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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

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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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Affray

Affray

AffrayAffray is an offence created by the Public Order Act 1986 (POA 1986). It can be tried in either the magistrates’ court or the Crown Court. The...

Community order requirements

Community order requirements

Community order requirementsThis Practice Note reflects the procedural code for sentencing offenders in England and Wales (Sentencing Code) that...

Burglary

Burglary

BurglaryBurglaryIn most cases burglary is an either-way offence and so it can be tried in the magistrates' court or the Crown Court.Burglary triable...

Sentencing fraud offences committed by individuals

Sentencing fraud offences committed by individuals

Sentencing fraud offences committed by individualsThe Sentencing Council (SC) has produced sentencing guidelines for fraud offences under the Fraud...

Practice notes

Robbery

RobberyRobberyRobbery is a theft offence, involving dishonesty but elevated also by the intention to use force.Robbery can only be tried in the Crown...
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19th May
Practice notes

Possession of a bladed article

Possession of a bladed articleThe offence of possession of a bladed articleThe offence of having a bladed article in a public place can be tried in...
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19th May
Practice notes

Common law offence of kidnapping

Common law offence of kidnappingThe offence of kidnappingKidnapping is a common law offence and is triable only on indictment. It may be classified in...
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19th May
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Criminal act or omission

Criminal act or omissionOmissionA defendant must be shown to have had the relevant mental state of mind or intention at the time that the act...
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19th May
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Proxy purchasing of tobacco and nicotine products

Proxy purchasing of tobacco and nicotine productsIn England and Wales it is an offence for an adult to buy or attempt to buy tobacco or tobacco...
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19th May
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Criminal contempt of court—common law offence

Criminal contempt of court—common law offenceIn summarising the law of contempt of court, the Court of Appeal has stated:‘The law of contempt exists...
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Produced in partnership with Richard Wayman of Pump Court Chambers 19th May
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Possession of an offensive weapon

Possession of an offensive weaponThe offence of possession of an offensive weaponThe offence of having an offensive weapon in a public place can be...
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19th May
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Vicarious liability

Vicarious liabilityWhat is vicarious liability?The general principle in criminal law is liability is personal not vicarious. This means that one...
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19th May
Practice notes

The indictment

The indictmentThe rules relating to the form of indictments and the procedure for their creation and adoption are contained in the following: •the...
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19th May
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False accounting and false statements under TA 1968

False accounting and false statements under TA 1968False accountingA person who falsifies or conceals information required for an accounting purpose,...
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19th May
Practice notes

Extreme pornography

Extreme pornographyPossessing extreme pornographySimple possession of extreme pornography is an offence under section 63 of the Criminal Justice and...
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19th May
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Police Bail

Police BailPolicing And Crime Act 2017 amendments to police bailSome of the most important changes brought about by the Policing and Crime Act 2017...
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19th May
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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

Conducting an appeal in the Court of Appeal Criminal Division (CACD)

Conducting an appeal in the Court of Appeal Criminal Division (CACD)Coronavirus (COVID-19): This Practice Note contains guidance impacted by the...
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19th May
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Application to dismiss

Application to dismissApplication to dismissUnder paragraph 2(1) of Schedule 3 to the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 (CDA 1998), the defendant may (after...
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19th May
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Custody time limits

Custody time limitsCoronavirus (COVID-19): This Practice Note contains guidance on subjects impacted by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. In...
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19th May
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Practice notes

Coronavirus (COVID-19)—Scotland tracker

Coronavirus (COVID-19)—Scotland trackerThis table below contains an archive of news analysis on Scotland and Scots law developments of general...
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1st Aug
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Q&As

Can private prosecutions be brought in Scotland?

Can private prosecutions be brought in Scotland?Historically, the power of prosecution rested originally neither with the private party, nor the...
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31st Jul
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Scottish criminal appeals—summary procedure

Scottish criminal appeals—summary procedureCoronavirus (COVID-19): Scottish criminal procedure has been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic....
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Produced in partnership with Craig Findlater of The Faculty of Advocates 30th Jul
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Health and safety fines over £1 million—tracker

Health and safety fines over £1 million—trackerThis Practice Note provides a summary of the prosecutions for health and safety offences brought by the...
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30th Jul
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Health and safety crisis management—a UK practical guide

Health and safety crisis management—a UK practical guideIn the immediate aftermath of an incident, it is of paramount consideration to have an...
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Produced in partnership with Lindsay MacNeill of BTO Solicitors LLP 30th Jul
Practice notes

The jurisdiction and sentencing powers of Scottish criminal courts

The jurisdiction and sentencing powers of Scottish criminal courtsThis Practice Note provides an explanation of the powers of the Scottish criminal...
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Produced in partnership with Craig Findlater of The Faculty of Advocates and Stephen O’Rourke QC of Terra Firma Chambers, Edinburgh and Field Court Chambers, London 30th Jul
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Trials under the Scottish solemn procedure

Trials under the Scottish solemn procedureCoronavirus (COVID-19): Scottish criminal procedure has been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic....
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Produced in partnership with Craig Findlater of The Faculty of Advocates and Stephen O’Rourke QC of Terra Firma Chambers, Edinburgh and Field Court Chambers, London 30th Jul
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Comparison of criminal fraud in Scotland with England and Wales

Comparison of criminal fraud in Scotland with England and WalesCriminal fraud in ScotlandHow criminal fraud is defined, how it is investigated and how...
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Produced in partnership with Paul Marshall of Brodies LLP, Ramsay Hall of Brodies LLP and Brodies LLP 30th Jul
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Summary procedure in Scottish criminal proceedings

Summary procedure in Scottish criminal proceedingsCoronavirus (COVID-19): Scottish criminal procedure has been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic....
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Produced in partnership with Kevin Henry of Optimum Advocates and Stephen O’Rourke QC of Terra Firma Chambers 30th Jul
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Self-reporting bribery in Scotland

Self-reporting bribery in ScotlandBribery in ScotlandUnder the Bribery Act 2010 (BA 2010), Scottish businesses that commit bribery offences anywhere...
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Produced in partnership with Tom Stocker of Pinsent Masons 30th Jul
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Reporting duties in Scotland under the Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2010

Reporting duties in Scotland under the Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2010Reporting duties in Scotland under the Criminal Justice and...
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Produced in partnership with Tom Stocker of Pinsent Masons 30th Jul
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Scottish criminal investigations—questioning suspects

Scottish criminal investigations—questioning suspectsIP COMPLETION DAY: 11pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 marks the end of the Brexit...
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Produced in partnership with Paul Marshall of Brodies LLP 30th Jul
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Legal professional privilege in Scottish criminal proceedings

Legal professional privilege in Scottish criminal proceedingsIP COMPLETION DAY: 11pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 marks the end of the Brexit...
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Produced in partnership with Lindsay MacNeill of BTO Solicitors LLP 30th Jul
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Sentencing corporate criminal offences in Scotland

Sentencing corporate criminal offences in ScotlandIP COMPLETION DAY: 11pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 marks the end of the Brexit...
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Produced in partnership with Craig Findlater of The Faculty of Advocates and Stephen O’Rourke QC of Terra Firma Chambers, Edinburgh and Field Court Chambers, London 30th Jul
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Health and safety investigations in Scotland

Health and safety investigations in ScotlandThe Health and Safety Executive (HSE), established by the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 (HSWA...
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Produced in partnership with Charlotte O'Kane of Pinsent Masons 30th Jul
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Fire safety law and offences in Scotland

Fire safety law and offences in ScotlandThe fire safety regime in Scotland for non-domestic premises is contained primarily within Part 3 of the Fire...
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Produced in partnership with Lindsay MacNeill of BTO Solicitors LLP 30th Jul
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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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30th Jul
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Solemn procedure in Scottish criminal proceedings

Solemn procedure in Scottish criminal proceedingsCoronavirus (COVID-19): Scottish criminal procedure has been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic....
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Produced in partnership with Craig Findlater of The Faculty of Advocates and Stephen O’Rourke QC of Terra Firma Chambers, Edinburgh and Field Court Chambers, London 30th Jul
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Powers to search premises and property in Scottish criminal investigations

Powers to search premises and property in Scottish criminal investigationsThis Practice Note explains the powers to search premises and property...
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Produced in partnership with Paul Marshall of Brodies LLP 30th Jul
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Conducting an investigation into environmental crime

Conducting an investigation into environmental crimeEnvironmental incidents often happen without warning and with significant consequences. It can be...
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Produced in partnership with Christopher Badger of 6 Pump Court 30th Jul

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Rescission of a contract

Rescission of a contract

Rescission of a contractWhat is rescission of a contract?The remedy of rescission is available to a party whose consent, in entering into a contract, has been invalidated in some way:•the effect of rescinding a contract is to extinguish it and restore the parties to their pre-contractual

Easements and perpetuities

Easements and perpetuities

Drafting—2009 ActThe Perpetuities and Accumulations Act 2009 effectively disapplies the rule against perpetuities from future easements granted on or after 6 April 2010, so a draftsman now need not be concerned to specify a perpetuity period. Any restrictions on the exercise of the easement

Mediation—advantages and disadvantages

Mediation—advantages and disadvantages

Mediation—advantages and disadvantagesWhat is mediation?Mediation is one of the most recognised and common forms of alternative dispute resolution (ADR).It is a form of assisted ADR in the sense that there is a third-party neutral involved who meets with the parties and seeks to help them in

TCC—preparing for and attending a pre-trial review (PTR)

TCC—preparing for and attending a pre-trial review (PTR)

TCC—preparing for and attending a pre-trial review (PTR)Note:•this Practice Note gives specific guidance on matters proceeding in the Technology and Construction Court (TCC) under the provisions set out in CPR 60, CPR PD 60 and the TCC Guide. As these provisions are additional to the general