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MLex: The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) could be liable for costs totalling millions of pounds following a claim brought by three former executives...
Spotlight on Corruption has published a briefing cautioning that proposed police reforms, including merging the National Crime Agency (NCA) into a new...
Eurojust coordinated a joint investigation that resulted in the shutdown of First VPN, a criminal virtual private network service used by...
This week's edition of Corporate Crime weekly highlights includes analysis of the Home Office statutory guidance on Martyn’s Law and how businesses...
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...
Money laundering offences—tipping off and prejudicing an investigationTipping off and prejudicing an investigationIt would undermine the benefit to the authorities if, a suspicious activity report (SAR) having been made, the alleged offender were to be made aware of the interest in their activities
Money laundering offences—failure to disclose offencesFailure to disclose offences under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002There are four separate offences relating to the failure to disclose information under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (POCA 2002):•failing to disclose to a nominated officer or
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
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
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