News & Insights

16Feb2022

Umar Azmeh comments on Overwhelming supervening act: R v Grant [2021] EWCA Crim 1243 in the Criminal Law Review

16th February 2022

News, News & Insights, Umar Azmeh

BCL associate Umar Azmeh’s case comment on Overwhelming supervening act: R v Grant (Tony Lee) [2021] EWCA Crim. 1243 has been published in the latest edition of the Criminal Law Review.

14Feb2022

Oliver Schneider-Sikorsky and Cindy Laing discuss ’’Social media offences and claims’’ with LexisNexis

14th February 2022

Cindy Laing, Cybercrime and Online Safety, News, News & Insights, Oliver Schneider-Sikorsky

BCL Senior Associate Oliver Schneider-Sikorsky and Associate Cindy Laing have produced a practice note on ’’Social media offences and claims’’ co-authored in partnership with Persphone Bridgman Baker of Cater-Ruck.

11Feb2022

Well, That Escalated Quickly: Fixed Penalties for Lockdown Breaches in England

11th February 2022

Coronavirus, Insights, John Binns, News & Insights, Regulatory

BCL Partner John Binns writes about changes in Fixed Penalty notices in England.

10Feb2022

Good from bad? – the use of financial crime penalties

10th February 2022

Financial Crime, John Binns, News, News & Insights, Proceeds of Crime

BCL Partner, John Binns writes for Money Laundering Bulletin analysing a new report from Spotlight on Corruption.

10Feb2022

Richard Sallybanks speaks to The Times on recent failures in bribery trials

10th February 2022

Bribery and Corruption, Bribery, Corruption and SFO Investigations, Financial Crime, News, News & Insights, Richard Sallybanks

BCL partner, Richard Sallybanks has been quoted in The Times’ article ‘SFO head Lisa Osofsky faces questions over investigator’s failings ‘ discussing the SFO’s recent failures in bribery trials as she faces a landmark review of her agency’s performance.

9Feb2022

The UK’s doomed Medical Cannabis (Access) Bill

9th February 2022

Cannabis investing group, Controlled Drugs Licensing and Proceeds, David Hardstaff, John Binns, News, News & Insights, Regulatory

BCL Senior Associate, David Hardstaff and Partner, John Binns write for Open Access Government exploring the UK’s doomed Medical Cannabis (Access) Bill.

1Feb2022

A guide to the terms of Financial Conduct Laws and the FCA’s approach to Crypto Assets

1st February 2022

Corporate Crime, FCA Investigations, Financial Crime, Insights, John Binns, Legal guides, News & Insights, Regulatory

In this guide BCL Partner, John Binns provides an introduction to the terms of Financial Conduct Laws and explains the FCA’s approach to crypto assets.

28Jan2022

Chambers Webinar: The International Reach of Criminal Allegations with BCL Solicitors

28th January 2022

Anoushka Warlow, John Binns, News, News & Insights, Shaul Brazil, Shula De Jersey

In conjunction with Chambers and Partners High Net Worth UK guide, BCL will be delivering a webinar on Thursday, 24th February 2022 titled ”The International Reach of Criminal Allegations”.

14Jan2022

Individuals in Cross-Border Investigations or Proceedings: The UK Perspective

14th January 2022

Alex Swan, Anoushka Warlow, Insights, Legal guides, News, News & Insights, Richard Sallybanks

BCL’s Richard Sallybanks, Anoushka Warlow and Alex Swan have co-authored the chapter ‘Individuals in Cross-Border Investigations or Proceedings’ in the sixth edition of Global Investigations Review: Practitioner’s Guide to Global Investigations.

10Jan2022

HMRC’s FIS hits bingo! A cause for celebration? – Harry Travers & John Binns write for The Legal Diary

10th January 2022

Financial Crime, Harry Travers, John Binns, News, News & Insights, Tax and Revenue Investigations

HMRC recently celebrated the achievement of its Fraud and Investigation Service (FIS) in recovering £218m in 2020-2021, taking its total haul during its five years of operation to over £1bn. But is this really something to be proud of? ask John Binns and Harry Travers.

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