Understanding the intricate regulations surrounding vehicle licensing is essential for corporate crime practitioners. Stay updated on the latest compliance requirements to ensure your clients' operations remain within legal bounds. Gain crucial insights into licensing procedures, enforcement actions, and legal remedies to efficiently address violations in the commercial transport sector.
A round-up of the latest health and safety prosecutions, including a district council fined £50,000 after a worker was seriously injured when a...
MLex: The UK’s Serious Fraud Office (SFO) said that it has not found any new evidence to cast doubt on previous convictions as part of its ongoing...
This week's edition of Corporate Crime weekly highlights includes analysis of the High Court’s ruling that anonymity in judgments relating to deferred...
Law360, Expert analysis: On 10 March 2026, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) released its first-ever departmentwide Corporate Enforcement and...
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...
If a rentcharge is shown as being informally exonerated on title information, does this apply to the current registered owner? Or does the informal exoneration only apply to the parties to the document which informally exonerated the rentcharge?This Q&A considers the situation where, at some
If a beneficiary signs a deed of disclaimer of their share of an estate and the estate pays their legal fees, will that count as a PET against their estate?A disclaimer is the refusal of a gift prior to acceptance. The refusal of the gift must take place before the beneficiary accepts any benefit
Strike out—making an application to strike out a statement of caseA strike out order can be made either following an application by the parties or on the court's own initiative. This Practice Note deals with the scenario of the order being made following a party's application.Making an application
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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