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Rahman Ravelli explains the thinking behind the Bill, the measures it contains and the proposed civil and criminal penalties it may carry.
17 February 2020
4 min read
In 2018, a modestly-sized company became the first to be convicted in the UK for failure to prevent bribery. But the case itself raises more questions than it answers – and provides plenty of cause for concern for those who want to tackle b...
By Azizur Rahman
29 March 2018
4 min read
The Serious Fraud Office’s guidance regarding interviews conducted under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice Act 1987 means that lawyers’ attendance at SFO-compelled interviews will not be guaranteed. Lawyers will have to argue why they shoul...
31 August 2016
3 min read
When a breach of the rules leads to evidence being excluded.Those charged with serious offences will have a considerable amount of time to ponder the evidence against them and conclude that some aspect of the evidence has been obtained ille...
By Azizur Rahman
2 April 2015
6 min read
Any article about Defence Case Statements (DCS’s) must necessarily involve a consideration of disclosure in criminal litigation. All of the guidance documents, and all of the important case-law on the topic of disclosure refer to one leadi...
By Azizur Rahman
23 December 2013
7 min read
20 February 2013
7 min read
A local authority admitted in 2012 to spying on a family regarding a fraudulent school application. Many readers will be too well aware of cases brought about by Covert Police Operations usually involving SOCA or the Serious Crime Division ...
3 May 2012
5 min read
The essence of this offence is in the 'agreement'; - the agreement to kill - there need not in fact be a dead body. On the other hand prosecutors sometimes like to use this charge when there is more than one person in the dock and all are a...
By Azizur Rahman
1 May 2012
6 min read