Law and the Justice System

Two Brighton men, already sentenced for money laundering in a horse race betting fraud, have now been ordered to begin to repay some of their £3.5 million criminal profits.

https://www.actionfraud.police.uk/news/betting-fraudsters-ordered-to-hand-over-thousands-of-pounds-following-reports-to-action-fraud-and-sussex-police-investigation

MPs have backed a government amendment that would limit the role of the Lord Chief Justice (LCJ) in approving requests to make new rules for the proposed online court.

https://www.legalfutures.co.uk/latest-news/mps-restrict-role-of-lord-chief-in-setting-online-court-rules

A businessman with suspected links to serious organised criminals has been ordered to reveal the source of funds used to start and develop his £10 million property empire.

https://nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/nca-secures-first-serious-organised-crime-unexplained-wealth-order-for-property-worth-10-million

MPs have urged the government to learn the lessons of previous major IT projects and move cautiously with the development on online courts.

https://www.legalfutures.co.uk/latest-news/mps-urge-caution-over-speed-of-online-court-development

The now 40-year-old was ordered to pay back the benefit he received from his criminality when he appeared at Nottingham Crown Court in July 2007, but was only able to hand over £18,000 at the time.

https://westbridgfordwire.com/football-agent-ordered-to-pay-over-12600/

In AlixPartners, LLP v. Benichou, (C.A. No. 2018-0600-KSJM (Del. Ch. May 10, 2019)), the Court of Chancery decided, as a matter of first impression, that the federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (“CFAA”) narrowly provides a cause of action in Delaware for unauthorized computer access or unauthorized access to information; it does not cover incidents involving misuse of information that was obtained through authorized access.

https://www.klgatesdelawaredocket.com/2019/07/chancery-court-interprets-the-computer-fraud-and-abuse-act/

On 4 July 2019, Serco Geografix Limited (“SGL”), a now dormant, wholly owned subsidiary of Serco Group (“Serco”), entered into a Deferred Prosecution Agreement (“DPA”) with the UK’s Serious Fraud Office (the “SFO”) under which SGL will pay a £19.2 million penalty and the SFO’s costs. In so doing, the SFO has concluded its long-running and high-profile investigation into Serco.

https://www.kirkland.com/publications/kirkland-alert/2019/07/uk-serious-fraud-office-agrees-to-dpa

An Independent premium used car dealer convicted of 22 counts of fraud worth £769,210 has been ordered to pay back just £1 under the Proceeds of Crime Act.

There will not be another round of court closures for the time being, but this may change as technology takes hold, justice secretary David Gauke said yesterday.

https://www.legalfutures.co.uk/latest-news/gauke-no-more-court-closures-for-now

On 4 July 2019, the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) confirmed that Mr Justice William Davis had approved the UK’s fifth Deferred Prosecution Agreement (DPA). This judgment marks a significant evolution of the DPA regime in the UK and a number of interesting points emerge from the judgment, which are likely to inform the way in which it progresses in the coming years.

https://www.osborneclarke.com/insights/uk-deferred-prosecution-agreements-fifth-instalment-serco-judgment-represents-significant-development-dpa-regime/