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The Police have introduced new measures to protect those in custody from exposure to Covid19
We have set these measures out below In less serious matters where the Police have sufficient evidence to prove all elements of the offence, the person in custody will not be interviewed, thereby reducing the amount of people they are in contact with. They will...
Risk-assessed prisoners who are within two months of their release date will be temporarily released from jail, as part of the national plan to protect the NHS and save lives
Selected low-risk offenders, within weeks of their release dates, will be electronically tagged and temporarily released on licence in stages. Offenders can be recalled at the first sign of concern. Violent and sexual offenders and those of security concern will...
What makes insider trading illegal?
Insider trading (also known as insider dealing) can be easily defined as using information about a company that is not available to the public to buy or sell stocks or shares in order to make a profit or avoid a loss. For example, it happens when an employee is party...
Money laundering offences: will you go to prison?
Using a chain of financial transactions in order to give illegally obtained money the illusion of legitimacy is a serious criminal offence with potentially grave consequences. Those found guilty of money laundering charges absolutely do face prison sentences in the...
Qualities of a business crime solicitor
Being investigated by an employer, the HMRC or even the police for a business crime is a scenario that no professional wishes to find themselves in. However, it is far from an uncommon situation with many senior professionals and business owners finding themselves in...
What to do if you’re being investigated for tax fraud
If you’re being investigated for tax fraud, it’s extremely important to speak to an experienced tax fraud solicitor as soon as you become aware HMRC are looking into your tax affairs. Tax fraud and tax evasion are considered serious crimes and have potentially severe...
Consequences of speeding in the UK
Most speeding offences are committed by normally law-abiding people who have broken the law by driving slightly above the speed limit. Indeed, speeding is by the far the most common offence in the UK, with government figures showing that in 2017: 48% of cars exceeded...
Do people go to prison for white collar crimes?
White collar crime is the term used to describe financially-motivated offences that are committed in the line of a professional’s duties at work. It’s important to realise that these kind of crimes are taken very seriously by the authorities as financial crime is the...
Money laundering investigations: 7 things investigators are looking for
Money laundering is the practice of ‘cleaning’ money obtained through criminal activities in order to achieve the illusion of legitimacy for it to be used, often in connection with yet more criminal activities including drug trafficking, modern slavery, fraud and even...
Case study: a prison disciplinary hearing
A solicitor from Purcell Parker’s prison department recently represented two prisoners before the Independent Adjudicator at HMP Prison Birmingham. The hearing concerned the cases of two prisoners (Mr M and Mr S) who had both been charged with a disciplinary offence...