‘Three men have appeared in court over allegations they passed horsemeat off as beef.’
The Independent, 27th September 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Earlier this month the Scottish government set out its plans to introduce legislation emulating the funding arrangements which have now been in place south of the border for some time. The Expenses and Funding of Civil Litigation Bill, expected to be introduced next year, will permit DBAs to be enforceable by solicitors and will introduce a regime of QOCS, now three years old, countrywide. Though there are few details on how QOCS will work in practice, it is reasonable to expect that the exceptions in the current system will apply equally to the new regime.’
Zenith PI Blog, 23rd September 2016
Source: www.zenithpi.wordpress.com
‘The head of a fraud ring has been sentenced to 11 years in prison for his part in a £113m scam, which funded purchases including a fleet of customised Porsches and shopping sprees at Harrods.’
The Guardian, 21st September 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The recent case of Zurich Insurance Co v Hayward [2016] 3WLR 637 undoubtedly strengthens the hand of insurance companies. It resolves certain issues of uncertainty, but, as I shall indicate, appears to create further problems.’
Zenith PI, 15th September 2016
Source: www.zenithpi.wordpress.com
‘A “profoundly dishonest and utterly incompetent” unregistered dentist has been jailed for bungling operations and causing permanent harm to some of his patients.’
The Guardian, 18th September 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A children’s dance teacher who invented a dying nine-year-old girl and pretended to raise cash to help her complete her bucket list has been spared jail.’
Daily Telegraph, 14th September 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Company bosses could be prosecuted for failing to stop their staff committing fraud under new laws being considered by ministers.’
BBC News, 12th September 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A privately educated musician was among a group of “homeless” conmen who fleeced a retired businesswoman out of up to £80,000.’
Daily Telegraph, 1st September 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘You may not have picked up on it, but the recent change to The Insurance Act 2015 is the most significant update to commercial insurance law in the last 100 years, overhauling principles originally laid down by the Marine Insurance Act 1906. The consequences are far-reaching and mean that it is not just your regulator that is interested in ensuring you have adequate risk management in place. Whilst insurers tell us the intention of the new Act is to create a more balanced relationship between insurer and customer, it seems to be a potential landmine for law firms.’
Legal Futures, 26th August 2016
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A man who brought a fraudulent personal injury claim, and then tried to blame his solicitor for bringing the action without his knowledge, has been jailed for eight months for contempt of court.’
Litigation Futures, 25th August 2016
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘An ex-councillor has been jailed for two months after pleading guilty to supplying false information to an electoral registration officer.’
Local Government Lawyer, 24th August 2016
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘On 27th July 2016 the Supreme Court handed down their Judgment in the case of Hayward. The case was concerned with whether or not a Defendant, who had settled a personal injury claim despite pleading that the same was exaggerated, could later seek to set aside that settlement on the basis that new evidence of fraud arose.’
Park Square Barristers, 12th August 2016
Source: www.parksquarebarristers.co.uk
‘Versloot Dredging BV and another (Appellants) v HDI Gerling Industrie Versicherung AG and others (Respondents) [2016] UKSC 45 resolved one of the most contentious issues in modern insurance law.’
Park Square Barristers, 29th July 2016
Source: www.parksquarebarristers.co.uk
‘A best man who swindled a groom and his friends out of almost £8,000, failed to book flights for a stag do and lied about having terminal cancer has been jailed for 20 months.’
The Guardian, 18th August 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Private law firms will be hired by police to pursue criminal suspects for profit, under a radical new scheme to target cyber criminals and fraudsters.’
The Guardian, 14th August 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘After the shock waves felt as a result of the Brexit vote, how should companies deal with corporate governance and criminal risk issues? What should companies be monitoring as they await changes that will take place once the Brexit Article 50 trigger is pulled?’
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 9th August 2016
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
‘Following two trials at Southwark Crown Court, Ronald Harper, former Deputy Property Manager within the Royal Household, has been found guilty of conspiracy to make corrupt payments.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 9th August 2016
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) has cleared two solicitors of being unwitting parties to a mortgage fraud, saying that once the mortgagor’s solicitor had been sanctioned in 2015, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) should not have continued its case against them as the purchaser’s advisers.’
Legal Futures, 9th August 2016
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Twin doses of dishonesty in the Supreme Court, last month. Both raised dilemmas for the SC trying to steer a principled way (in different circumstances) towards determining the cost of lying.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 6th August 2016
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘The UK’s Serious Fraud Office has confirmed that it has opened a criminal investigation into allegations of fraud, bribery and corruption in the commercial airline business of Airbus, the defence and aviation firm. The investigation into potential criminal dealings in the sale of commercial planes was launched in July but revealed at the weekend by the European manufacturer.’
The Guardian, 7th August 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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