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Tribunal grants delay in proceedings over £1.25m penalty for GDPR breaches (Ticketmaster UK v the Information Commissioner)

Tribunal grants delay in proceedings over £1.25m penalty for GDPR breaches (Ticketmaster UK v the Information Commissioner)

The following Corporate Crime news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Tribunal grants delay in proceedings over £1.25m penalty for GDPR breaches (Ticketmaster UK v the Information Commissioner)

Corporate Crime weekly highlights—15 April 2021

Corporate Crime weekly highlights—15 April 2021

The following Corporate Crime news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Corporate Crime weekly highlights—15 April 2021

SEC official says agency can help self-reporting companies dig up information, achieve 'closure' in US FCPA cases

SEC official says agency can help self-reporting companies dig up information, achieve 'closure' in US FCPA cases

The following Corporate Crime news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on SEC official says agency can help self-reporting companies dig up information, achieve 'closure' in US FCPA cases

R v Hawkins, Dixon & MPM North West Ltd—aspects of gross negligence manslaughter

R v Hawkins, Dixon & MPM North West Ltd—aspects of gross negligence manslaughter

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Money laundering offences—tipping off and prejudicing an investigation

Money laundering offences—tipping off and prejudicing an investigation

Tipping off and prejudicing an investigationIt would undermine the benefit to the authorities if, a suspicious activity report (SAR) having been made,...

Voluntary manslaughter

Voluntary manslaughter

Voluntary manslaughterVoluntary manslaughter consists of those killings which would be murder (because the accused has the relevant mental element for...

Causation and intervening acts in criminal cases

Causation and intervening acts in criminal cases

Criminal offences are generally divided into two categories: •conduct crimes, and •result crimesA conduct crime is a crime where only the forbidden...

Fraud by false representation

Fraud by false representation

Fraud by false representationFraud by false representation applies to a broader range of conduct than the offences under the preceding legislation...

Practice notes

Pre-trial and case management hearings in the Crown Court

Coronavirus (COVID-19): This Practice Note contains guidance on subjects impacted by the Coronavirus Act 2020 (CA 2020). CA 2020, among other...
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Produced in partnership with 25 Bedford Row 12th Jan
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Practice notes

Criminal act or omission

OmissionA defendant must be shown to have had the relevant mental state of mind or intention at the time that the act comprising offence is committed....
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9th Nov
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Practice notes

HCPC—Main hearing of the Health and Care Professions Tribunal

This Practice Note explains the main fitness to practise hearing before the Health and Care Professions Tribunal (HCPT). It deals with preparation for...
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Produced in partnership with Paul Renteurs of 2 Hare Court 12th Jan
Practice notes

Assault occasioning actual bodily harm

The offence of actual bodily harmThe offence of assault occasioning actual bodily harm (ABH) can be tried in either the magistrates' court or the...
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9th Nov
Practice notes

Entrapment

There is no defence of entrapment in English law but it is considered to be an abuse of the process of the court for state agents to lure a person...
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9th Nov
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Practice notes

Compensation orders in criminal cases

What is compensation?A compensation order is defined in the Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000 (PCC(S)A 2000), to mean an order which...
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9th Nov
Practice notes

Production orders under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002

Production ordersThe purpose of a production order is to obtain material relating to a known person or business, such as bank statements and...
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9th Nov
Practice notes

Corporate manslaughter—prosecutions tracker

This Practice Note provides a summary of key corporate manslaughter prosecutions and convictions under section 1 of the Corporate Manslaughter and...
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9th Nov
Practice notes

Creating or providing false documents or information

Offences relating to untrue declarations etcA person commits an offence under the section 167 of the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979 (CEMA...
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9th Nov
Practice notes

Civil recovery orders in SFO cases

A civil recovery order (CRO) is an order available to recover the proceeds of crime through action in the High Court, rather than the criminal court,...
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9th Nov
Practice notes

Disclosure orders under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002

What is a disclosure order?A disclosure order is, in general terms, an order authorising a request for information with which the recipient is obliged...
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9th Nov
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Practice notes

Civil tax fraud investigations—Code of Practice 9

Civil investigation of tax fraudHMRC’s published policy in respect of tax fraud states that HMRC will seek to use a civil rather than criminal...
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Produced in partnership with Corker Binning 12th Jan
Practice notes

Obtaining third-party disclosure in criminal proceedings

Forthcoming Change: The Attorney General’s Guidelines on Disclosure and the CPIA Code of Practice have been updated and reissued but are not yet in...
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Produced in partnership with David McNeill of 5 St Andrew's Hill 12th Jan
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Practice notes

Taking a conveyance without the owner's consent (TWOC)

Taking a conveyance without authority offenceTaking a conveyance without authority is committed when a person:•takes a conveyance without the owner's...
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9th Nov
Practice notes

The statutory exceptions to the rule against hearsay in criminal proceedings

Exceptions under the CJA 2003The admission of hearsay evidence is regulated by the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (CJA 2003).See Practice Note:...
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9th Nov
Practice notes

Handling stolen goods

The ‘handling’ offenceHandling stolen goods is an offence that is triable either way.The elements of the offence are:•dishonestly receiving the goods,...
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9th Nov

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Practice notes

BSB Fitness to practise—suspension, reviews and appealing a decision

Suspension (applicable to 'BSB authorised individuals' only)If the Fitness to Practise Panel (the Panel) determines that a period of suspension is...
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Produced in partnership with Paul Pretty of Bar Standards Board 9th Apr
Practice notes

BSB—Sanctioning powers of the Disciplinary Tribunal

The sanctionIf the Disciplinary Tribunal finds any of the charges or applications proved against a respondent, it may then hear evidence of, among...
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Produced in partnership with Paul Pretty of Bar Standards Board 9th Apr
Practice notes

Bar Standards Board—Assessment and Investigation of Reports

Powers and functions of the CommissionerThe powers of the Commissioner (and Bar Standards Board (BSB) staff delegated by the Commissioner) are set out...
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9th Apr
Practice notes

BSB Disciplinary Tribunals

Service of charges and/or application and documents to be served on the defendantOnce the Commissioner or the Independent Decision-Making Body (IDB)...
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Produced in partnership with Paul Pretty of Bar Standards Board 9th Apr
Practice notes

BSB—Referral to the Fitness to Practise Panel—preliminary hearings and interim restrictions

Initial consideration and referral of cases to a Fitness to Practise PanelA case does not need to be referred to a Fitness to Practise Panel just...
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Produced in partnership with Paul Pretty of Bar Standards Board 9th Apr
Practice notes

BSB—Interim Suspension and Disqualification

Composition of interim, review or appeal panelsAn interim or review panel should consist of three members nominated by the President. The panel should...
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Produced in partnership with Paul Pretty of Bar Standards Board 9th Apr
Practice notes

Bar Standards Board—Full Hearing of the Fitness to Practise Panel

Fitness to Practise PanelAs soon as reasonably practicable after receipt of any report prepared by a Medical Examiner or, where no report has been...
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Produced in partnership with Paul Pretty of Bar Standards Board 9th Apr

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LEXISNEXIS

Common financial covenants

This Practice Note explains certain common financial covenants used in commercial finance transactions including:•minimum net worth test•gearing ratio•leverage ratio (or debt to equity ratio)•current ratio (or acid test ratio)•cashflow ratio•interest cover ratio, and•loan to value ratioIt explains:

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What is a statutory declaration of solvency, and what happens if a false declaration of solvency is made

Statutory declaration of solvencyA company enters voluntary liquidation when the members of the company vote to do so by a special resolution. For more information, see Practice Note: What is a members' voluntary liquidation (MVL) and where/when is it typically used?Before the members can vote on a

LEXISNEXIS

Nuisance and the rule in Rylands v Fletcher—common law liability for pollution

Private nuisancePrivate nuisance is an unlawful interference with a person's use or enjoyment of land or some right over or in connection with it. Interference must be unreasonable, and may be caused, eg by water, smoke, smell, fumes, gas, noise, heat or vibrations. Where the defendant has not

LEXISNEXIS

Issue estoppel

Issue estoppel is a sub-species of the res judicata doctrine (see Practice Note: The doctrine of res judicata). In addition to the general key requirements for establishing a res judicata (see Practice Note: Key requirements to establish a res judicata), this Practice Note considers the specific