Law and the Justice System

David Vaughan Jones, 79, of Leighton, Welshpool, was put behind bars for six years in May last year after being convicted of numerous fraud crimes.

https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/crime/2018/07/26/disgraced-solicitor-ordered-to-repay-half-the-14-million-he-stole-from-clients/

Property fraudsters could be stopped in their tracks by technical fixes of the law, according to the Law Commission.

https://www.lawcom.gov.uk/land-registration-act-shape-up-could-build-on-fraud-fighting-efforts-and-make-conveyancing-better-for-everyone/

High numbers of low-quality suspicious activity reports (SARs) are making it difficult to investigate money laundering, the Law Commission has warned.

https://www.legalfutures.co.uk/latest-news/bid-to-reduce-low-quality-money-laundering-reports

The First Minister has informed the Welsh Assembly that the Law Commission will be undertaking a new project to review the law governing the operation of the devolved Welsh tribunals and make suggestions for reform.

https://gov.wales/about/cabinet/cabinetstatements/2018/welshtribunalsproject/?lang=en

Bringing the codes in line with changes in legislation, policy, operational policing practice and case law. These changes to Codes C (detention), E (audio recording of interviews), F (visual recording of interviews) and H (detention – terrorism) come into effect on 31 July 2018

https://crimeline.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/2018-829.pdf

Three judges and six other lawyers arrested over an alleged plot to scam £12.6m from the legal aid system have appeared in court.

https://www.legalfutures.co.uk/latest-news/judges-accused-of-12-6m-legal-aid-scam-appear-in-court

In the 12 months to March, 443,000 crimes resulted in a charge or summons out of 4.6 million offences - the lowest detection rate since 2015.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-44884113

Prosecutors need to perform their vital public function correctly at the start of the case and cannot expect a serious error of this sort to be rectified on appeal.

https://www.corkerbinning.com/a-thief-is-not-necessarily-a-fraudster-a-fraudster-is-not-necessarily-a-thief/

The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) admitted to overcharging court users for certain types of cases, and is to both reduce those fees and refund about £9m to litigants who have overpaid.

https://www.litigationfutures.com/news/ministry-of-justice-admits-to-widespread-court-fee-overcharging

Industry experts will join forces to help boost the UK’s Law Tech industry in a new government-backed initiative, Lord Chancellor David Gauke announced

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/lord-chancellor-announces-new-panel-to-boost-law-tech-industry