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Confirmation that default sentences cannot be shared (Collins v Director of Public Prosecutions)

Confirmation that default sentences cannot be shared (Collins v Director of Public Prosecutions)

The following Corporate Crime news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Confirmation that default sentences cannot be shared (Collins v Director of Public Prosecutions)

EDPB’s opinion on the draft adequacy decision for the UK under the EU GDPR

EDPB’s opinion on the draft adequacy decision for the UK under the EU GDPR

The following Commercial news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on EDPB’s opinion on the draft adequacy decision for the UK under the EU GDPR

ABN Amro to pay €480m to settle Dutch AML penalty

ABN Amro to pay €480m to settle Dutch AML penalty

The following Corporate Crime news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on ABN Amro to pay €480m to settle Dutch AML penalty

Back to the future—in-depth analysis of Lipton and another v BA City Flyer Ltd

Back to the future—in-depth analysis of Lipton and another v BA City Flyer Ltd

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Wounding or causing grievous bodily harm with intent

Wounding or causing grievous bodily harm with intent

The offence of causing grievous bodily harm with intentWounding or causing grievous bodily harm (GBH) with intent is triable only in the Crown Court...

Causation and intervening acts in criminal cases

Causation and intervening acts in criminal cases

Criminal offences are generally divided into two categories: •conduct crimes, and •result crimesA conduct crime is a crime where only the forbidden...

Conspiracy to defraud

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 law offence of false imprisonment

Common law offence of false imprisonment

The offence of false imprisonmentFalse imprisonment is a common law offence but it is more common as a civil action in tort (see Practice Note: False...

Practice notes

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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9th Nov
Practice notes

Criminal act or omission

OmissionA defendant must be shown to have had the relevant mental state of mind or intention at the time that the act comprising offence is committed....
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9th Nov
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Practice notes

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...
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9th Nov
Practice notes

Trials under the Scottish solemn procedure

Coronavirus (COVID-19): This Practice Note contains guidance impacted by the Scottish government’s response to the COVID-19 outbreak. For information...
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Produced in partnership with Craig Findlater of Black Chambers and Stephen O'Rourke QC of Terra Firma Chambers 12th Jan
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Practice notes

Privilege against self-incrimination

BackgroundThe concept of privilege against self-incrimination, which is commonly referred to as one distinct protection, actually arises from a number...
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Produced in partnership with Aine Kervick and Will Hayes of Kingsley Napley LLP 12th Jan
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Practice notes

Boiler room fraud

What is a boiler room fraud?Boiler rooms are the names ascribed to high pressure sales environments. The idea is that the sales environment creates...
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9th Nov
Practice notes

The defence of insanity

What is the defence of insanity?Insanity is a common law defence to a criminal charge. A defence of insanity is available in both the magistrates'...
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9th Nov
Practice notes

Perverting the course of justice

Elements of the offence of perverting the course of justicePerverting the course of justice is a common law offence which can only be tried on...
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Produced in partnership with Thomas Evans of 3 Paper Buildings 12th Jan
Practice notes

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...
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9th Nov
Practice notes

Forfeiture

The power of the court to order the forfeiture of property under the PCC(S)A 2000The Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000 is the principal...
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9th Nov
Practice notes

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...
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9th Nov
Practice notes

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...
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9th Nov
Practice notes

Civil recovery orders in SFO cases

A civil recovery order (CRO) is an order available to recover the proceeds of crime through action in the High Court, rather than the criminal court,...
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9th Nov
Practice notes

Indications on sentence

Judicial independence is fundamental to the rule of law. The integrity of the criminal justice system depends on a fair and public hearing by an...
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9th Nov
Practice notes

Obtaining services dishonestly under the Fraud Act 2006

Obtaining services dishonestlyIt is an offence for a defendant to obtain, by any dishonest act, services for which payment is required, with intent to...
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9th Nov
Practice notes

Non-intimate samples

The police have wide powers to take non-intimate samples from a person under the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (PACE 1984). Non-intimate...
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9th Nov

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Practice notes

Corporate criminal liability

This Practice Note deals with what is meant by corporate liability in relation to criminal law. It covers establishing corporate liability, the...
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9th Apr
Practice notes

Vicarious liability

What is vicarious liability?The general principle in criminal law is liability is personal not vicarious. This means that one person cannot be held...
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9th Apr
Practice notes

Criminal act or omission

OmissionA defendant must be shown to have had the relevant mental state of mind or intention at the time that the act comprising offence is committed....
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9th Apr
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Practice notes

Causation and intervening acts in criminal cases

Criminal offences are generally divided into two categories: •conduct crimes, and •result crimesA conduct crime is a crime where only the forbidden...
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9th Apr
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Practice notes

Joint enterprise and secondary liability

This Practice Note is concerned with secondary liability, sometimes called accessory liability: the liability that attaches to parties to a joint...
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Produced in partnership with Joanne Cecil of Garden Court Chambers 9th Apr
Q&As

What is the difference between section 8 of the Accessories and Abettors Act 1861 and sections 44–46 of the Serious Crime Act 2007?

Historically, there was a distinction between felonies and misdemeanours, and it was necessary to distinguish, for felonies, between principals in the...
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6th Dec

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Drafting the particulars of claim and reply

This Practice Note provides guidance on the interpretation and application of the relevant provisions of the CPR. Depending on the court in which your matter is proceeding, you may also need to be mindful of additional provisions—see further below.You should also consider if the proceedings will be

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Strike out—no reasonable grounds for bringing or defending the claim (CPR 3.4(2)(a))

Coronavirus (COVID-19): The guidance detailing normal practice set out in this Practice Note may be affected by measures concerning process and procedure in the civil courts that have been introduced as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. For guidance, see Practice Note: Coronavirus

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Foreign exchange (FX) derivatives

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The tort of deceit

Deceit—what is it?A deceit occurs when a misrepresentation is made with the express intention of defrauding a party, subsequently causing loss to that party.The elements of a claim in deceit are:•a clear false representation of fact or law•fraud by the maker, in the sense that they knew that the