Law and the Justice System

Following a comprehensive, evidence-based review of advocate fee schemes, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) will implement a range of reforms to the fees paid to prosecution Counsel from 1 February 2020. This follows the introduction of an interim package of measures on 1 September this year.

https://www.cps.gov.uk/cps/news/revised-fees-schemes-prosecution-advocates

A Treasury committee has told banks they must do more to protect and reimburse consumers exposed to financial crime.

https://www.yourmoney.com/saving-banking/mps-demand-banks-do-more-to-tackle-economic-crime/

Sir Martin Narey says focus should be on treating inmates with decency and dignity

Forum shopping is perhaps a lesser known phrase to some, but following an announcement last month that the Government Actuary has recommended the Scottish personal injury discount rate be fixed at -0.75 per cent, it is something the insurance industry will be acutely aware of.

https://www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/kate-donachie-scotland-set-to-become-first-choice-to-bring-personal-injury-actions-1-5033129

The Ministry of Justice has provided an unsatisfactory response to a Freedom of Information Act request on how the figures for the new whiplash damages tariff were calculated, lawyers have claimed.

https://www.legalfutures.co.uk/latest-news/lawyers-attack-governments-foi-response-on-whiplash-tariff

Do you remember the fallout from the Panama Papers? Do you remember HMRC’s response pledging to prosecute 100 wealthy individuals and corporates per year by 2020? Do you remember the new corporate offence of failure to prevent the facilitation of tax evasion announced with much fanfare as part of the Criminal Finance Act 2017?

https://www.kingsleynapley.co.uk/insights/blogs/criminal-law-blog/the-corporate-offence-of-failure-to-prevent-the-facilitation-of-tax-evasion-two-years-on

A senior finance manager convicted of fraud must repay £220,000 or face another three years in jail, a judge has ruled.

The first ever auction of bitcoin as the result of an instruction by a UK police force has secured more than £240,000 to be reinvested in the prevention of crime.

The new General guideline for sentencing offences that do not have a specific sentencing guideline, published by the Sentencing Council, now in force in all courts across E&W

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MPs and others are wrong to say that the Ministry of Justice’s (MoJ) budget has fallen by 40% since 2010, new justice minister Chris Philp said last week.