The whistleblowing bankers who were sent to jail – BBC News
‘Two traders jailed for rigging interest rates were the original whistleblowers of the scandal, the BBC has learned.’
BBC News, 1st March 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: fraud
New rules to tackle offshore crypto crime – Law Society’s Gazette
‘New rules to help the courts trace cryptoassets overseas are being drawn up to deal with the increasing volume of litigation in this area, the master of the rolls revealed yesterday. “In the world of crypto fraud, there are no national barriers and unlawfully obtained cryptoassets can be difficult to trace,” Sir Geoffrey Vos told an audience of lawtech specialists in London.’
Law Society's Gazette, 25th February 2022
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Set builder jailed for fraudulent claims from TV and film studio – The Independent
‘A subcontractor has been jailed for 18 months for submitting bogus invoices worth £36,000 to a company building sets at a Welsh TV and film studio.’
The Independent, 28th February 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
DWP faces legal action over use of algorithm in decisions over fraud investigations – Local Government Lawyer
‘The Greater Manchester Coalition of Disabled People (GMCDP) and non-profit legal group Foxglove have sent the Department for Work & Pensions (DWP) a letter before action over its use of a computer algorithm when deciding on who should be investigated for fraud.’
Local Government Lawyer, 23rd February 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Case Comment: Bloomberg LP v ZXC [2022] UKSC 5 – UKSC Blog
‘In this post, Jessica Eaton, an associate in the litigation team at CMS, comments on the Supreme Court’s decision in the Bloomberg LP v ZXC [2022] UKSC 5, case which cojeet_lthumbncerned the right to privacy in the context of a criminal investigation.’
UKSC Blog, 25th February 2022
Source: ukscblog.com
New Judgment: Craig (AP) v Her Majesty’s Advocate (for the Government of the United States of America) and another (Scotland) [2022] UKSC 6 – UKSC Blog
‘The appellant is a British citizen living in Scotland. In May 2017, the US Government made a request for his extradition to the US, where he is accused of committing an offence relating to securities fraud.’
UKSC Blog, 24th February 2022
Source: ukscblog.com
Falsely convicted postal workers must be ‘fully compensated’, says committee – The Guardian
‘The Post Office and the government need to speed up compensation payments to workers who were victims of the Horizon IT scandal, according to a report by an influential group of MPs.’
The Guardian, 17th February 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
Wrongly convicted Post Office workers say former bosses should face jail – The Guardian
‘Former Post Office workers who were among those wrongfully convicted for theft, fraud and false accounting have called for the company’s former management to go to jail for their part in the long-running scandal.’
The Guardian, 15th February 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
Post Office scandal: Public inquiry to examine wrongful convictions – BBC News
‘The wrongful convictions of hundreds of sub-postmasters and mistresses will be examined by a public inquiry starting on Monday.’
BBC News, 14th February 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Hampshire Tinder fraudster jailed after conning woman out of £150,000 – The Guardian
‘A “charming” fraudster who conned a millionaire he met on Tinder into handing him almost £150,000 has been jailed for four-and-a-half years.’
The Guardian, 10th February 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
Online safety law to be strengthened to stamp out illegal content – Home Office
‘Online Safety Bill strengthened with new list of criminal content for tech firms to remove as a priority.’
Home Office, 4th February 2022
Source: www.gov.uk
Biggest civil fraud trial ends in ‘substantial’ victory for HP – Law Society’s Gazette
‘Hewlett Packard has “substantially succeeded” in its High Court claim against the former executives of Autonomy over its disastrous $11bn takeover of the UK software company – but any damages awarded will be “considerably less” than the $5bn claimed by the US technology giant.’
Law Society's Gazette, 28th January 2022
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
UK taxpayers to pay former Post Office workers up to £1bn compensation – The Guardian
‘UK taxpayers could have to pay as much as £1bn in compensation to former Post Office workers wrongly convicted of theft due to the defective Horizon IT system.’
The Guardian, 23rd January 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
Elections Bill: MPs approve plans for voter ID checks – BBC News
‘MPs have backed proposals to introduce mandatory voter ID for elections, a major change to the electoral process in the UK.’
BBC News, 18th January 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Warehoused” case against law firm struck out – Legal Futures
‘The High Court has struck out a professional negligence claim against a London law firm that it decided had been “warehoused”.’
Legal Futures, 18th January 2022
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Prolific romance fraudster jailed as CPS issues a warning – Crown Prosecution Service
‘A stark warning to the public about falling victim to romance fraud has been issued by the Crown Prosecution Service – a month before Valentine’s Day – as a fraudster is jailed for conning at least nine people.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 14th January 2022
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
Payout offers over Post Office IT scandal sent to less than third of applicants – The Guardian
‘Less than a third of Post Office workers who applied for compensation under a government scheme in the wake of the Horizon IT scandal have received a payout offer, almost 17 months after it closed, MPs have been told.’
The Guardian, 11th January 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
National Lottery scratch card fraud: Men jailed over £4m jackpot claim – BBC News
‘Two men who bought a National Lottery scratch card using stolen debit card details and then tried to claim the £4m jackpot they revealed have been jailed.’
BBC News, 14th December 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
