News & Insights

11Nov2021

BCL Solicitors LLP named in the 2021 GIR 100 top global investigations firms

11th November 2021

BCL Solicitors LLP are delighted to be named in the Global Investigations Review (GIR) top 100 investigations firms 2021 – a guide to the world’s leading firms for corporate investigations.

8Nov2021

Top Court Shows Hurdles For Prosecutors To Seize Assets

8th November 2021

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Alex Swan, News, News & Insights

BCL senior associate Alex Swan has been quoted discussing a decision by the U.K. Supreme Court that prevented the Crown Prosecution Service from recovering profits from a tax avoidance scheme, in an article from Law360.

8Nov2021

TIGRR: Is it a wonderful thing for the UK’s Cannabis Industry? – John Binns and David Hardstaff write for Open Access Government

8th November 2021

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

BCL partner John Binns and associate David Hardstaff ask if a new report should put a spring in the step of UK businesses with an interest in medicinal cannabis and cannabidiol (CBD) in their article published by Open Access Government.

2Nov2021

A simple guide to the law on confiscation and restraint under the Proceeds of Crime Act (2002)

2nd November 2021

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Insights, John Binns, Legal guides, News & Insights, Proceeds of Crime

Partner John Binns explains the way confiscation works under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (POCA).

1Nov2021

Umar Azmeh discusses UK post-Brexit sanctions

1st November 2021

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Insights, News & Insights, Sanctions and Export Controls, Umar Azmeh

BCL associate Umar Azmeh gives an overview of sanctions in the UK and the manner in which BCL’s experience can assist clients navigate an ever-evolving arena.

27Oct2021

Modern Slavery and Money Laundering: The Duty Most Companies Don’t Know They Have

27th October 2021

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Anti-Money Laundering, Insights, John Binns, Money Laundering, News & Insights

Do UK companies have a duty to prevent, or report, forced labour or human trafficking? The answer, for now, is ‘not quite’ – but duties in this area are strengthening in practice, thanks to laws on modern slavery and money laundering.

25Oct2021

BCL top ranked in Chambers and Partners UK Guide 2022

25th October 2021

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Commendations, David Hardstaff, Ellen Peart, Greg Mailer, Hannah Raphael, Harry Travers, Ian Burton, Jane Glass, John Binns, Mark Haslam, Michael Drury, News, News & Insights, Richard Reichman, Richard Sallybanks, Shaul Brazil, Shula De Jersey, Tom McNeill

BCL Solicitors LLP has once again been ranked as a top tier firm with leading individuals in our fields by Chambers & Partners in the 2022 edition of Chambers UK – a Client’s Guide to the UK Legal Profession. This is one of the leading independent directories of UK legal services, identifying the leading firms and lawyers in the UK.

21Oct2021

How Predictive Policing Can Criminalize Kids’ Online Searches – Suzanne Gallagher writes for The Crime Report

21st October 2021

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Data Protection, News, News & Insights, Suzanne Gallagher

BCL associate Suzanne Gallagher’s article discussing recent developments in the application of predictive policing technology has been published by The Crime Report.

21Oct2021

COVID-19 cure fraud: How far can the law go in judging religious beliefs? – John Binns and Suzanne Gallagher write for Open Access Government

21st October 2021

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Covid, John Binns, News, News & Insights, Suzanne Gallagher

BCL partner John Binns and associate Suzanne Gallagher’s article discussing the the prosecution of a bishop for selling a supposed COVID-19 cure has been published by Open Access Government.

20Oct2021

The Problem of the UK and Europol – John Binns writes for Reports Legal

20th October 2021

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John Binns, News, News & Insights

BCL partner John Binns’s article ‘One Step Forward, Two Steps Back? The Problem of the UK and Europol’ has been published by Reports Legal.