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FCA investigates Crispin Odey

The UK's Financial Conduct Authority is looking into whether hedge fund manager Crispin Odey is a 'fit and proper person' to work in financial services

Combatting financial abuse of older and vulnerable clients

Ann Stanyer examines growing awareness of financial abuse and what practitioners should know

Economic Crime Bill: Lord Bellamy supports proportionate regulatory objective

Lord Bellamy's statement in the House of Lords (27 June) has emphasised and agreed with many points made by the Law Society as the Economic Crime Bill reached Report Stage

EncroChat: the judgment from the Investigatory Powers Tribunal – not quite the end of the road

Michael Drury discusses the implications of the recent ruling by the Investigatory Powers Tribunal on the issues surrounding the admissibility of evidence arising from the penetration of EncroChat

The expansion of controlling and coercive behaviour: the implications for criminal and family law

Jessica Maguire and Katie Spooner discuss the impact on criminal and family law of the amendment to the offence of controlling and coercive behaviour

The Online Safety Bill: a reduction in its bite

Kirsty Welsh provides her views on the watering down of the Online Safety Bill's protections

Love-bombing recognised as a sign of abuse

Samantha Farndale explores how family lawyers can recognise and address love-bombing in abusive relationships

Understanding Chinese underground banking and the risks

Laurence Howland explores the mechanisms of Chinese underground banking and the red flags