UK “Magnitsky provisions” – time for a change?
Since the events that unfolded in Salisbury last week, there have been calls to introduce into UK law a version of the so-called "Magnitsky Act" that was enacted in the...
Electronic data: does the long arm of the law reach across continents?
When Lord Halsbury stated in 1891 ‘all crime is local’, he cannot have foreseen the complications and challenges created by technological advances. Commonly understood notions of territoriality and jurisdictional scope...
An overview of the Criminal Justice (European Investigation Order) Regulations 2017
The Government has published the Criminal Justice (European Investigation Order) Regulations 2017 (‘the Regulations’) which will come into force on 31 July 2017. The Regulations significantly enhance the ability of...