Rogue trader ordered to repay victims £56,000 – BBC News
‘A rogue trader who faked having a brain tumour to avoid justice has been ordered to pay his victims more than £56,000.’
BBC News, 10th July 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: fraud
Judge rejects defendant’s request to pay law firm’s £2m costs – Legal Futures
‘A High Court judge has refused a request from a defendant in the London Capital & Finance fraud case to use the proceeds of sale of his home to pay his solicitors over £2m.’
Legal Futures, 3rd July 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Ex-solicitor struck off 24 years ago fails in bid to return to roll – Legal Futures
‘A woman struck off as a solicitor 24 years ago has failed in her second attempt to be restored to the roll, with a tribunal saying the passage of time did not of itself justify it.’
Legal Futures, 2nd July 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
High Court allows McKenzie Friend to exercise rights of audience – Legal Futures
‘A High Court judge has allowed a McKenzie Friend to exercise rights of audience in supporting a defendant facing an order that could lead to a jail sentence for contempt being activated.’
Legal Futures, 27th June 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
High Court decisions show developing court approach to dishonest assistance and unjust enrichment claims – OUT-LAW.com
‘Two recent High Court decisions considered how the legal doctrines of dishonest assistance in a breach of trust and unjust enrichment can be applied in the context of a bank or e-money institution receiving payments that have been procured by fraud.’
OUT-LAW.com, 24th June 2024
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
Nurse struck off after claiming for shifts he did not work – BBC News
‘A senior nurse who fraudulently claimed for shifts that he did not work has been struck off.’
BBC news, 23rd June 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
DWP algorithm wrongly flags 200,000 people for possible fraud and error – The Guardian
‘More than 200,000 people have wrongly faced investigation for housing benefit fraud and error after the performance of a government algorithm fell far short of expectations, the Guardian can reveal.’
The Guardian, 23rd June 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
Chief constable found guilty of gross misconduct – BBC News
‘The chief constable of Northamptonshire Police has been found guilty of gross misconduct.’
BBC News, 21st June 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Law firm fined for allowing COFA to steal £157,000 – Legal Futures
‘A law firm whose compliance officer for finance and administration (COFA) stole £157,000 has been fined for not having proper systems governing payments from client account.’
Legal Futures, 18th June 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Alerter by Arnold Ayoo – High Court refuses to debar Defendants from defending $14m conspiracy claim – Henderson Chambers
‘In Gupta & Ors v Shah & Ors [2024] EWHC 1189 (Ch), the High Court considered whether to debar four defendants from defending an unlawful means conspiracy claim and to summarily award the Claimants $14m.’
Henderson Chambers, 20th May 2024
Source: www.hendersonchambers.co.uk
Are We There Yet? The Fraud Strategy and the Independent Review of Disclosure and Fraud Offences – Mountford Chambers
‘The Independent Review into disclosure and fraud offences promised as part of the government’s May 2023 Fraud Strategy has now published its preliminary findings in the disclosure aspect of the investigation.’
Mountford Chambers, 29th May 2024
Source: www.mountfordchambers.com
Arbitration as an instrument of fraud: Contax v KFH – Gatehouse Chambers
‘Earlier this year, Butcher J handed down the judgment of the Commercial Court in the extraordinary case of Contax Partners Inc BVI v Kuwait Finance House and Ors [2024] EWHC 436 (Comm), ultimately putting to bed an attempt by fraudsters to purloin over £70 million from a banking group associated with the Kuwaiti sovereign wealth fund. What made this attempted fraud particularly noteworthy was that its central mechanism was an abuse of the processes of the court used to enforce arbitral awards.’
Gatehouse Chambers, 7th May 2024
Source: gatehouselaw.co.uk
Stephen Tierney: The Post Office (Horizon System) Offences Act 2024: Necessary remedy or unwarranted interference with judicial independence? – UK Constitutional Law Association
‘For the first time, by way of the Post Office (Horizon System) Offences Act (“the Act”), Parliament has legislated to quash criminal convictions. In this post I will argue that, no matter how understandable, indeed laudable, the intention behind this legislation, in its haste to offer a speedy and comprehensive correction to mass injustice, Parliament has crossed a constitutional line and ventured into territory that is properly the preserve of the courts.’
UK Constitutional Law Association , 3rd June 2024
Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org
Members of Britain’s biggest benefit fraud gang jailed for a combined total of more than 25 years – Crown Prosecution Service
‘Five members of an organised criminal gang, which falsely claimed more than £53 million in Universal Credit in the largest benefit fraud in England and Wales, have been jailed.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 30th May 2024
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
Fraudster who fled abroad given extra jail time – BBC News
‘A fugitive who went on the run while on trial for fraud six years ago has been given additional jail time.’
BBC News, 3rd June 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Spiteful’ mum stole daughters’ £50k inheritance – BBC News
‘A mother who stole £50,000 of inheritance from her two daughters out of “greed and spite” has been jailed.’
BBC News, 31st May 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Hundreds of phones and bags of cash: Inside the UK’s biggest benefit fraud – BBC News
‘The gang admitted £53.9m of fraudulent claims, and at Wood Green Crown Court on Thursday two of the gang members received what are thought to be the longest sentences ever passed down for benefit fraud.’
BBC News, 30th May 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Dine-and-dash couple jailed and fined – BBC News
‘A couple who dined and dashed at five restaurants using their children to walk out on bills of more than £1,000 have been jailed.’
BBC News, 29th May 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
First trader to be jailed for rate rigging will go to the Supreme Court to clear his name – The Independent
‘The first trader jailed worldwide for Libor interest rate rigging has been left with a possible route clear his name, despite being refused permission to appeal against his conviction at the UK’s Supreme Court.’
The Independent, 21st May 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Ticket touts who ‘fleeced’ Ed Sheeran and Lady Gaga fans jailed – The Guardian
‘Ticket touts who conspired to “fleece” fans of artists including Ed Sheeran, Liam Gallagher and Lady Gaga have been jailed for operating a “fraudulent trading” scheme worth more than £6.5m.’
The Guardian, 17th May 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
