimed more than £53 million in Universal Credit in the largest benefit fraud in England and Wales, have been jailed.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 30th May 2024
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘A fugitive who went on the run while on trial for fraud six years ago has been given additional jail time.’
BBC News, 3rd June 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A mother who stole £50,000 of inheritance from her two daughters out of “greed and spite” has been jailed.’
BBC News, 31st May 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The gang admitted £53.9m of fraudulent claims, and at Wood Green Crown Court on Thursday two of the gang members received what are thought to be the longest sentences ever passed down for benefit fraud.’
BBC News, 30th May 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A couple who dined and dashed at five restaurants using their children to walk out on bills of more than £1,000 have been jailed.’
BBC News, 29th May 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The first trader jailed worldwide for Libor interest rate rigging has been left with a possible route clear his name, despite being refused permission to appeal against his conviction at the UK’s Supreme Court.’
The Independent, 21st May 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Ticket touts who conspired to “fleece” fans of artists including Ed Sheeran, Liam Gallagher and Lady Gaga have been jailed for operating a “fraudulent trading” scheme worth more than £6.5m.’
The Guardian, 17th May 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Businesses should carry out fraud risk assessments in line with the requirements of the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act ahead of final UK government guidance concerning the “reasonable procedures” fraud prevention defence, an expert has said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 10th May 2024
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘Afascinating debate looks set to continue to the Supreme Court after the Court of Appeal dismissed the appeals of former traders Tom Hayes and Carlo Palombo. This case not only places traders back in the spotlight; it also subjects the Court of Appeal itself to scrutiny for the global uncertainty resulting from its judgment and its role as gatekeeper to the Supreme Court.’
Law Society's Gazette, 7th May 2024
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Two men who stole more than £5.7m worth of cryptocurrency from victims all over the world have been jailed.’
BBC News, 7th May 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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