William Boyce QC and Karen Robinson have written in The Lawyer about their recent experience of private prosecution in the case of Deripaska v Chernukhin and R (on the application of Deripaska) v DPP [2020]. Bill and Karen consider the...
The Law of Artificial Intelligence, published by Sweet & Maxwell this week, has a chapter on Criminal Law, written by Adam King. The Law of Artificial Intelligence is an essential practitioner's reference text examining how key areas of current...
The Serious Fraud Office has reached a Deferred Prosecution Agreement (DPA) with Airline Services Limited (ASL). The DPA was given final approval by Mrs Justice May at a public hearing at Southwark Crown Court, sitting at the Royal Courts of Justice,...
We are delighted that The Lawyer Magazine has decided to award William Boyce QC with Barrister of the Week. William Boyce QC's full interview can be accesssed here ....
This month Chambers & Partners and Legal 500 published the results of their research on the legal community and the leaders in their fields. Members of QEB Hollis Whiteman Chambers have 74 acknowledgements in Chambers & Partners across...
Jason Mansell is currently advising Wellesley & Co Limited on a direct access basis in respect of FCA regulatory issues arising out of the CVA filed on 24 September 2020 by Wellesley Finance Plc. ...
The SFO has today received approval in principle to enter into a Deferred Prosecution Agreement (DPA) with G4S Care and Justice Services (UK) Ltd (G4S C&J), a wholly-owned subsidiary of G4S Plc. On Friday 17 July, the SFO will apply for final approval of...
QEB Hollis Whiteman, in collaboration with SKRINE, will present a webinar on the practical insights needed to keep organisations compliant with s. 17A MACC Act. Malaysia’s corporate liability law is modelled on the UK Bribery Act 2010....
In a judgment given on the 21st May by HHJ Spragg at Newcastle Crown Court, a confiscation order was made in the amount of only £8907.08. This was in circumstances where the prosecution had been seeking a confiscation order in the amount of almost...
Jason Mansell acted for a director of a FCA regulated company in a cross border insider dealing investigation involving the FCA and the French Financial Regulator , the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (“AMF”). Following an...
William Boyce QC and Karen Robinson represented Richard Boath, former head of Barclays Financial Institutions Group EMEA, who has been unanimously acquitted by a jury at the Central Criminal Court. Mr Boath faced allegations (in the alternative)...
Edward Brown KC and Philip Stott prosecuted a five month trial against four former top Barclays executives for fraud charges linked to how the bank raised billions from Qatar in the financial crisis. They were instructed by the Serious Fraud...
