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 company fined after the collapse of a chemical storage tank left a self-employed...
HM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS) reported that Crown Court sitting days reached a record 110,647 during 2025–26, marking a 35% increase from...
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published a speech by CEO Nikhil Rathi on trends in financial crime, in which he said tackling it is now a...
This week's edition of Corporate Crime weekly highlights includes analysis of the SFO’s 2026–27 Business Plan and its signal of a bolder,...
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...
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
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
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
Template for regulatory references given by SMCR firms and disclosure requirements[Insert addressee details]Dear [insert name][It is our understanding that [insert name of prospective employee] [was an employee of yours between the dates of [insert dates as appropriate] OR is a current employee of
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