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First deferred prosecution agreement between the CPS and a company accused of failure to prevent bribery

First deferred prosecution agreement between the CPS and a company accused of failure to prevent bribery

In a statement published on 24 November 2023, Entain plc ("Entain"), the global sports betting and gaming group, announced that its proposed Deferred ...

UK Sanctions – Mints v PJSC National Bank Trust forces new government guidance…but does it help?

UK Sanctions – Mints v PJSC National Bank Trust forces new government guidance…but does it help?

Globally, sanctions are the tool of choice in geopolitical disputes. Amid a flurry of internationally imposed sanctions in the wake of Russia's invasi ...

Housebuilder Top Tip: Secure the Site!

Housebuilder Top Tip: Secure the Site!

With the current state of the market and lack of availability of sites, many housebuilders are looking for sites which are often not as maintained or ...

Health and Safety in Numbers – the HSE’s Annual Statistics for 2022/23

Health and Safety in Numbers – the HSE’s Annual Statistics for 2022/23

On 22nd November, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) published its annual statistics on work related ill-health and workplace injuries for the 2022 ...

A global stocktake and paradigm shifts: what to look out for at COP28

A global stocktake and paradigm shifts: what to look out for at COP28

In the run up to COP28 in the UAE on 30 November, we take stock of where we are on the Paris Agreement journey and review the President-Designate's fr ...

Road deaths in Scotland at their highest since 2016

Road deaths in Scotland at their highest since 2016

Transport Scotland has recently published statistics confirming 173 people were killed in road collisions in Scotland in 2022. This is 32 more than in ...

The end of the long and winding road? Supreme Court rules on deliberate concealment in Canada Square Operations Ltd v Potter [2023] UKSC 41

The end of the long and winding road? Supreme Court rules on deliberate concealment in Canada Square Operations Ltd v Potter [2023] UKSC 41

The long-awaited judgment of the Supreme Court in Canada Square Operations Ltd v Potter has finally arrived, providing helpful clarification of what i ...

Amendments to Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022

Amendments to Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022

Following our alert on the proposed changes to the Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022 (ECTEA) issued earlier this year, the govern ...

SLAPPs: New Reforms Move One Step Closer

SLAPPs: New Reforms Move One Step Closer

New reforms to address SLAPPs in economic crime proceedings have moved one step closer after the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 re ...

"Full and final" means "full and final"

"Full and final" means "full and final"

In February we reported on the striking out with costs of a claim brought in respect of hire charges of £45,000 after a Part 36 offer in respect of th ...