Source: https://www.redlionchambers.co.uk/fraud-newsletters/fraud-newsletter-24-october-2018/
Timestamp: 2019-04-21 14:32:12+00:00

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Corporate LPP: SFO not appealing SFO v ENRC  EWCA Civ 2006: Reuters 2 Oct 18.
Appearance of Judicial bias: judge’s role to be a neural arbiter: Conviction quashed: Myers  EWCA Crim 2191 (Westlaw). A judge who oversees a trial should not sit on the appeal: Stubbs, Davis and Evans v The Queen  UKPC 30.
No general victim’s right to review decisions not to prosecute under Art 11 of Directive 2012/29/EU: R (AC) v DPP EWCA Civ 2092.
First Unexplained Wealth Order: UWO challenge successfully resisted by NCA: no right to anonymity: NCA v Mrs A  EWHC 2534 (Admin).
Misconduct in public office: police officer pleaded to selling details of 21,802 road traffic accidents to solicitors making £363k over 7 years: 5 years reduced to 4: Mungur  EWCA Crim 1062;  2 Cr.App.R(S) 33 (Westlaw).
Crime (Overseas Production Orders) Bill: at HL report stage 22 Oct 18. Bills allows law enforcement/prosecutors to apply to UK courts for an overseas production order (OPO) to obtain electronic data from service providers outside UK.
Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (External Investigations and External Orders and Requests) (Amendment) Order 2018 S.I. 2018 No. 1078 extends the ambit of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (External Requests and Orders) Order 2005 S.I. 2005 No. 3181 to include forfeiture of “listed assets” and the ambit of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (External Investigations) Order 2014 S.I. 2014 No. 1893) to include UWOs (Unexplained Wealth Orders).
EU Combating Money Laundering Directive 556/18 adopted: 11 Oct 18 Member states have 24 months to implement it. Introduces tougher ML rules to disrupt and block access by criminals to financial resources.
Barclays Trial: High Court rule against SFO application to reinstate charges dismissed in the Crown Court. The trial on remaining charges listed for 9 Jan 19. The current director, Lisa Osofsky has recused herself from dealing with the case because of potential conflicts arising from her previous work in the private sector. Oversight will be provided by General Counsel, Alun Milford: 26 Oct 18.
Euribor / Conspiracy to defraud: German national extradited from Italy and charged by SFO: 21 Oct 18.
Firms named and fined for failure to comply with MLR: total £5.99m: HMRC 4 Oct 18.
FCA fines Tesco Bank £16.4m (includes 30% discount) for lack of due care etc. re Nov. 2016 cyber-attack: 1 Oct 18.
Ofcom fine Royal Mail £50m for abuse of dominant position: Case summary: 14 Aug 18 and Non confidential infringement decision: published 26 Oct 18.

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