In investigating and litigating instances of fraud, freezing injunctions present an invaluable tool in locking down an entity’s assets and compelling disclosure.
The scale of the problem has made it hard to ignore, with an estimated £10 billion having been lost to fraud. The political impact has also been significant. Former Chancellor turned Prime Ministerial hopeful Rishi Sunak has been criticised by colleagues during the Conservative leadership contest for the Treasury’s approach to the fraud. Prior to […]
Levoff pleaded guilty to six securities fraud charges at a hearing before US District Judge William Martini in Newark, New Jersey. The former tech giant lawyer allegedly exploited his positions as corporate secretary, head of corporate law, and co-chair of Apple’s disclosure committee that reviewed drafts of Apple's results to generate approximately $604,000 of illegal […]
To say that corporate criminal liability has been viewed as a thorny issue in recent years is to understate the situation. After all, if it had not been such a great cause for concern, the Law Commission would not have been asked to examine it and produce options for change. Having grasped this particular thorn, […]
Policing and criminology expert, Jennifer Schmidt-Petersen, at The University of Law breaks down our obsession with true crime dramas and documentaries. Over the last few years, it seems that people around the world have developed an obsession with true crime dramas with series like ‘Inventing Anna’, which received over 77 million hours of viewing within […]
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