Corporate criminal law set for ‘massive shift’

UncategorizedBy hardwood_adm17th May 2016

A proposed new offence targeting businesses that fail to prevent fraud or money laundering could be the most significant shakeup in corporate criminal law in a century, specialist lawyers have said. The Ministry of Justice announced last week that it will consult on proposals to extend the scope of the ‘failure to prevent’ criminal offence…

The Queen’s Speech: Six laws that could be about to change dramatically

UncategorizedBy hardwood_adm17th May 2016

Oliver Wright takes a look at the biggest changes to be expected in Wednesday’s Queen’s Speech – and assesses how controversial they will be The Queen will open the new session of parliament on Wednesday AFP/Getty David Cameron is expected to announce a whole set of new laws in the Queen’s Speech on Wednesday. Here’s what…