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The following Corporate Crime news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Corporate Crime weekly highlights—14 August 2025
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...
Admissibility of defendant's bad character in criminal proceedingsWhat is bad character?The Criminal Justice Act 2003 (CJA 2003) governs the admissibility of the 'bad character' of a defendant.The starting point is to identify whether the evidence the prosecution seeks to rely on satisfies the
Admissibility of hearsay evidence in criminal proceedings—statements in documentsStatements in business and other documentsSection 117 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (CJA 2003) governs the admissibility of:•business records, and•documents prepared for pending or contemplated criminal proceedings
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
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
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