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The Insolvency Service has updated its enforcement outcomes management information for August 2026. The data shows that there were 69 director...
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has announced that it is investigating potential offences by Euro Exchange Securities UK Ltd (EES). The FCA says...
This week's edition of Corporate Crime weekly highlights includes analysis of a judgment confirming the scope and limits of the Environment Agency’s...
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published an update on action it has taken, alongside partners, against illegal peer-to-peer crypto trading...
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...
Noise nuisance offencesNoise nuisanceNoise accounts for most of the complaints that local authorities and the Environment Agency (EA) receive concerning environmental pollution. Noise can be defined as any unwanted sound which occurs unexpectedly, or is too loud or repetitive. Noise at certain
What is the difference between an appeal and a review?What is an appeal?An appeal in insolvency proceedings is no different to an appeal in normal litigation. An appeal will be allowed only if the appeal court is satisfied that the decision of the lower court was 'wrong' or 'unjust because of 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
Can shares in a limited company that have not been paid-up at all be cancelled?A limited company having a share capital may not alter that share capital, except in the ways listed in section 617 of the Companies Act 2006 (CA 2006). Shares in a company cannot simply be cancelled without following an
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