‘The conman fooled even ‘experienced’ investors by promising 50pc returns. But victims could have been alerted had they checked an official database.’
Daily Telegraph, 30th July 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘To set aside a judgment on the grounds of fraud, is it necessary to show that the evidence of fraud was unavailable at the trial and could not have been obtained with reasonablediligence? In May 2015, two High Court Judges gave totally contradictory answers to this question. ‘
Radcliffe Chambers, 15th June 2015
Source: www.radcliffechambers.com
‘The jury in the trial of former trader Tom Hayes, who is charged with eight counts of conspiracy to defraud by manipulating global Libor interest rates, has retired to consider its verdict.’
The Guardian, 27th July 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A man who pretended to be a qualified doctor has been sentenced at Canterbury Crown Court to six years in prison.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 17th July 2015
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘Andrew Skelton, a former employee of Morrisons supermarket has today (17 July) been found guilty of fraud, securing unauthorised access to computer material and disclosing personal data. He has been sentenced to eight years at Bradford Crown Court, in relation to stealing personal data belonging to nearly 100,000 Morrisons employees.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 17th July 2015
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘The Crown Prosecution Service has recovered £40,000 from John Darwin, who was found guilty of deception in 2008 with his wife over a life insurance scam. He faked his own death and was reported missing in a canoe in the sea off Seaton Carew in March 2002. Meanwhile, his wife collected hundreds of thousands of pounds in life insurance payouts, with John Darwin hiding in the marital home.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 16th July 2015
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘Ashley Mote, who submitted bogus European parliamentary expenses claims of almost £500,000, ‘lied and lied’ throughout his trial.’
BBC News, 13th July 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The High Court was wrong to strike out a claim over unpaid fees brought by a firm of solicitors on the basis of alleged exaggeration and inaccurate sums, without hearing any witnesses, the Court of Appeal has ruled.’
Litigation Futures, 9th July 2015
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘Speech by The Right Hon. The Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd, Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales.’
Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 9th July 2015
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
‘A man who falsely claimed to be a solicitor has been jailed for 15 months after being guilty of providing unregulated immigration advice and services, while another who was actually a bus driver has been handed a suspended sentence.’
Legal Futures, 7th July 2015
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Benefit cheat Heather Rimmer, 61 flew to exotic oceans to reel in the giant fish while claiming she was too ill to work.’
Daily Telegraph, 23rd June 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Courts in England and Wales now have the power to strike out personal injury claims in their entirety if the person making the claim has been fundamentally dishonest, even if parts of the claim were genuine.’
Full story
OUT-LAW.com, 17th June 2015
Source: www.out-law.com
‘The Upper Tribunal has given judgment in a test case on ETS appeals and judicial reviews: R (on the application of Gazi) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (ETS – judicial review) IJR [2015] UKUT 327 (IAC). It is essential reading for anyone directly affected by the ongoing ETS saga and for their legal representatives.’
Free Movement, 18th June 2015
Source: www.freemovement.org.uk
‘A former cricketer who stole more than £100,000 meant for young players has been jailed for two years.’
Full story
BBC News, 12th June 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A former MoD secretary who submitted £100,000 in false expenses to buy a sports car and luxury holidays has been jailed for her “spree of dishonesty”.’
The Independent, 10th June 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘She sent an email from the pupil’s school account to her own account saying there was a bomb at the school.’
Daily Telegraph, 4th June 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A solicitor has been jailed for five and a half years for his role in a £4.3m land-banking scam.’
Legal Futures, 3rd June 2015
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A woman who sold her ex-husband’s graveyard plot after forging his signature has been ordered to pay him more than £4,000.’
Full story
Daily Telegraph, 2nd June 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A family of fraudsters who bagged £1.5 million by selling vastly over-valued diamonds to unwitting punters in a “heartless” con are facing years behind bars on Friday [29 May].’
Daily Telegraph, 29th May 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Eight people who pretended to be lawyers have been sentenced after scamming elderly people out of more than £500,000 in return for bogus asset protection trusts, with carrying out a reserved legal activity when not authorised one of the charges half of them faced.’
Legal Futures, 26th May 2015
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
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