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WhatsApp faces revamped EU GDPR penalty after national enforcers contest fine range

WhatsApp faces revamped EU GDPR penalty after national enforcers contest fine range

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Amazon fined record €746m for EU GDPR privacy breach

Amazon fined record €746m for EU GDPR privacy breach

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FCA probes Monzo bank over potential AML breaches

FCA probes Monzo bank over potential AML breaches

The following Corporate Crime news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on FCA probes Monzo bank over potential AML breaches

Witness in ENRC claim calls into question SFO’s disclosure exercise in 2016 privilege case

Witness in ENRC claim calls into question SFO’s disclosure exercise in 2016 privilege case

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Causation and intervening acts in criminal cases

Causation and intervening acts in criminal cases

Causation and intervening acts in criminal casesCriminal offences are generally divided into two categories: •conduct crimes, and •result crimesA...

Threats to kill

Threats to kill

Threats to killThe offence of threats to killThe offence of threats to kill is an offence which can be tried in the magistrates' court or the Crown...

Self defence

Self defence

Self defenceSelf defenceSelf defence is an absolute defence based on the evidence which can apply in crimes committed by force. Section 76 of the...

Facilitation payments under the Bribery Act 2010

Facilitation payments under the Bribery Act 2010

Facilitation payments under the Bribery Act 2010Facilitating the performance of a duty by public officialsFacilitation payments, also known as...

Practice notes

ECHR, art 5(4)—rights and duties

ECHR, art 5(4)—rights and dutiesThe scope of article 5(4) Article 5(4) of the European Convention of Human Rights (ECHR) provides that: 'Everyone who...
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Produced in partnership with Andrew Sperling of SL5 Legal 19th May
Practice notes

Allocation and sending—either-way offences not sent forthwith to the Crown Court for trial

Allocation and sending—either-way offences not sent forthwith to the Crown Court for trialProcedure for either-way offences not sent forthwith to the...
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19th May
Practice notes

Specific and basic intent

Specific and basic intentSpecific intent—definitionOffences requiring specific intent are of two kinds:•where the mental element of the offence...
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19th May
Practice notes

Sentencing guidelines for sexual offences

Sentencing guidelines for sexual offencesThe Sentencing Council (SC) produces guidance on sentencing for courts in England and Wales in the form of...
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19th May
Practice notes

Committal for sentence

Committal for sentenceSummary of magistrates’ powers to commitA magistrates' court does not have power to impose a sentence of imprisonment or...
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19th May
Practice notes

GOC—interim orders

GOC—interim ordersInterim ordersThe GOC’s Fitness to Practise Committee (FTPC) may impose an interim order in respect of a registrant if it is...
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19th May
Practice notes

Intimate searches

Intimate searchesAuthorising and ordering intimate searchesAn intimate search is the physical examination of any of the suspect’s body orifices other...
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19th May
Practice notes

Production orders under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002

Production orders under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002Production ordersThe purpose of a production order is to obtain material relating to a known...
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19th May
Practice notes

NMC disciplinary process

NMC disciplinary processNursing and Midwifery CouncilThe Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) is the regulatory body for all nurses and midwives...
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Produced in partnership with John Donnelly and Sam Shurey of 2 Bedford Row 19th May
Practice notes

Witness intimidation

Witness intimidationIntimidation of witnesses and jurorsIntimidation of witnesses and/or jurors is an offence under section 51 of the Criminal Justice...
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Produced in partnership with Thomas Evans of 3 Paper Buildings 19th May
Practice notes

Corporate manslaughter—prosecutions tracker

Corporate manslaughter—prosecutions trackerThis Practice Note provides a summary of key corporate manslaughter prosecutions and convictions under...
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19th May
Practice notes

Theft

TheftThe offence of theft and mode of trialTheft is an either way offence; it can be tried in the magistrates' court or the Crown Court. Note,...
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19th May
Practice notes

Abuse of process in criminal proceedings

Abuse of process in criminal proceedingsThe procedure for making an application to stay proceedings due to abuse of process is governed by rule 3.28...
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19th May
Practice notes

Abuse of process procedure

Abuse of process procedureFor an explanation of when abuse of process applications may arise in criminal proceedings, see Practice Note: Abuse of...
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19th May
Practice notes

Procedure for making bail applications and appeals

Procedure for making bail applications and appealsCoronavirus (COVID-19): This Practice Note contains guidance impacted by the coronavirus pandemic....
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19th May
Practice notes

Forfeiture of property following conviction

Forfeiture of property following convictionThe power of the court to order the forfeiture of property under the Sentencing Act 2020The Sentencing Act...
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19th May

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Q&As

Where can I find the Brexit legislation concerning product certification/conformity (eg CE marking) and the extent to which products will be recognised in the event of a no deal Brexit?

Where can I find the Brexit legislation concerning product certification/conformity (eg CE marking) and the extent to which products will be...
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1st Aug
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Do the Consumer Contracts (Information, Cancellation and Additional Charges) Regulations 2013 apply to Limited Companies as traders?

Do the Consumer Contracts (Information, Cancellation and Additional Charges) Regulations 2013 apply to Limited Companies as traders?The Consumer...
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Produced in partnership with Leigh Callaway of Fladgate 1st Aug
Q&As

Have the maximum financial penalties for offences under the General Product Safety Regulations 2005 increased following the extension of the Magistrates sentencing power under Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment Offenders Act 2012?

Have the maximum financial penalties for offences under the General Product Safety Regulations 2005 increased following the extension of the...
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31st Jul
Q&As

When determining the ‘date of discovery by the prosecutor’ of an offence under the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008, SI 2008/1277, how is a prosecutor to determine what that date is? Is it the date when Council staff first became aware of the complaint, the date when a Trading Standards investigator considered an offence may have been committed or when the Council’s legal team concluded that the is evidence an offence has been committed?

When determining the ‘date of discovery by the prosecutor’ of an offence under the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008, SI...
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31st Jul
Practice notes

Getting the Deal Through: Product Liability 2020

Getting the Deal Through: Product Liability 2020Jurisdictions coveredThe following jurisdictions are covered in this report:Australia; China; European...
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31st Jul
Practice notes

Getting the Deal Through: Cartel Regulation 2021

Getting the Deal Through: Cartel Regulation 2021Jurisdictions coveredThe following jurisdictions are covered in this report:Argentina; Australia;...
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31st Jul
Practice notes

Secondary ticketing

Secondary ticketingThis Practice Note introduces the concept of secondary ticketing in the online marketplace and outlines the key legal issues,...
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Produced in partnership with Louise Millington-Roberts, partner at Hill Dickinson 31st Jul
Q&As

What, if any, are the ramifications of a used car retailer selling a car to a customer using the term ‘sold as seen’ as part of the terms of the sale?

What, if any, are the ramifications of a used car retailer selling a car to a customer using the term ‘sold as seen’ as part of the terms of the...
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31st Jul
Practice notes

Getting the Deal Through: Product Recall 2021

Getting the Deal Through: Product Recall 2021Jurisdictions coveredThe following jurisdictions are covered in this report:Australia; Denmark; France;...
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31st Jul
Q&As

Under product safety law, whose name and address (importer, producer, manufacturer or other) should be detailed on (the packaging of) an imported product placed on the market in the UK?

Under product safety law, whose name and address (importer, producer, manufacturer or other) should be detailed on (the packaging of) an imported...
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31st Jul
Q&As

What are the UKCA marking and UKNI marking, and when are they needed?

What are the UKCA marking and UKNI marking, and when are they needed?A ‘UK Conformity Assessed’ (UKCA) marking is a product marking introduced as a...
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31st Jul
Practice notes

Regulated activities relating to consumer credit

Regulated activities relating to consumer creditBREXIT: 11pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 (‘IP completion day’) marked the end of the Brexit...
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31st Jul
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Q&As

Are distributors required to supply their customers with CE mark certificates and do distributors have a legal obligation to keep records relating to CE certification for products sold by them? Do these responsibilities change if the distributor is the importer of goods into the EEA and/or selling the goods under their own label?

Are distributors required to supply their customers with CE mark certificates and do distributors have a legal obligation to keep records relating to...
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31st Jul
Practice notes

Trade mark offences

Trade mark offencesFor certain types of trade mark infringement cases (such as wilful infringement for the purpose of manufacturing counterfeit...
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31st Jul
Practice notes

The regulation of consumer credit advertisements

The regulation of consumer credit advertisementsRegulation of consumer credit advertisementsOn 1 April 2014, the regulation of consumer credit firms...
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31st Jul
Practice notes

Enforcement of the Consumer Credit Act 1974

Enforcement of the Consumer Credit Act 1974Who are the enforcers under the Consumer Credit Act 1974From 1 April 2014 enforcement of the Consumer...
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30th Jul
Practice notes

Counterfeiting notes and coins

Counterfeiting notes and coinsMaking a counterfeit note or coinSection 14 of the Forgery and Counterfeiting Act 1981 (FCA 1981), makes an offence for...
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30th Jul
Practice notes

UK criminal cartel offence–pre-April 2014 [Archived]

UK criminal cartel offence–pre-April 2014 [Archived]ARCHIVED–this archived practice note provides information on pre—2014 criminal cartel offence and...
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Produced in partnership with Winston & Strawn 30th Jul
Practice notes

Misleading omissions under the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008

Misleading omissions under the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008The offence of misleading omissionsEngaging in a commercial...
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30th Jul
Practice notes

Hallmarking offences

Hallmarking offencesThe legal requirements of hallmarkingThe Hallmarking Act 1973 (HA 1973) controls the selling of items described as 'gold',...
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30th Jul

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Forming enforceable contracts—consideration

Forming enforceable contracts—consideration

Forming enforceable contracts—considerationThis Practice Note examines the doctrine of consideration and the key role it plays in English law in determining whether a contract is enforceable.A promise will only be capable of being contractually enforced if it is either made in a deed or made in

The commercialisation of sport

The commercialisation of sport

IP COMPLETION DAY: 11pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 marks the end of the Brexit transition/implementation period entered into following the UK’s withdrawal from the EU. At this point in time (referred to in UK law as ‘IP completion day’), key transitional arrangements come to an end and significant

Discharge by frustration

Discharge by frustration

Discharge by frustrationCoronavirus (COVID-19): In addition to the below content on force majeure generally, see also:•Coronavirus (COVID-19) toolkit—Contracts•Coronavirus (COVID-19) and contractual obligations—checklisttogether with the Q&A (in the related content pod on the right hand side) for

EL/PL claims in the portal—a practical guide (Stage 1)

EL/PL claims in the portal—a practical guide (Stage 1)

EL/PL claims in the portal—a practical guide (Stage 1)This Practice Note provides an overview of the Pre-Action Protocol for Low Value Personal Injury (Employers’ Liability and Public Liability) Claims from 31 July 2013 (the EL/PL protocol) in particular Stage 1 of the process. For guidance on Stage