25th Jun 2021Articles
Do you need a licence to send your technology abroad? In this webinar, hosted by DAC Beachcroft, Gavin Irwin and Tim Ryan (Partner and Head of Technology at DACB) explore some of the complex issues that can arise in relation to export controls on software, AI and cutting-edge academic research. As the UK takes an increasingly tough […]
24th Jun 2021Blog
The Court of Appeal has issued guidance to advocates, warning them to take care at sentencing hearings where a combination of indeterminate and determinate sentences are imposed. Narita Bahra QC assisted by Stacy Stroud, was appointed by the Registrar to represent the defendant on appeal. They were successful in reducing the minimum term the client […]
16th Jun 2021Blog
Cryptocurrency fraud Cryptocurrency is nothing new; Bitcoin was first created back in 2009. However the unprecedented rise in its value over the past year has led to increasing numbers of people investing in cryptocurrencies or other ‘crypto-assets’ which in turn has driven a surge in scams. Some are simply Ponzi schemes where investors are persuaded […]
1st Jun 2021Blog
Belarus sanctions: the political context and likely future development The government of Belarus finds itself, again, the subject of international condemnation. On 23 May 2021, a military jet was used to effect the forced landing of Ryanair flight FR4987 from Athens to Vilnius at Minsk. The reason: to arrest a passenger, the dissident journalist, Roman […]