Blog Listing
Digital crime and fraud are ones to watch
May
On the 19th April Richard Alderman delivered his final speech in office as Director of the Serious Fraud Office to the Young Fraud Lawyers in the North Association. As a committee member of the organisation, I was lucky enough to be in attendance at the event. During his speech Mr Alderman...
Restoring common sense - relaxation of Health and Safety laws
Apr
In October 2010, Lord Young made a series recommendations in his report "Common Sense, Common Safety”. The recommendations focused on improving the public and employers' understanding and perception of Health and Safety laws. The report also called for a reduction in the bureaucracy that...
Fall in reported fraud cases ‘calm before the storm’
Jan
A recent report has suggested that the level of reported fraud cases in the North West has halved in the last twelve months, to £94 million. These figures indicate that the cost of fraud to the North West has fallen below that to the north east, Midlands and Scotland for the first time since...
The EU Waste Framework Directive: What does it mean for you?
Dec
The long awaited revised EU Waste Framework Directive was finally brought into UK legislation by the Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2011 in March this year. The Directive introduced the "polluter pays principle” and included two new recycling and recovery targets. Under the Directive,...
North West drugs conspiracy – 13 plead guilty but our client acquitted!
Nov
It was widely reported over the weekend that 13 members of an organised crime ring spanning Lancashire, Merseyside and Cumbria had pleaded guilty to conspiring to supply drugs of classes A, B and C. They will be sentenced at a later date. What was not reported was that we represented a client...
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