Law and the Justice System

The Ministry of Justice is considering banning prison sentences of less than six months in England and Wales.

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-46847162

Call comes as police chief says gangs are infiltrating prison service to smuggle in drugs

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/jan/04/uk-prisons-should-bring-in-airport-style-security-searches-says-minister

The justice select committee will consider issues such as the increasing use of digital and video technology, and the closures of courts and tribunal hearing centres.

https://www.legalfutures.co.uk/latest-news/mps-to-probe-access-to-justice-impact-of-court-modernisation

A greedy NHS boss in Gloucestershire, who admitted running a fraud that cost the health service hundreds of thousands of pounds and helped him to live a life of luxury, was jailed for four years and eight months.

The Government response to the consultation

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/762849/government-response-limited-partnerships.pdf

The DOJ recently indicted a massive digital ad fraud ring. Insight from Brave, Lucidity, Rebel AI, and AdLedger on how blockchain could have prevented it.

https://www.clickz.com/blockchain-eliminates-online-ad-fraud/221129-2/221129/#.XBxTcduix9w.twitter

The Civil Liability Bill, which aims to transform Britain’s motor compensation culture to create a fairer system for insurance customers and claimants alike, has received Royal Assent today and is now part of UK law.

https://www.postonline.co.uk/regulation/3930886/the-civil-liability-bill-receives-royal-assent

In an effort to help authorized push payment (APP) fraud victims, The U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) unveiled new rules on Friday (Dec. 14). As a result, additional banks or payment services providers (PSPs) may have to compensate victims of those kinds of scams,Financial Times reported.

https://www.pymnts.com/news/regulation/2018/uk-regulator-push-payment-fraud-scams/

Justice minister Lucy Frazer has defended the role of call centres in the justice system during the committee stage of the Courts and Tribunals (Judiciary and Functions of Staff) Bill.

https://www.litigationfutures.com/news/court-service-call-centres-improving-justice-says-minister

Former UBS rogue trader Kweku Adoboli accuses Home Office of 'state violence' following his deportation to Ghana

http://www.cityam.com/269740/former-ubs-rogue-trader-kweku-adoboli-accuses-home-office