Speech by HHJ Pelling KC: Issues in Crypto Currency Fraud Claims – an update – Courts and Tribunals Judiciary

Posted July 3rd, 2023 in cryptocurrencies, fraud, judges, Law Commission, news by tracey

‘Speech by HHJ Pelling KC: Issues in Crypto Currency Fraud Claims – an update.’

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Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 28th June 2023

Source: www.judiciary.uk

‘Pitiful’ collusion claim against firm thrown out in High Court – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted June 22nd, 2023 in fraud, law firms, negligence, news, pleadings, striking out by tracey

‘A High Court judge has thrown out allegations of collusion and negligence against a law firm after agreeing that the case was “going nowhere”.’

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Law Society's Gazette, 21st June 2023

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Court rules that genuine attempt to restructure did not put assets beyond reach of creditors – OUT-LAW.com

Posted June 21st, 2023 in company law, fraud, insolvency, news, winding up by tracey

‘A recent ruling of the English High Court found that a genuine attempt to restructure a company did not amount to an ‘informal winding-up’ in contradiction of insolvency laws on the distribution of assets to creditors.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 20th June 2023

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Ex-judges “need guidance or regulation” on post-retirement work – Legal Futures

‘The Post Office’s use of two former senior judges in its defence of the sub-postmaster prosecutions indicates the need for guidance or regulation on what judges do in retirement, it has been argued.’

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Legal Futures, 19th June 2023

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

More action to fight fraud, bribery and other economic crime – Home Office

‘Plans have been submitted to modernise the identification doctrine, a legal principle which can hold corporations criminally liable for an offence.’

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Home Office, 15th June 2023

Source: www.gov.uk

Former boss of a City of London foreign exchange company jailed for an around £70m fraud – Crown Prosecution Service

‘The former director of a finance company, based in the City of London, has been imprisoned today (9 June 2023) of being responsible for an around £70m investment fraud, which stole money from members of the public.’

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Crown Prosecution Service, 9th June 2023

Source: www.cps.gov.uk

E-signatures in England and Wales – OUT-LAW.com

Posted June 9th, 2023 in contracts, electronic filing, fraud, news by tracey

‘Under English law, what constitutes a signature is flexible. A person’s intention can determine whether they have entered into binding agreements or transactions.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 8th June 2023

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Swindon romance fraudster Sajad Hussain jailed – BBC News

Posted June 9th, 2023 in fraud, imprisonment, news, sentencing, victims, women by tracey

‘A man who manipulated three women into giving him a total of more than £200,000 has been sentenced to five years and four months in jail.’

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BBC News, 8th June 2023

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Brothers who beat sex offender, 85, to death jailed for murder – BBC News

‘Two brothers have been jailed for life for murdering a convicted sex offender.’

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BBC News, 5th June 2023

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Epping man jailed for leaving fatally injured girlfriend in car – BBC News

‘A driver without a licence who crashed his car and abandoned his fatally injured girlfriend at the scene has been jailed for more than four years.’

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BBC News, 3rd June 2023

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Illegal streaming gang jailed for selling cut-price Premier League subscriptions – The Guardian

Posted May 31st, 2023 in conspiracy, fraud, imprisonment, internet, media, money laundering, news, sentencing, sport by sally

‘Five members of an illegal streaming gang have been jailed for a total of more than 30 years for offering cheap subscriptions for Premier League games to tens of thousands of customers.’

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The Guardian, 30th May 2023

Source: www.theguardian.com

Bogus solicitor jailed for posing as lawyer in court case – BBC News

‘A “comprehensively dishonest” man who posed as a solicitor in court despite having no legal qualifications has been jailed for 10 months.’

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BBC News, 25th May 2023

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Chris Packham awarded £90,000 damages in libel case – The Guardian

Posted May 26th, 2023 in charities, costs, damages, defamation, fraud, media, news by tracey

‘Chris Packham said he has been vindicated after a judge found that he had been subjected to an online ideological campaign, accusing him of fraud and dishonesty, before awarding him £90,000 in libel damages.’

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The Guardian, 25th May 2023

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Man jailed for role in running website involved in multi-million-pound fraud – Crown Prosecution Service

Posted May 22nd, 2023 in Crown Prosecution Service, fraud, imprisonment, internet, news, sentencing by tracey

‘A man responsible for running a website used by fraudsters across the world has been imprisoned for being involved in a multi-million-pound fraud.’

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Crown Prosecution Service, 19th May 2023

Source: www.cps.gov.uk

UK ringleaders jailed over scam providing fake passports for criminals – The Guardian

‘The ringleaders of a gang that specialised in supplying fake passports to high-level criminals allowing them to evade arrest and identification have been jailed.’

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The Guardian, 16th May 2023

Source: www.theguardian.com

‘I was denied my right’: voter ID rules a barrier for some in England – The Guardian

Posted May 5th, 2023 in elections, fraud, identification, local government, news by tracey

‘The introduction of voter ID in England has left a number of people, often from more marginalised groups, unable to cast ballots in local elections – although some officials’ fears of widespread chaos did not materialise.’

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The Guardian, 4th May 2023

Source: www.theguardian.com

New blueprint to protect public from scammers – Home Office

‘Government launches new strategy to cut fraud, pursue fraudsters and empower the public.’

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Home Office, 3rd May 2023

Source: www.gov.uk

Clampdown on cold calls and mass texting technology announced in UK – The Guardian

Posted May 3rd, 2023 in fraud, news, telecommunications by tracey

‘Ministers have announced a clampdown on the use of cold calls to sell financial products and on technology which allows mass texting of numerous phones as part of a strategy to combat fraud, now the UK’s most common crime.’

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The Guardian, 2nd May 2023

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Trial for Chris Packham’s libel claim set to begin – The Independent

Posted May 2nd, 2023 in animal cruelty, charities, defamation, fraud, news by tracey

‘Environmentalist Chris Packham’s libel trial over denied allegations that he misled the public into donating to a wildlife charity to rescue “broken” tigers from circuses is set to begin at the High Court.’

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The Independent, 2nd May 2023

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Fraud and indemnity costs – no presumption; and polemicists beware! – Littleton Chambers

Posted April 14th, 2023 in chambers articles, costs, fraud, indemnities, news by sally

‘In Pisante v Logothetis [2022] EWHC 2575 (Comm), Baker J had to consider whether to make an order for indemnity costs following a successful US$6.5m fraud action.’

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Littleton Chambers, 7th March 2023

Source: littletonchambers.com