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The National Crime Agency (NCA), Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), HMRC, Home Office and HM Treasury have published nine 2026 economic crime system...
The Courts and Tribunals Judiciary (CTJ) has published the Magistrates’ courts National Listing Guidance, providing a single consistent strategic...
The National Crime Agency (NCA) has announced that three individuals have been sentenced following its investigation into fraud involving contracts to...
Dispute Resolution analysis: the High Court held that Chinese law governed the underlying proprietary rights asserted by victims of a Chinese...
Common assault and batteryThe offences of common assault and batteryTechnically, the offences of assault and battery are separate summary offences. An...
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...
Self defenceSelf defenceSelf defence is an absolute defence based on the evidence which can apply in crimes committed by force. Section 76 of the...
Assault occasioning actual bodily harmThe offence of actual bodily harmThe offence of assault occasioning actual bodily harm (ABH) can be tried in...
Seizure and forfeiture of monies held in bank accounts under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002Background—the creation of the powersChapter 3B, Part 5 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (POCA 2002), entitled the ‘Forfeiture of money held in bank and building society accounts’, provides the procedure for
Restraint ordersWhat is a restraint order?A restraint order is a preventive measure imposed in support of any confiscation order that may be or has been made. It is an instrument of statute, provided for in section 40 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (POCA 2002).POCA 2002, s 40 (in providing for
Priority between loss reliefs in loss making companiesWhy does it matter?A company that is a member of a group and has incurred any of the types of losses available for surrender by way of group relief may, without any further rules, have more than one way in which to use the loss. There are a
Late payment penalties—inheritance taxWhile interest often accrues on overdue tax, the late payment of certain taxes may also attract a penalty. For information on the interest accruing on overdue tax, see Practice Notes: IHT—payment deadlines on death—Interest on IHT and Interest on late paid
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