News

25Aug2022

David Hardstaff and John Binns write for Open Access Government discussing a blueprint for the UK Cannabis Industry

25th August 2022

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

BCL partner John Binns and senior associate David Hardstaff share their views on a blueprint for the UK Cannabis Industry in their recent article for Open Government Access.

25Aug2022

Tom McNeill and John Binns write for The Barrister Magazine on Law Commission proposals on corporate criminal liability

25th August 2022

Karen Peacock

Corporate Crime, Financial Crime, John Binns, News, News & Insights, Regulatory, Tom McNeill

BCL senior associate Tom McNeill and partner John Binns write for The Barrister Magazine analysing key points of the Law Commission’s options paper on corporate criminal liability.

19Aug2022

Shula de Jersey and Matt Davies write for Reports Legal examining how the SFO got two of its investigations badly wrong

19th August 2022

Karen Peacock

Bribery, Corruption and SFO Investigations, Financial Crime, Matt Davies, News, News & Insights, Shula De Jersey

BCL’s Shula de Jersey and Matt Davies analyse what caused two of the Serious Fraud Office investigations to go so seriously wrong, in their article for Reports Legal and Dominic Carman.

16Aug2022

John Binns writes for Open Access Government discusses Interpol’s Operation Pangea

16th August 2022

Karen Peacock

Cannabis investing group, Financial Crime, John Binns, News, News & Insights

BCL partner, John Binns discusses Interpol’s Operation Pangea – which illustrates how financial crime can be overcome – in the context of the global fight against illicit medicines, in his latest article for Open Access Government.

10Aug2022

John Binns writes for Wealth Adviser on the UK’s New Overseas Entities Register

10th August 2022

Karen Peacock

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

BCL partner John Binns writes for Wealth Adviser discussing a new register for foreign companies that own land in the UK and its potential impact for tackling money laundering.

5Aug2022

Shula de Jersey writes for Edward Fennell’s Legal Diary on SFO

5th August 2022

Karen Peacock

Bribery and Corruption, Bribery, Corruption and SFO Investigations, Financial Crime, News, News & Insights, Shula De Jersey

BCL partner, Shula de Jersey assesses the findings of the recent reports by Brian Altman QC and Sir David Calvert- Smith’s into the actions of the SFO, for Edward Fennell’s Legal Diary.

3Aug2022

BCL to deliver Lexology Webinar on The UK’s Sanctions Regime: Navigating an Ever-Moving Horizon

3rd August 2022

Karen Peacock

Anoushka Warlow, John Binns, News, News & Insights, Oliver Schneider-Sikorsky, Regulatory, Sanctions and Export Controls

BCL’s John Binns, Anoushka Warlow and Oliver Schneider-Sikorsky will be delivering a webinar in partnership with Lexology, 12th October, 03:00 – 04:00 PM BST, titled ”The United Kingdom’s sanctions regime: navigating an ever-moving horizon”.

3Aug2022

Tom McNeill’s article has been published in Tomorrow’s Health & Safety magazine

BCL senior associate Tom McNeill‘s article Individual Failings has been published in Tomorrow’s Health & Safety magazine.

1Aug2022

Richard Sallybanks speaks to GIR on the SFO’s recent disclosure failings

1st August 2022

Karen Peacock

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

Following the publication last week of the Calvert-Smith and Altman reports into the SFO, BCL partner Richard Sallybanks has been quoted in GIR’s latest article “SFO reviews pile on the pressure” about how the SFO’s disclosure failings in these cases should be addressed by proper resourcing, funding and training, and not by any lessening of the SFO’s disclosure obligations.

29Jul2022

Tom McNeill writes for Building Magazine on company liability for safety breaches by individuals

BCL senior associate Tom McNeill writes for Building Magazine discussing to what extent organisations are responsible for the failings of individuals.