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Two solicitor judges who failed to inform the judicial authorities that they had been investigated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) have been reprimanded by the Lord Chancellor and Lord Chief Justice.
https://www.legalfutures.co.uk/latest-news/lord-chancellor-and-lord-chief-reprimand-solicitor-judges
The Centre's latest report by Helen Mills, 'Stopping short?' Sentencing reform and short prison sentences, examines the future of sentencing reform and how abolishing short terms of imprisonment might impact on prison numbers.
https://www.crimeandjustice.org.uk/publications/stopping-short-sentencing-reform-and-short-prison-sentences
Director of Public Prosecutions Max Hill QC said: “This investment of an additional £85 million for the CPS comes at a crucial time for criminal justice. Our work is changing, and this new funding will provide the increased capacity to enable us to respond effectively to challenging trends we currently face, from the surge in violent crime, to the explosion of digital evidence.
https://www.cps.gov.uk/cps/news/cps-response-additional-ps85m-funding
The PM announced the move as he continued his crackdown on crime, after enhancing stop and search powers as well as announcing 10,000 new prison places.
The civil servant overseeing the Civil Liability Act reforms yesterday declared his confidence that the 6 April 2020 target for implementation would be met.
Syedur Rahman, of business crime solicitors Rahman Ravelli, considers the questions that surround the DPA process.
In a key decision of the Court of Appeal, an accountant was found to have dishonestly assisted breaches of trust and fiduciary duty in a very substantial fraud.
http://www.mondaq.com/uk/x/830540/trials+appeals+compensation/Court+Of+Appeal+Clarifies+New+Test+For+Dishonesty+In+Accountants+Accessory+Liability+Case
Two Brighton men, already sentenced for money laundering in a horse race betting fraud, have now been ordered to begin to repay some of their £3.5 million criminal profits.
https://www.actionfraud.police.uk/news/betting-fraudsters-ordered-to-hand-over-thousands-of-pounds-following-reports-to-action-fraud-and-sussex-police-investigation
MPs have backed a government amendment that would limit the role of the Lord Chief Justice (LCJ) in approving requests to make new rules for the proposed online court.
https://www.legalfutures.co.uk/latest-news/mps-restrict-role-of-lord-chief-in-setting-online-court-rules
A businessman with suspected links to serious organised criminals has been ordered to reveal the source of funds used to start and develop his £10 million property empire.
https://nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/nca-secures-first-serious-organised-crime-unexplained-wealth-order-for-property-worth-10-million
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