Law and the Justice System

The PM announced the move as he continued his crackdown on crime, after enhancing stop and search powers as well as announcing 10,000 new prison places.

The civil servant overseeing the Civil Liability Act reforms yesterday declared his confidence that the 6 April 2020 target for implementation would be met.

Syedur Rahman, of business crime solicitors Rahman Ravelli, considers the questions that surround the DPA process.

In a key decision of the Court of Appeal, an accountant was found to have dishonestly assisted breaches of trust and fiduciary duty in a very substantial fraud.

http://www.mondaq.com/uk/x/830540/trials+appeals+compensation/Court+Of+Appeal+Clarifies+New+Test+For+Dishonesty+In+Accountants+Accessory+Liability+Case

Two Brighton men, already sentenced for money laundering in a horse race betting fraud, have now been ordered to begin to repay some of their £3.5 million criminal profits.

https://www.actionfraud.police.uk/news/betting-fraudsters-ordered-to-hand-over-thousands-of-pounds-following-reports-to-action-fraud-and-sussex-police-investigation

MPs have backed a government amendment that would limit the role of the Lord Chief Justice (LCJ) in approving requests to make new rules for the proposed online court.

https://www.legalfutures.co.uk/latest-news/mps-restrict-role-of-lord-chief-in-setting-online-court-rules

A businessman with suspected links to serious organised criminals has been ordered to reveal the source of funds used to start and develop his £10 million property empire.

https://nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/nca-secures-first-serious-organised-crime-unexplained-wealth-order-for-property-worth-10-million

MPs have urged the government to learn the lessons of previous major IT projects and move cautiously with the development on online courts.

https://www.legalfutures.co.uk/latest-news/mps-urge-caution-over-speed-of-online-court-development

The now 40-year-old was ordered to pay back the benefit he received from his criminality when he appeared at Nottingham Crown Court in July 2007, but was only able to hand over £18,000 at the time.

https://westbridgfordwire.com/football-agent-ordered-to-pay-over-12600/

In AlixPartners, LLP v. Benichou, (C.A. No. 2018-0600-KSJM (Del. Ch. May 10, 2019)), the Court of Chancery decided, as a matter of first impression, that the federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (“CFAA”) narrowly provides a cause of action in Delaware for unauthorized computer access or unauthorized access to information; it does not cover incidents involving misuse of information that was obtained through authorized access.

https://www.klgatesdelawaredocket.com/2019/07/chancery-court-interprets-the-computer-fraud-and-abuse-act/