Criminal

The proposed ‘failure to prevent fraud’ offence is intended to close loopholes in existing legislation, but does it go far enough? 

Behind the wrongful conviction of Andrew Malkinson lies an even greater scandal, as Jon Robins reveals

Michael Zander on what enables the police to catch criminals

The horrifying case of Andrew Malkinson, who spent 17 years in prison for a crime he did not commit, is not a one-off or an aberration, NLJ columnist Jon Robins writes in his column this week. Instead, it’s part of a wider systemic problem.

The Sentencing Council has published its response to the recommendations of the Domestic Homicide Sentencing Review, led by Clare Wade KC.

The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) has finally apologised to Marcia Rigg for failings in its misconduct investigations into the death of her brother, Sean Rigg at Brixton police station in 2008.

A cunning (economic crime) plan? Kate Bridgland, Oliver Cooke & Richard Marshall turn their attention to the government’s proposals for tackling money laundering & fraud

The law governing the age of marriage has recently changed: John Mayberry stresses the importance of raising awareness within communities with strong traditions of marrying early

A light is finally being shone on the murky practices of undercover policing: Jon Robins queries whether the ends ever justified the means

The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has faced some serious stumbling blocks in its time, so is it fit for purpose? In this week’s NLJ, in the first of a three-part series, Penningtons Manches Cooper lawyers Kate Bridgland, associate, Oliver Cooke, senior associate, and Richard Marshall, partner, put SFO prosecutions in the dock.