Cot designer jailed after seven-month-old boy dies in bespoke bed – The Guardian
‘A cot designer has been jailed for more than three years after a baby boy died in a bed he made.’
The Guardian, 26th October 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Category: fraud
Cot bed designer admits York baby choke death failure – BBC News
‘A designer has admitted a health and safety failing after a seven-month-old baby “choked to death” in a cot bed.’
BBC News, 24th October 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Vicarious liability for data breaches: Court of Appeal dismisses Morrisons’ challenge – Panopticon
‘Large-scale civil litigation is one of the developing contours of data protection law. Last week’s judgment in Lloyd v Google – a novel representative action based on allegedly unlawful processing activities – is one illustration. When it comes to group litigation on the back of a data breach, our best illustration thus far is the groundbreaking group action against Morrisons.’
Panopticon, 22nd October 2018
Source: panopticonblog.com
Morrisons loses data leak challenge – BBC News
‘Morrisons has lost its challenge to a High Court ruling that it is liable for a data breach that saw thousands of its employees’ details posted online.’
BBC News, 22nd October 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Name checks to begin on bank payments – BBC News
‘The name of someone receiving a payment will be as important as their banking details for the first time from next summer, in an attempt to combat fraud.’
BBC News, 18th October 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Dating site scam victims lose £2,000 to fraudsters – BBC News
‘The majority of those tricked in “rom-cons” after meeting people on dating sites lost more than £2,000, research by Barclays suggests.’
BBC News, 17th October 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Courts uphold ‘ground breaking’ UK first unexplained wealth order – OUT-LAW.com
‘The High Court has upheld the UK’s first unexplained wealth order (UWO), dismissing a legal challenge to the order obtained by the National Crime Agency (NCA) earlier this year.’
OUT-LAW.com, 16th October 2018
Source: www.out-law.com
Man took £2,000 from mother-in-law after lying about cancer for years – The Guardian
‘A man who conned his wife and her family into believing he had terminal cancer took £2,000 from his mother-in-law before his lie was exposed.’
The Guardian, 15th October 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Convicted former UBS trader to be freed from UK immigration centre – The Guardian
‘The convicted former UBS trader Kweku Adoboli is to be released from detention at an immigration removal centre near Heathrow while he awaits a judicial review of his deportation.’
The Guardian, 9th October 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
UK carers face fines and fraud charges because of overpaid benefit – The Guardian
‘More than a thousand carers face being prosecuted for fraud as the government attempts to claw back overpayments to people who have been looking after sick and elderly relatives from the poorest communities, the Guardian has been told.’
The Guardian, 7th October 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
SFO will not appeal landmark litigation privilege ruling – OUT-LAW.com
‘The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) will not appeal to the Supreme Court last month’s ruling that documents generated in connection with an investigation into the Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation (ENRC) were protected by litigation privilege, it has confirmed.’
OUT-LAW.com, 3rd October 2018
Source: www.out-law.com
‘Deceitful’ £17m solar panel scam gang jailed for fraud – BBC News
‘Six men have been jailed over a £17m fraud involving selling solar panels to elderly, retired and vulnerable people.’
BBC News, 2nd October 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Law Society: Cyber-criminals targeting more small firms – Legal Futures
‘Small law firms are increasingly being targeted by cyber-criminals, but very few attacks are actually succeeding, new research has found.’
Legal Futures, 2nd October 2018
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Grenfell fund fraudster’s shopping spree with victims’ cash – BBC News
‘A fraudster who stole tens of thousands of pounds from the NHS and a Grenfell Tower victim fund has been jailed for five-and-a-half years.’
BBC News, 28th September 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Insufficient oversight and inadequate controls “allowed £2m fraud at joint venture” – Local Government Lawyer
‘Insufficient oversight by Barnet Council together with inadequate controls allowed a former member of staff to commit a £2m fraud at a joint venture, a report by auditors Grant Thornton has said.’
Local Government Lawyer, 24th September 2018
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Woman pretended daughter was injured in Manchester attack for insurance claim – The Independent
‘A woman who pretended her fake daughter was injured in the Manchester attack to make an insurance claim has been jailed for fraud. Susan Pain, who worked in insurance herself, posed as a dentist and said her daughter “Sophie” had sustained serious injuries needing two operations following the bombing that left 22 people dead last year. But AXA could not trace a victim under the name given in the £2,500 claim for loss of earnings, and alerted the police after uncovering years of false claims by Pain.’
The Independent, 19th September 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Civil Procedure Discontinuance, QOCA and Fundamental Dishonesty – Zenith PI Blog
‘The claimant discontinued a claim. The defendants alleged that the claim was dishonest and asked the court to determine the issue of fundamental dishonesty so the defendants could enforce their entitlement to costs.’
Zenith PI Blog, 18th September 2018
Source: zenithpi.wordpress.com
Fraud ringleader jailed over ‘boiler room’ scam – BBC News
‘A “boiler room” fraud ringleader has been sentenced to a total of 13 years in jail after being found guilty of conspiring with five others to con 170 investors out of £2.8m.’
BBC News, 14th September 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
UBS ‘rogue trader’ in last-ditch attempt to avoid deportation – The Guardian
‘Kweku Adoboli, the former UBS banker jailed for the UK’s biggest ever fraud, will on Monday file for a judicial review of the decision to deport him to Ghana, in a last-ditch attempt to stop his “banishment” from the UK, where he has lived since he was 12.’
The Guardian, 16th September 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Conveyancers liable for registration error despite mortgage fraud – Legal Futures
‘There is “no public interest” in allowing a negligent conveyancer to avoid liability when they did not know that their client was actually engaged in mortgage fraud, the Court of Appeal has ruled.’
Legal Futures, 14th September 2018
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
