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The civil servant overseeing the Civil Liability Act reforms yesterday declared his confidence that the 6 April 2020 target for implementation would be met.
Syedur Rahman, of business crime solicitors Rahman Ravelli, considers the questions that surround the DPA process.
In a key decision of the Court of Appeal, an accountant was found to have dishonestly assisted breaches of trust and fiduciary duty in a very substantial fraud.
http://www.mondaq.com/uk/x/830540/trials+appeals+compensation/Court+Of+Appeal+Clarifies+New+Test+For+Dishonesty+In+Accountants+Accessory+Liability+Case
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
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