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The FCA has published the first edition of its new ‘Enforcement Watch' publication (EW1), a newsletter covering insights and themes from its recent enforcement work.

On 15 February 2012, the M.V. Enrica Lexie, a commercial oil tanker flying the Italian flag, was transiting in international waters approximately 20.5 nautical miles off the coast of India.

February's Supreme Court ruling in Bloomberg confirmed that those under criminal investigation have a right, enforceable in the civil courts, to prevent publication of their identity until the moment they are charged.

When it became public that Adam Johnson's lawyers had somehow disclosed to Sunderland's Chief Executive well before his trial, that their client had confessed to one of a number of criminal charges brought against him...

The Algarve in Portugal has always been a popular destination. According to the Office of National Statistics British nationals make up the largest section of tourists with over one million British visitors each year.

Far from an April Fools' joke, on 1 April, the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, unveiled a comprehensive policy statement detailing the legislative proposals for the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill.

The Protection from Sex-based Harassment in Public Act 2023 is now in force and has inserted a new section, 4B, into the Public Order Act 1986. The new section came into force on 1 April 2026 and creates an aggravated version of the existing offence of intentional harassment, alarm or distress, where the conduct is carried out because of a person’s sex or presumed sex. It carries a maximum sentence of up to two years’ imprisonment.

On 6 January 2020, the Council of Arab and African States Bordering the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden (the "Council") was created as a mechanism for improving the security of regional waterways

KCSIE is the key piece of statutory guidance that schools and colleges (collectively, ‘schools') must have regard to when carrying out their duties to safeguard and promote the welfare of children.

Ofsted has secured its first successful prosecution against an unregistered children's home operator, resulting in significant fines and director disqualifications. With over 900 unregistered homes now operating across England and new civil enforcement powers granted under the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026, the regulatory landscape for children's social care providers is undergoing fundamental change.

Few events in life are as distressing as being unfairly accused of rape or serious sexual harassment. Such accusations, even when unfounded, can have lasting repercussions on a person's life and reputation.

Umar Azmeh analyses the whole life order imposed upon Wayne Couzens by Lord Justice Fulford for the murder of Sarah Everard.

In this case, the Public Guardian made nine applications to the Court of Protection because he had received nine Lasting Powers of Attorney with provisions relating to euthanasia or assisted suicide.

All businesses are at risk of cyber attacks. Having in place appropriate policies and procedures, however, helps to mitigate the risk of a cyber attack.

In Ivey v Genting Casinos [2017] UKSC 67 (Ivey), the Supreme Court revisited the test for dishonesty that has been applied in criminal cases for more than 30 years.

While making submissions at half time becomes an increasingly rarer exercise, certainly for this practitioner, when the chance arises it must be seized with both hands.

In a recent case, Perry and others v the Serious Organised Crime Agency [2012], the UK Supreme Court curtailed the efforts of the Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) to freeze the foreign assets of a fraudster who had been convicted abroad.

A new offence has recently been created of driving, attempting to drive or being in charge of a motor vehicle on a road or other public place with amounts of any of 16 specified controlled drugs above certain limits in the driver's blood.