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Facilitation payments under the Bribery Act 2010

Facilitating the performance of a duty by public officialsFacilitation payments, also known as facilitating or grease payments, are generally small...

Conspiracy to defraud

Offence of conspiracy to defraudConspiracy to defraud is a common law offence which was expressly preserved by section 5(2) of the Criminal Law Act...

Common assault and battery

The offences of common assault and batteryTechnically, the offences of assault and battery are separate summary offences. An assault is committed when...

The indictment

The rules relating to the form of indictments and the procedure for their creation and adoption are contained in the following: •the Indictments Act...

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Active bribery, passive bribery and bribing foreign public officials

The purpose of this Practice Note is to provide a general understanding of the offences under section 1, 2 and 6 of the Bribery Act 2010 (BA 2010). It...

Produced in partnership with Joanne Kane of Carmelite Chambers 12th Jan

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Possession of a bladed article

The offence of possession of a bladed articleThe offence of having a bladed article in a public place can be tried in either the magistrates' court or...

9th Nov

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Possession with intent to supply

Possession with intent to supply a controlled drugIt is an offence for a person to have a controlled drug in his possession, whether lawfully or not,...

Produced in partnership with Red Lion Chambers 12th Jan

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Procedure during a Crown Court trial—arraignment, trial requirements and evidence

Coronavirus (COVID-19): This Practice Note contains guidance impacted by the Coronavirus Act 2020 (CA 2020). CA 2020, among other measures, makes...

Produced in partnership with Leon Kazakos QC of 2 Hare Court 12th Jan

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Food hygiene remedial action and detention notices

What is a remedial action notice?A remedial action notice is used by enforcement authorities such as the Food Standards Agency (FSA) or a local...

9th Nov

Scottish Law

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Voluntary bill of indictment

Voluntary bill of indictmentAn indictment may, exceptionally, be preferred (ie served on a Crown Court) by the direction or with the consent of a High...

9th Nov

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Admissibility of hearsay evidence in criminal proceedings

How to identify hearsayThe definition of hearsay is contained in the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (CJA 2003). It comprises of four essential...

9th Nov

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Cash seizure and detention

Changes under CFA 2017The Criminal Finances Act 2017 (CFA 2017) received Royal Assent on 27 April 2017 and made various changes to Part 5 of the...

9th Nov

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Creating or providing false documents or information

Offences relating to untrue declarations etcA person commits an offence under the section 167 of the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979 (CEMA...

9th Nov

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Obtaining and executing a search warrant under PACE 1984

Searches of premises during criminal investigations may be conducted on the authority of a warrant issued by a court, or without warrant under a...

9th Nov

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Application to dismiss

Application to dismissUnder paragraph 2(1) of Schedule 3 to the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 (CDA 1998), the defendant may (after the date when he is...

9th Nov

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Affray

Affray 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...

9th Nov

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Solemn procedure in Scottish criminal proceedings

Coronavirus (COVID-19): This Practice Note contains guidance impacted by the Scottish government’s response to the COVID-19 outbreak. For information...

Produced in partnership with Craig Findlater of Black Chambers and Stephen O'Rourke QC of Terra Firma Chambers 12th Jan

Scottish Law

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Handling stolen goods

The ‘handling’ offenceHandling stolen goods is an offence that is triable either way.The elements of the offence are:•dishonestly receiving the goods,...

9th Nov

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Criminal trial held in the absence of the defendant

Coronavirus (COVID-19): This Practice Note contains guidance impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. The Coronavirus Act 2020 (CA 2020) among other...

9th Nov

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Case management in the magistrates’ courts

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Produced in partnership with Kathryn Hughes of QEB Hollis Whiteman 12th Jan

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Dealing with dawn raids by the Information Commissioner’s Office

This document reflects the UK GDPR regime. References and links to the GDPR refer to the UK GDPR (Retained Regulation (EU) 2016/679) unless expressly...

Produced in partnership with Michael Potts of Byrne and Partners LLP 9th Apr

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Managing personal data breaches

Data security is a cornerstone of the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR). The sixth data protection principle (the integrity and...

9th Apr

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Dealing with dawn raids by the Serious Fraud Office

What is the SFO?The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) investigates serious or complex frauds and corruption that often involve an international element or...

Produced in partnership with Michael Potts of Byrne and Partners LLP 9th Apr

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Dealing with dawn raids by the Competition and Markets Authority

IP COMPLETION DAY: 11pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 marks the end of the Brexit transition/implementation period entered into following the UK’s...

Produced in partnership with Michael Potts of Byrne and Partners LLP 9th Apr

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Dealing with dawn raids by the Health and Safety Executive

What is the HSE?The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is the national regulator for work-related health and safety in Great Britain. Its mission is to...

Produced in partnership with Michael Potts of Byrne and Partners LLP 9th Apr

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Dealing with dawn raids by the Financial Conduct Authority

What is the FCA?The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) regulates financial services firms operating in the UK and providing services to consumers. It...

Produced in partnership with Michael Potts of Byrne and Partners LLP 9th Apr

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Dealing with dawn raids by the police

What type of police could I encounter?The police broadly investigate most offences in the UK. The police force in the UK has different divisions...

Produced in partnership with Michael Potts of Byrne and Partners LLP 9th Apr

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HMRC criminal investigations and dawn raids

HMRC can investigate suspected tax-related criminal offences in England and Wales using the powers, and subject to the safeguards, in the Police and...

9th Apr

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Health and safety crisis management—a UK practical guide

In the immediate aftermath of an incident, it is of paramount consideration to have an incident management team appointed and deployed. See Practice...

Produced in partnership with Lindsay MacNeill of BTO Solicitors LLP 9th Apr

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SFO information sharing and section 3 powers

IP COMPLETION DAY: 11pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 marks the end of the Brexit transition/implementation period entered into following the UK’s...

9th Apr

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Surveillance and intelligence gathering powers of the FCA

The Investigatory Powers Act 2016 (IPA 2016) received Royal Assent on 29 November 2016 and overhauled the legal framework governing the use of covert...

Produced in partnership with Carolina Bracken of 5 Paper Buildings 9th Apr

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Seizure and retention of property

Lawful authority to seize and retain property (subject to legal professional privilege) following a search of premises can be achieved in four...

9th Apr

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Management of personal data in cross-border investigations involving US and EU companies [Archived]

ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained. It examined the data protection and personal data sharing issues arising in a...

Produced in partnership with Professor Dan Hyde of Harrison Clark Rickerbys 9th Apr

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