Weekly Digest: 29 May 2018
This week’s Digest includes four judgments of the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division). The first was a renewed application for leave to appeal against conviction and an extension of time;...
Mutual trust: 20-year anniversary
Mutual trust and recognition has been the foundation of European judicial cooperation for 20 years. Having been raised during the Presidency Conclusions of the Cardiff European Council in June 1998,...
Weekly Digest: 22 May 2018
This week’s Digest considers two decisions of the Divisional Court. The first of the two High Court decisions relates to the offence of obstructing a search or examination contrary to...
The Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Bill: New Sanctions Legislation
Currently in a state of Parliamentary "ping pong", the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Bill is due to be considered again today in the House of Lords. (more…)
Weekly Digest: 18 May 2018
This week's digest considers two judgments of the High Court. In the first, the court considered whether a District Judge was incorrect to find that there was a real risk the...
The Latest Developments in Legal Professional Privilege in Corporate Investigations
In a judgment that will have significant repercussions for internal corporate investigations, and corporates seeking to enter into a Deferred Prosecution Agreement (DPA), the SFO was criticised by the High...
Weekly Digest: 8 May 2018
This week’s Digest considers a judgment of the Supreme Court in which it examined whether a confiscation order can be made in circumstances where some of the offences committed by the...
Targeting McMafia, Salisbury and Syria – the Unexplained Wealth Order
Алты́нного во́ра ве́шают, а полти́нного че́ствуют - Laws catch flies but let hornets go free (Russian Proverb) ‘Unexplained Wealth Orders’ (‘UWOs’) came into force on 31 January 2018[1]. UWOs are designed as...