‘An Italian engineer trying to recover around £2m of stolen cryptocurrency has been given permission to serve High Court proceedings via a non-fungible token (NFT) on the blockchain, in what his lawyers have said is an English legal first.’
Law Society's Gazette, 13th July 2022
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘The Director of Public Prosecutions, Max Hill QC, has today supported the review into legislation to ensure more money can be returned to victims of crime.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 23rd June 2022
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘Scores of post office operators wrongly accused of embezzlement by the Post Office due to faulty accounting software, may be disqualified from a dedicated compensation scheme.’
The Guardian, 21st June 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A ground-breaking ruling in the English High Court that recognised non-fungible tokens (NFTs) as legal property is a major victory for victims of fraud, according to one legal expert.’
OUT-LAW.com, 17th June 2022
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘A Westminster councillor has received damages in a libel case against the BBC after the news organisation misidentified her as another BAME politician who had been accused of housing fraud.’
Local Government Lawyer, 17th June 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Victims of one of Britain’s biggest banking frauds will each be offered £3m compensation packages, according to a source familiar with the proposed deal expected to be announced later this week.’
The Guardian, 13th June 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘An organised criminal gang who pretended to be police officers and preyed on elderly victims in a fraud involving more than £400,000 were jailed today (10 June 2022).’
Crown Prosecution Service, 10th June 2022
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘Law Commission proposals to make directors more accountable for economic crimes at the companies they oversee have been condemned as a “thundering disappointment”.’
The Guardian, 10th June 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A burglar convicted of murdering a pensioner who died after being tied up at home will serve at least 33 years in prison.’
BBC News, 9th June 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A man jailed for selling illegal devices providing unauthorised streams of Premier League matches has been ordered to pay back almost £1m following a court ruling.’
The Guardian, 6th June 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The case of Hamblin v World First 2020 EWHC 2383 (Comm), decided by His Honour Judge Pelling QC, “the Judge”, in the London Circuit Commercial Court, is topical because it represents a claim made by the victim of a scam, Mr Hamblin, to recover his losses not directly from the fraudsters as the direct beneficiaries of the scam, but from the payment service provider, here World First, the company that received the monies from Mr Hamblin into an account set up by the fraudsters, and which, acting on instructions from those fraudsters, arranged for the onward payment of those monies. No allegation of dishonesty was made against the payment service provider nor was it suggested that the payment service provider had actual knowledge of the scam.’
New Square Chambers, 13th May 2022
Source: www.newsquarechambers.co.uk
‘A fraudster who conned holidaymakers into paying for fake Covid-19 certificates has been jailed.’
BBC News, 17th May 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The High Court has rejected a company’s claim to litigation privilege over the identity of who instructed its lawyers.’
Legal Futures, 16th May 2022
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A chartered accountant has been jailed for exploiting a vulnerable victim out of money and assets worth £331,858.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 12th May 2022
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘A five-man gang has been jailed after smuggling 35 Afghan people into the UK inside purpose-built “coffin-like” wooden boxes.’
The Independent, 10th May 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Two fraudsters have been jailed for their part in a series of scams in which 245 people lost millions of pounds in pension savings.’
BBC News, 23rd April 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A year since wrongful convictions of subpostmasters were first overturned, most say they are no closer to agreeing a financial compensation settlement.’
BBC News, 23rd April 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Challenging inaccurate decisions of public authorities which fundamentally impact the life of the British public, could soon be harder. The UK government plans to replace the Human Rights Act 1998 with a Modern Bill of Rights. Its package of law reform proposals will make it very hard, and in some cases impossible, for individuals to challenge decisions produced by the operation of artificial intelligence decision-making processes in court. While individuals who experience discrimination in their daily lives will be particularly affected, all individuals will face barriers to accessing justice. This development is important in light of the fact that the UK government formulated a strategic priority in 2017 to create conditions for the growth of the artificial intelligence industry in the United Kingdom. As a follow up the UK government set up the Government Digital Service and the Office for Artificial Intelligence in 2019 in order to inform public authorities about how they can embed artificial intelligence technology into the provision of public services. This suggests that public authorities will make increasing reliance on the employment of artificial intelligence decision-making processes. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is already using artificial intelligence technology to detect which individuals are fraudulently claiming benefits.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 19th April 2022
Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org
‘A former police officer who feigned injury and claimed almost £150,000 from the force has been found guilty of gross misconduct.’
BBC News, 11th April 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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