John Binns

BCL Solicitors LLP recognised as a leading firm in The Legal 500 UK 2023-2024 Guide

BCL Solicitors LLP are pleased to be once again recognised as a top-tier firm with an extensive team of outstanding individuals in the new Legal 500 United Kingdom 2023-2024 Guide. We have been identified as a leading firm in six practice areas and 14 of our lawyers commended for their standout contribution in their respective practices.

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Embracing the ‘Art of the Possible’ in Novel Food Regulation – David Hardstaff & John Binns write for Food Navigator

BCL partners David Hardstaff and John Binns have written for Food Navigator discussing how a high-profile investigation into banned muscle-building drugs highlights the issues with the novel food regime impacting the CBD industry.

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Confiscation Reform: Has the Law Commission Got It Right?

In a 640-page final report on the topic in November 2022, the Law Commission has made 119 recommendations to reform the process and substance of the regime related to confiscation orders in England and Wales; a draft bill to implement those recommendations is reportedly imminent. BCL partner, John Binns analyses the report’s background, its recommendations and the possible implications for criminal investigations in the future.

 

“Broadly speaking, its suggestions are practical and sensible in connection with the broader procedural aspects of the regime, but less so in connection with the substance of how the values of such orders are calculated.”

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Webinar: Corporate Investigations – Recent Developments

We are pleased to be teaming up with Mondaq on the 18th May 2023 to host a live webinar discussing the recent developments in corporate investigations and regulatory compliance. In this webinar, BCL’s John Binns, Tom McNeill and Anoushka Warlow will explore the recent approach of regulators to economic crime, supply chains, failure to prevent notices, deferred prosecution agreements, and the proceeds of crime.

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Sanctions compliance – John Binns speaks to The Law Society Gazette

The Russian invasion of Ukraine has thrust sanctions compliance up the agenda for law firms of all sizes. BCL’s John Binns spoke to Katharine Freeland for her article in The Law Society Gazette explaining the need for law firms to demonstrate the appropriate screening process of all clients and suppliers.

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Sanctions Designations in UK Courts: Lessons from the Synesis Case

The High Court has heard – and rejected – the first challenge under the UK’s post-Brexit sanctions framework. BCL partner, John Binns explains what the judgment tell us about how others’ designations could now be scrutinised.

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