Practice Notes: Crime
A leap forward in corporate liability
Daniel Martin, Michael Goodwin QC & Anita Clifford consider the implications for businesses of a ‘failure to prevent economic crime’ offenc
Criminal barristers to start protest action over legal aid reform
From Monday, criminal barristers will invoke a 'no returns' policy
Proposed sentencing guidelines published: perverting the course of justice and witness intimidation
The Sentencing Council has launched a consultation which will run until 22 June 2022
Government's criminal legal aid package revealed to be 'woefully inadequate'
The Law Society has withdrawn its support for the government's recently announced package of measures
NFT fraud on the rise in the UK says Pinsent Masons
'London is fast becoming the jurisdiction of choice for these types of fraud claims' – Pinsent Masons
Court of Appeal increase unduly lenient sentence for kidnap of Angel Lynn
The sentence was referred for review after members of the public raised concerns
Online Safety Bill: senior managers to be criminally liable for offences within two months of Bill becoming law
The government has announced a raft of changes to the previously published draft Bill
Cash injection to boost pay for criminal legal aid lawyers
'It remains to be seen whether the investment will be enough to halt the exodus from criminal defence work' – Law Society president
The rising threat of fraud
Sharon Sergeant considers the rise in fraud, scams, financial grooming and exploitation
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