As recognised by the United Nations secretary-general in 2004, it encompasses ‘the full range of processes and mechanisms associated with a society’s attempts to come to terms with a legacy of ...
Dogged by failed prosecutions, disclosure headaches and obsolete technology, the Serious Fraud Office continues to face an uncertain future despite recent improvements. Maria Shahid reports.
For the government, this should start with enabling access to justice through a strengthening and widening of the UK’s opt-out collective action regime. Opt-out actions ensure a ...
Yet the regulatory framework governing them remains incomplete. This affects insurers, particularly through rising uninsured claims, growing Motor Insurers’ Bureau (MIB) exposure and personal injury ...
In Ephgrave’s first few months, more dawn raids were conducted than in the previous three years combined. This will have positively boosted morale for SFO employees, demonstrating energy and direction ...
Firm represented barrister Rajiv Menon KC, who successfully challenged an attempt to refer him for contempt following his closing speech on behalf of one of the Filton Palestine Action defendants ...
The appeal raised important points of principle and practice concerning: (i) the period of time within which a claim form must be served; and (ii) the correct approach to applicat ...
The purpose is to ensure ‘supervision by the attorney general of the use of criminal prosecution in many terrorism cases where there is a foreign context’. This safeguard is not decorative. It is a ...
This book examines the potentially toxic clauses that can sometimes creep into complex commercial contracts drafted in ...
Society of Media Lawyers angrily rebuts allegations that 'discreet lobbying campaign' for super-rich has torpedoed fresh ...
The High Court has backed the decision to shut down a Manchester firm on the grounds of suspicions that its owner was ...
Litigation funder applies for judicial review of £200 million distribution agreement in decade-old group claim.