On the 26th of January 2018 the prosecution offered no evidence on all counts on the indictment faced by Narita Bahra and Fiona Robertson’s client thereby bringing to an end a trial which began 17 days earlier. Cristina Bosoanca was accused of trafficking her best friend from Cyprus to the UK, via Romania, and forcing […]
Tom Day represented the former Chairman of Lancashire County Council who faced 12 charges relating to breaches of The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 placing one or more people at risk of death or serious injury. The prosecution arose as a consequence of a fire in a building owned by Tom’s client and let out […]
The SFC got 2018 off to a flying start last week by fining EFG Bank AG (a subsidiary of private Swiss bank, EFG International) HK$2 million for dealing in futures contracts without the required registration. Over a period of 13 years, from 2003 to 2016, EFG had executed 139 transactions in offshore listed index options, worth […]
A Note from the Editor: Welcome to the Winter Edition of the 2 Hare Court Crime Group Newsletter. In July the Court of Appeal heard the case of Steven Ray, which brought before it the householder’s defence under s.76 Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 as amended. Brian O’Neill QC and Ben Rich consider whether […]
This article was first published on Lexis®PSL Corporate Crime on 13 December 2017. Corporate Crime analysis: As the coroner service comes under the spotlight in the Chief Coroner’s annual report 2016—17, Alexandra Tampakopoulos, points out that while calls for a national coroner service and the provision of legal aid for families fall on deaf ears, it is […]