Insights

Extradition from the EU: no longer the EAW revisited

The publication of the 5th March letter from Kevin Foster MP Minister of Future Borders and Immigration at the Home Office to the Lord’s EU Justice and Security sub-committee concerning the EU Notification under the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TACA) and specifically ‘Article LAW.SURR.83(2): Nationality exception’ on the surrender of Member States’ own nationals to the UK, throws a light on the true state of the relationship between EU Member States and the UK in extradition.

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Individuals in Cross-Border Investigations or Proceedings UK – The Practitioner’s Guide to Global Investigations 2021

BCL partner, Richard Sallybanks and associate Jonathan Flynn have written the chapter “Individuals in Cross-Border Investigations or Proceedings UK’ in Global Investigation Review‘s (GIR) annual publication – The Practitioner’s Guide to Global Investigations 2021.

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Cognitive Bias and Defending Health and Safety Investigations

Much is now understood about cognitive bias and the implications for decision-making. Unfortunately, that understanding is rarely applied in the criminal justice process. The Health and Safety Executive (‘HSE’) is more advanced than some investigating authorities in that it recognises and even provides some limited guidance on the issue. Their guidance ‘Investigating accidents and incidents’ (aimed principally at organisations but also reflective of HSE practices) provides: “The investigation should be thorough and structured to avoid bias and leaping to conclusions. Don’t assume you know the answer and start finding solutions before you complete the investigation. A good investigation involves a systematic and structured approach.”

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Time is of the Essence as the FCA extends terms for loan restructuring

As part of its response to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the FCA announced finalised guidance designed to support consumers facing financial hardship and struggling to repay loans. In favour of consumers, lender firms are instructed to avoid repossession up to 1 April 2021 and consider payment holidays exposing lender firms who fail to adhere to enforcement action.

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R (KBR Inc) v SFO: A victory for common sense

In October 2020 the Supreme Court heard the appeal in R (KBR Inc) v Director of the Serious Fraud Office (see previous summary article).  The appeal focussed on whether the SFO could issue a notice under section 2(3) of the Criminal Justice Act 1987 (“the CJA 1987”) to a foreign company requiring it to produce documents held abroad (“the s2 Notice”).  The Supreme Court has now ruled that a SFO s2 Notice does not have extraterritorial effect in what many practitioners and commentators will welcome as a victory for common sense and respect for the comity of nations.  That is an entirely unsurprising result given the well-established position generally limiting to the UK the application of legislation emanating from the UK Parliament.

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