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RESTRAINT & RECEIVERS
Your Money or Theirs?
In this article we give a brief overview on the law relating to Restraint Orders - that is an order made by the Crown Court which effectively freezes the assets of someone who is either being prosecuted or investigated for alleged criminal offences....
FOREIGN INTERCEPTS
Challenging Admissibility
It is well known that material gathered from intercepted phone calls cannot be evidence in a criminal trial in this country. It is s17 of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (RIPA) that provides that prohibition....
MURDER BY MORE THAN ONE
Conspiracy to Murder and Joint Enterprise
This is an especially difficult area of law. We cannot hope to cover each and every permutation that arises in the vast array of possibilities in this area....
ABUSE OF POWER
When will a Judge throw a case out of Court because of the behaviour of the Prosecution?
This short phrase 'abuse of process' will be well known to many of our readers. In this article we set out to explain the basics of the abuse of process jurisdiction and the main issues that arise...
PROSECUTING SERIOUS FRAUD
A glance at the future
Around this time two years ago we were all getting to used to the dreaded phrase 'credit crunch' and its unpleasant consequences - around that time the American investor Bernie Madoff, must have been a worried man. Readers will recall that the extremely successful trader Madoff pleaded guilty last March to fraud charges...
RESTRAINT AND RECEIVERS
The Exclusion Of Unlawfully Obtained Evidence
Many remand prisoners will spend part of their time pondering the evidence against them and wondering whether their lawyers can exclude any particularly troublesome part. It maybe that the prisoner in question is convinced that some aspect of the evidence has been obtained illegally; for example...
REGULATION OF INVESTIGATORY POWERS ACT 2000
The Exclusion Of Unlawfully Obtained Evidence
Many remand prisoners will spend part of their time pondering the evidence against them and wondering whether their lawyers can exclude any particularly troublesome part. It maybe that the prisoner in question is convinced that some aspect of the evidence has been obtained illegally; for example...
FOREIGN INTERCEPTS
Challenging Admissibility
It is well known that material gathered from intercepted phone calls cannot be evidence in a criminal trial in this country. It is s17 of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (RIPA) that provides that prohibition...
ABUSE OF POWER
When will a Judge throw a case out of Court because of the behaviour of the Prosecution?
This short phrase 'abuse of process' will be well known to many of our readers. In this article we set out to explain the basics of the abuse of process jurisdiction and the main issues that arise...
TRAFFICKING
Strategy & Tactics in Defending in Trafficking Cases
Whether the 'commodity' is drugs, contraband, guns or people, trafficking offences share some similar characteristics. Police operations are invariably intelligence led with the usual concerns for defenders that association alone, e.g. telephone links and so on can make an innocent associate look guilty. Here we outline some of the practical issues we have come across in tackling trafficking allegations...
CIVIL RECOVERY ORDERS
The latest way to lose everything
Many readers of this article will know all too well about the provisions of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (POCA), either because of restraint or confiscation proceedings in the Crown Court. However, more and more people are painfully learning all about another aspect of this draconian legislation, namely civil recovery...
DISCLOSURE
Disclosure and PII Procedures
In this article we attempt to give a short explanation of the recent history of disclosure and developments in Public Interest Immunity (PII) so that those facing the current regime(s) may better understand the reality of what is expected of them, and what they can hope to gain from the current processes...
Serious Fraud
A glance at the future
The world's richest man, Warren Buffet, the American investor famously said "you can only find out whose swimming naked when the tide goes out." Around the time last year when we were all getting to used to the dreaded phrase 'credit crunch' and its unpleasant consequences another American, Bernie Madoff, must have been worried that he, and probably hundreds of his investors, were about to be exposed by the fast receding tide...
FRAUD ACT 2006
The New Offences
Much of the 'old' law on fraud was to be found in the Theft Acts of 1968 and 1978 as well as some common-law offences (i.e. developed in case-law rather than by Parliament). Many of the statutory provisions led to technical arguments and difficulties in practical application... >
Abuse of Process
When will a Judge throw a case out of Court because of the behaviour of the Prosecution?
This short phrase 'abuse of process' will be well known to many of our readers. In this article we set out to explain the basics of the abuse of process jurisdiction and the main issues that arise...
ANONYMOUS WITNESSES
Knowing Your Accuser - new case on use of anonymous witnesses
This short phrase 'abuse of process' will be well known to many of our readers. In this article we set out to explain the basics of the abuse of process jurisdiction and the main issues that arise...
CONSPIRACY TO MURDER
To Plan a Death
Why write an article about such a specific offence? The answer is that this offence comes up so surprisingly frequently. There seems to be no end to the varieties of situations that can lead to this charge...
Fraud: Tax Evasion & Money Laundering
The new favourites...
In this short article we highlight the increasing importance of tax fraud type offences and money laundering cases...
Conspiracy
Law Tactics & Strategy in Defending in Conspiracy Allegations
"Just what does it mean to be charged with conspiracy? In this article we concentrate on statutory conspiracy"...
Telephone Evidence
Tactics and strategy
"Why is 'phone evidence' so prolific in prosecutions these days? It is a simple recognition that the explosion in the last 10 years"...
Trafficking
Strategy & Tactics in Defending in Trafficking Cases
"A few years ago the word trafficking conjured up images of drugs smugglers and boot-leggers. Now you are more likely to think"...
Bootlegging And Duty Evasion
Nearly the oldest profession
The phrase 'bootlegging' is centuries old. It eminates from returning sailors who would hide alcohol in their boots...
Disclosure And PII Procedures...and the new Protocol
On 20th February 2006 a new 'Protocol' on disclosure was published. Its aim was to set down clear guidance on how Judges...
Abuse of Process
This short phrase 'abuse of process' actually encompasses a multitude of sins; in this short article we concentrate on the main areas of potential abuse of...
Excluding Unlawfully Obtained Evidence
A short article with a title like this can only ever hope to touch upon this vast topic. Many remand prisoners will have a considerable...
Police Corruption
On 4th December 1997 the former Metropolitan Police Commissioner, Sir Paul Condon, said to the House of Commons Home Affairs Committee...
Civil Recovery Orders The latest way to lose everything
By now many readers of this paper will know all too well of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (POCA). An increasing number of you will now be becoming aware...
Informant Evidence
Tactics and Strategy
A pedestrian who calls 999 after witnessing a crime is an 'informant' in that he or she is informing the police about a crime. That person may...
Entrapment
Under-cover police officers - how far can they go?
So your walking down the street minding your own business when a friendly bloke comes up to you asks you if you want to buy a dozen cartons of Benson & Hedges...
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- Serious Crime
- Covert Surveillance Defence
- Civil Recovery
- Assets Forfeiture
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