Law and the Justice System

BEIS priorities set out in the 2022 Queen's Speech.

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/beis-in-the-2022-queens-speech

Coventry fraudster Daniel Fox has opened up about turning his back on crime. Daniel, who was jailed seven times, says he has 'seen the worst things happen right in front of me' after a childhood that he says sent him off the rails.

https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/coventry-news/convicted-fraudster-who-went-rails-23902417?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sharebar

Today the Queen’s annual speech will be delivered to parliament. Amid all the pomp and ceremony that surrounds this event, one very important piece of legislation to be expected is a second Economic Crime Bill.

https://www.cityam.com/london-throw-out-fraud-until-put-transparency-at-core-of-finance/

The UK’s financial watchdog has seized millions of pounds from QPay believed to be the proceeds of illegal activity.

https://www.cityam.com/fca-seizes-2m-from-qpay-in-connection-with-150m-us-payments-fraud/

The Crown Prosecution Service is today launching a united team to tackle the changing nature of serious and organised crime.

https://www.cps.gov.uk/cps/news/cps-responds-changing-nature-serious-economic-and-organised-crime-new-team

The west’s response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has highlighted the changing nature of sanctions in times of conflict, attempting to bring about a policy U-turn by targeting all sections of Russian society.

https://www.ftadviser.com/regulation/2022/04/04/economic-crime-act-too-little-too-late/

The recent announcement by culture secretary Nadine Dorries that paid for advertising is to be included in the online safety bill is a victory for consumers everywhere, particularly pension savers.

https://www.ftadviser.com/opinion/2022/03/21/online-safety-bill-will-stop-pension-scammers-advertising/

The House of Lords Fraud Act 2006 and Digital Fraud Committee said it is particularly keen to hear from victims of fraud.

https://www.expressandstar.com/news/uk-news/2022/03/08/inquiry-to-look-at-whether-reforms-needed-to-combat-horrifying-fraud-levels/

MPs today slated the Ministry of Justice’s (MoJ) “meagre ambition” to reduce the Crown Court case backlog and warned that efforts to recruit judges will ignore the need to improve diversity.

https://www.legalfutures.co.uk/latest-news/mps-slate-ministry-of-justice-over-crown-court-backlog-and-judges

Around one in 12 judicial office-holders have experienced bullying and/or harassment in the last 12 months, while 5% reported that they had faced discrimination, according to research published yesterday.

https://www.legalfutures.co.uk/latest-news/8-of-judges-report-facing-bullying-and-or-harassment