Gavin was representing one of two men alleged to be responsible for an Organised Crime Group operating in the North West. His client has previously been described, by the Manchester Evening News, as “the ringleader of a Salford gang that plotted to flood the streets with high-purity cocaine”. The MEN also states that he has […]
On 11 November 2020, the Government published the National Security and Investment Bill[i] (‘the Bill’) with the purpose of modernising the UK’s powers to investigate and intervene in potentially hostile foreign direct investment that threatens national security. By any reckoning, the scheme is vastly more intrusive than the current one, the FT reporting that officials […]
Welcome to the Autumn edition of the Crime Group Newsletter. Leon Kazakos QC Editor Editor’s Note Welcome to the Autumn edition of the 2 Hare Court Crime Group Newsletter. In an effort to distract us all from the pandemic and a second lockdown the contributors to this edition have tried not to focus on the […]
Gavin Irwin explores the report’s key recommendations On 7 July 2020, Alison Levitt QC gave evidence before the Justice Select Committee, on behalf of the Private Prosecutors’ Association, on safeguards in private prosecutions[1]. Separately, the 2 Hare Court Private Prosecutions’ Group made written representations to the Committee[2]. On 2 October 2020, the Committee published its […]
In early July, Gavin Irwin (2 Hare Court, London), Genevra Forwood (White & Case, Brussels) and Patrick Murphy (Clyde & Co., London) remotely recorded a webinar on developments in the sanctions regime from UK, EU and US perspectives. In Gavin’s segment, on UK law, he addresses: Recent changes to UK financial sanctions under the Sanctions […]