The following Corporate Crime news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Legislation to bring UK crypto activity within regulatory perimeter published
Common assault and batteryThe offences of common assault and batteryTechnically, the offences of assault and battery are separate summary offences. An...
Criminal act or omissionFor a person to be found guilty of a criminal offence it must be shown that they:•acted in a particular way, or•failed to act...
Assault occasioning actual bodily harmThe offence of actual bodily harmThe offence of assault occasioning actual bodily harm (ABH) can be tried in...
Involuntary manslaughterInvoluntary manslaughter—introductionManslaughter can be classified as either voluntary or involuntary. Voluntary manslaughter...
Insider dealing—defences to criminal chargesThis Practice Note explains the available statutory defences to the criminal offences of insider dealing contained in the Criminal Justice Act 1993 (CJA 1993).This Practice Note should be read in conjunction with Practice Note: Insider dealing—the criminal
Share rampingWhat is share ramping?Share ramping is a form of illegal market abuse that involves talking up the price of particular shares in order to mislead the market. It is also known as 'pump and dump' and 'book ramping'. It can be done in a number of ways but is most commonly done by bringing
Spread betting and contracts for differenceWhat is spread betting?A spread bet is a bet on the future performance of a number of financial markets, including indices, shares, currencies and commodities, but it can also relate to such diverse events as sporting contests, elections and game shows. The
Misleading statements under the Financial Services Act 2012Offences relating to financial servicesThe Financial Services Act 2012 (FSA 2012) created three offences relating to market manipulation where, formerly under section 397 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (FSMA 2000), there
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