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23Jul2021

BCL Solicitors top ranked in Chambers and Partners HNW Guide 2021

23rd July 2021

Anoushka Warlow, Commendations, Harry Travers, Ian Burton, Jane Glass, Michael Drury, News, News & Insights, Richard Sallybanks, Shaul Brazil, Shula De Jersey

Chambers & Partners have now published the 2021 edition of their High Net Worth (HNW) Guide and BCL Solicitors has been top-ranked (Band 1) in Financial Crime: High Net Worth Individuals – UK, with seven partners identified as leading individuals and one associate recognised in the ‘Associates to watch’ category.

Rankings are as follows:

22Jul2021

John Binns discusses The Bribery Act with The Times

22nd July 2021

Charlie Smith

John Binns, News, News & Insights

BCL partner John Binns has been quoted discussing the efficacy of The Bribery Act in The Times’s article ‘The Bribery Act has raised corporate standards’.

21Jul2021

BCL’s Charities of the year 2021: Children Heard and Seen and City Harvest London

21st July 2021

Charlie Smith

News, News & Insights

BCL Solicitors is pleased to announce our new Charities of the Year for 2021 are Children Heard and Seen, supporting children, young people and their families who are impacted by parental imprisonment, and City Harvest London, redistributing surplus food to help charities serve thousands of healthy meals each week.

19Jul2021

SFO agrees tenth Deferred Prosecution Agreement – Alex Swan writes for Fraud Intelligence

19th July 2021

Charlie Smith

Alex Swan, News, News & Insights, Serious Fraud

An extended version of senior associate Alex Swan’s article ‘SFO agrees tenth Deferred Prosecution Agreement – good money, but do they work?‘ has been published by Fraud Intelligence, discussing the announcement by the Serious Fraud Office that Amec Foster Wheeler Energy will pay a £103m penalty in a Deferred Prosecution Agreement to settle corruption allegations.

16Jul2021

UK’s policing in Europe after Brexit – Michael Drury and Caroline Mair write for Open Access Government

16th July 2021

Charlie Smith

Caroline Mair, Michael Drury, News, News & Insights

BCL partner Michael Drury and senior associate Caroline Mair’s article ‘The UK’s policing and law enforcement capabilities in Europe after Brexit’ has been published by Open Access Government, discussing a recent Parliamentary report, which analysed where the UK stands regarding the data & tools it now has at its disposal to the police across Europe after Brexit.

13Jul2021

Umar Azmeh discusses ‘Hamilton and others v Post Office Limited’ in the Criminal Law Review

13th July 2021

Charlie Smith

News, News & Insights, Umar Azmeh

Umar Azmeh’s Case Comment on Hamilton and others v Post Office Limited [2021] EWCA Crim. 577 has been published in the July edition of the Criminal Law Review.

12Jul2021

The UK Bribery Act: Happy Birthday? John Binns writes for Fraud Intelligence

12th July 2021

Charlie Smith

John Binns, News, News & Insights

BCL partner John Binns’s article ‘The UK Bribery Act: Happy Birthday?’ has been published by Fraud Intelligence.

1Jul2021

Evidence Obtained by Hacking or Torture – Michael Drury, Caroline Mair and Andrew Watson write for Lawyer Monthly

1st July 2021

Charlie Smith

Andrew Watson, Caroline Mair, Michael Drury, News, News & Insights

BCL partner Michael Drury, senior associate Caroline Mair and legal assistant Andrew Watson’s article ‘Evidence Obtained by Hacking or Torture: Do Two Wrongs Ever Make a Right?’ has been published by Lawyer Monthly.

30Jun2021

Online Safety for footballers: Daniel Jackson writes for FC Business

30th June 2021

Charlie Smith

Daniel Jackson, News, News & Insights, Sports law

BCL associate Daniel Jackson’s article ‘Does more online protection need to be given to football players and is the Draft Online Safety Bill the answer?’ has been published in the latest issue of FC Business.

24Jun2021

Michael Drury and Julian Hayes write for The GIR Guide to Cyber Investigations

24th June 2021

Charlie Smith

Cyber Crime, Julian Hayes, Michael Drury, News, News & Insights

BCL partners Michael Drury and Julian Hayes have written the chapter titled ‘Investigations In England & Wales: Practitioners’ Perspective’ for Global Investigations Review: The Guide to Cyber Investigations – Second Edition.