‘A former judge and his law firm assistant have been jailed for six years each after siphoning off almost £700,000 from clients to hide debts, pay for holidays in Barbados and bet on races at Cheltenham.’
The Guardian, 27th January 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Witnesses and parties are frequently being excluded from County Court sessions across the country when another witness or party is giving evidence in cases when there are accusations of collusion or fraud. The fear is that if Witness A hears the responses of Witness B, Witness A may shape his/her evidence to be consistent with that of Witness B in order to strengthen their case.’
4 KBW, 5th January 2017
Source: www.4kbw.net
‘The value of fraud committed in the UK last year topped £1bn for the first time since 2011, prompting a warning about increasing cyber crime and the risk of more large-scale scams as the economy comes under pressure.’
The Guardian, 24th January 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Two brothers who trafficked 18 people from Poland to the UK and conned and threatened them have been jailed.’
BBC News, 23rd January 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The number of people defrauded in the UK by online dating scams reached a record high in 2016, the Victoria Derbyshire programme has learned.’
BBC News, 23rd January 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A district judge conned wealthy clients to live a luxurious lifestyle and lied to his accountant who then killed himself when he realised he had been party to the crime.’
Daily Telegraph, 19th January 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘UK authorities must do more to prioritise the recovery of assets that have been defrauded from businesses, an expert has said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 16th January 2017
Source: www.out-law.com
‘New laws will be considered as part of a crackdown on corporate economic crime, ministers announced today.’
Ministry of Justice, 13th January 2017
Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice
‘A party-loving admin assistant who was accused of conning pensioners out of more than £2million by selling fraudulent shares has been banned from directing a company but will not face criminal charges.’
Daily Telegraph, 16th January 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘US-style ‘vicarious liability’ and new ‘failure to prevent’ offences are under consideration in long-awaited government proposals to reform the law on corporate criminal liability published today. Initial reaction from corporate crime specialists was divided, with some lawyers seeing the proposals as a climb-down while others described them as a new burden on business.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 13th January 2017
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘A fraudster has been sent to prison for a second time for posing as a doctor.’
BBC News, 12th January 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A district judge in Manchester has made an award of exemplary damages after finding road traffic accident claimants guilty of bringing fundamentally dishonest claims.’
Litigation Futures, 10th January 2017
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘The criminal division of the Court of Appeal has taken the unusual step of announcing its intention to refer a City law firm to the Solicitors Regulation Authority.’
Legal Futures, 11th January 2017
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘An NHS director who received £80,000 in corrupt payments for awarding a hospital IT contract has been jailed.’
BBC News, 6th January 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Claimant lawyers have mounted an all-out attack on the government’s plans to overhaul the personal injury sector as the deadline approaches for responses to a consultation.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 4th January 2017
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘A GP and a senior health manager who fraudulently invoiced the NHS for £153,600 have been sentenced.’
BBC News, 20th December 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Nine people have been convicted of running an immigration fraud linked to English tests for foreign students.’
BBC News, 13th December 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A fraudster who duped property investors out of more than £5 million by promising them impossible returns has been convicted following a prosecution by the CPS Specialist Fraud Division.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 5th December 2016
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘A fraudster who conned Premier League football stars including former England manager Sam Allardyce out of thousands of pounds has been jailed for four years.’
The Guardian, 25th November 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Four health experts who fraudulently billed the NHS for 14,000 hours they did not work have been ordered to pay more than £575,000 or face further time in prison.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 25th November 2016
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
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