Daniel Sturridge, formerly of Liverpool FC and England, was charged by The FA in November 2018 with breaching its inside information rules. It was alleged that Mr Sturridge had passed inside information about his prospective transfer moves to friends and family, so that they could place bets on those moves accordingly. The original Regulatory Commission […]
On 28 January 2020, the High Court gave judgment in the case of Fuseon Limited v Senior Courts Costs Office [2019] EWHC 126 (Admin). In doing so, Mr Justice Lane gave important guidance on the extent of costs recoverable by a private prosecutor from central funds. The brief facts and effect of the decision are […]
Joshua Carey appeared before Lewison LJ, Newey and Asplin LJJ on behalf of the Commissioners for HM Revenue and Customs (“the Revenue”) in The Commissioners for HM Revenue and Customs -v- Ian Charles t/a Boston Computer Group Europe [2019] EWCA Civ 2176. The Court of Appeal unanimously allowed the appeal from the High Court (QBD). […]
Following a hearing before the Supreme Court, charges of torture, allegedly committed during the first Liberian civil war in 1990 by Dr Agnes Taylor, were dismissed by Mr Justice Sweeney at the Central Criminal Court this morning. Jonathan Laidlaw QC acted for the defendant, along with Steven Powles QC. Read more here and here. Jonathan […]
Christopher Coltart QC (instructed by Gareth Minty, Mishcon de Reya) acted for an Investment Fund Manager in the recent private prosecution of a former employee of the company. The defendant had, over a period of more than nine years, manipulated company records to disguise a significant foreign currency fraud, as well as misusing the company’s […]