‘Some police forces are actively seeking reasons to drop investigations into fraud, a watchdog’s report has warned. Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services said an “inconsistent” approach to policing fraud in England and Wales left the public at high risk of scams.’
BBC News, 2nd April 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A solicitor currently in jail for his part in a fraudulent tax evasion scheme has agreed to be struck off while insisting that he did nothing more than “major English law firms” do for international clients every day.’
Legal Futures, 1st March 2019
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘MPs are pressing the Treasury Select Committee to open an immediate inquiry into the alleged forgery of signatures in bank court documents.’
BBC News, 29th March 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Autonomy founder Mike Lynch will on Monday begin his high court defence against accusations that he perpetrated a $5bn (£3.8bn) fraud, as US prosecutors unveiled fresh criminal charges accusing the British businessman of a cover-up.’
The Guardian, 24th March 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A person who applies to set aside a judgment on the basis of fraud does not have to demonstrate that the fraud could not have been spotted with reasonable diligence, the Supreme Court has ruled. The judgment in Takhar v Gracefield Developments Limited and others seeks to resolve a ‘bare-knuckle’ conflict between two long-standing principles of public law: that fraud unravels all and that there must come an end to litigation.’
Law Society's Gazette, 20th March 2019
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘A finding of fundamental dishonesty in a personal injury claim should mean an associated credit hire claim is also struck out, a circuit judge has ruled.’
Litigation Futures, 19th March 2019
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘A woman who feigned having cancer in order to help defraud the charity she worked for out of more than £85,000 has been jailed by a judge who told her she had shown no shame.’
The Guardian, 14th March 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘One of Britain’s most wanted fugitives has been extradited from Switzerland to the UK.’
Daily Telegraph , 22nd February 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A man who defrauded Westminster City Council’s pension fund of more than £1m has been jailed for seven years.’
Local Government Lawyer, 29th January 2019
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Scam victims whose losses are not considered to be “life changing” could be excluded from a new compensation scheme under proposals by one of Britain’s biggest banks.’
Daily Telegraph, 24th January 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Two accomplices who offered bribes to bank staff in an attempt to swindle hundreds of thousands of pounds were jailed today (January 17).’
Crown Prosecution Service, 17th January 2019
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘A gardener and handyman has been sentenced to 20 months in jail, suspended for two years, after he defrauded a vulnerable elderly resident out of more than £6,000.’
Local Government Lawyer, 14th January 2018
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A recent High Court case demonstrates that companies will usually need to carry out their own internal investigations before being able to successfully obtain certain court orders in cases of suspected employee fraud, an expert has said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 14th January 2019
Source: www.out-law.com
‘The home secretary and chancellor are to launch a joint assault on fraud, bribery, corruption and money laundering. Sajid Javid and Philip Hammond will chair a new taskforce that will work with senior figures in the financial sector to tackle economic crime. This is a broad category covering a range of illegal activity, with the Home Office estimating its scale to be at least £14.4bn a year.’
The Guardian, 14th January 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A long-awaited fraud trial of four former Barclays executives will begin this week over charges related to a £12bn rescue package secured from investors including Qatar at the height of the financial crisis.’
The Guardian, 6th January 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A businessman who launched legal action against Google for the “right to be forgotten” over a past crime has ended his court battle.’
The Guardian, 20th December 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘An alleged fraudster who promised pensioners he could protect their heirs’ inheritance has been jailed for failing to track down £25 million believed to have gone missing.’
Daily Telegraph, 18th December 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has confirmed it is to make it easier for victims of authorised push payment (APP) fraud to make a complaint about a transaction.’
OUT-LAW.com, 18th December 2018
Source: www.out-law.com
‘Email will be replaced within five years by a more secure means of communication for law firms, an expert predicted this week.’
Legal Futures, 13th December 2018
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has been criticised for allowing Lloyds Banking Group to set up a “flawed” compensation scheme for victims of a massive fraud.’
BBC News, 17th December 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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