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Inquests and public inquiries

The Manchester Arena Inquiry: lessons for future inquiries 

Duncan Atkinson QC17th April 20236th April 2023
Lawyers involved in public inquiries often refer, half in jest and half out of fear, to a hypothetical future ‘inquiry into the inquiry’ in which their decisions will be scrutinised....
General

The impact of Coronavirus, part 7: the possible next steps for the jury system

Duncan Atkinson QC27th April 202028th April 2020
In a series of Blog posts, members of 6KBW have identified a number of ways in which the COVID-19 pandemic has led to change in the administration of criminal justice,...
Crime General

Age and responsibility: an unresolved question

Duncan Atkinson QC14th May 2019
In its May 2019 report, ‘Torture in the UK: update report’ the Equality and Human Rights Commission (‘EHRC’) has raised again whether the Criminal Justice System in England and Wales...
Corporate crime Crime General International

Mixed messages: is there an inconsistency as to the extra-territorial ambit of disclosure between POCA and the SFO?

Duncan Atkinson QC17th October 201817th October 2018
On 6 September 2018, the Administrative Court handed down its judgement in the case of the Queen on the application of KBR Inc v the Director of the SFO [2018] EWHC 2368...
Corporate crime Crime General

The Latest Developments in Legal Professional Privilege in Corporate Investigations  

Duncan Atkinson QC9th May 20188th May 2018
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...
Corporate crime Crime Extradition General Regulatory

How now to spot dishonesty

Duncan Atkinson QC26th November 201727th November 2017
What place a defendant’s state of mind following the Supreme Court decision in Ivey v Genting [2017] UKSC 67? (more…)
Corporate crime Proceeds of crime

Politically exposed persons

Duncan Atkinson QC1st September 201727th October 2017
The Fourth Money Laundering Directive was transposed into UK law when the Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017 came into force on...

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