The Financial Times discusses in this article how the pay for financial crime prosecutors in the UK is low in comparison to their private sector counterparts, making it less desirable for lawyers in the private sector to consider moving unless the public sector can demonstrate that there is non-monetary value to be gained. This […]
In this LexisNexis Corporate Crime analysis, Nick Vamos and Adam Wawrzynski consider the extradition case of Julian Assange, how the case arose in 2010, its background, the current stage of the appeal and next steps, the main ground of appeal, and what, if any, impact a successful appeal would have. Please note that the article […]
Last week, a US jury acquitted Mike Lynch, one of the UK’s former leading tech entrepreneurs, of fraud. He spent around one-third of his 12-year legal battle fighting extradition to the US. His case has fuelled criticism of the extradition arrangements between the UK to the US, with critics calling them “desperately unfair” and too […]
Earlier this week, the High Court ruled that Julian Assange could appeal his extradition to the US. In this last episode of the long-running battle that the WikiLeaks founder has been fighting against the 2022 extradition decision made by then Home Secretary Priti Patel, the judges gave him until tomorrow to submit a full case […]
The first episode of Red Eye, a thriller that first aired last month on ITV, had viewers glued to their seats. On landing in Heathrow, the main character is extradited straight to China for a crime that he claims he did not commit, having been denied a phone call or any form of legal representation. […]
The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has launched a review of its cases after discovering issues with software used in evidence disclosure. According to the Financial Times, the agency has told the defendants in all affected cases about the issues, which affected its ability to search for relevant terms of evidence. It added that a solution […]
Since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, plenty of bold words have been uttered, calling for Russian assets in the UK to be seized. Suggestions included taking over the mansions of Russian oligarchs in London to house Ukrainian refugees, taking assets held in UK banks to fund its war effort or to help rebuild Ukraine […]
The finishing line may be getting closer, but in the latest twist in Julian Assange’s marathon fight against his extradition to the US, the High Court has asked the US and the Secretary of State for some further assurances. At a two-day hearing in February, the High Court considered whether the WikiLeaks founder could be […]
Last month, an ex-takeaway worker was convicted in laundering the proceeds thanks to which she had gone from living above a Chinese restaurant to a multi-million pound house in an affluent neighbourhood in North London. After a two-month trial, Jian Wen was found guilty at Southwark Crown Court of an offence relating to money laundering. […]
Earlier this month, and after a six-week trial, the High Court ruled that Australian computer scientist Dr Crag Wright did not create bitcoin and neither did he author the Bitcoin White Paper. Even for an industry long accustomed to controversy and to hitting the headlines, the verdict can be seen as a watershed moment. Wright […]
