John Binns and Serena O'Dea consider the concerns raised about the current UK sanctions regime.

With cybercrime rates doubling since 2019, and ransomware tripling since 2020, the UK government is seeking to bolster the nation's cyber defences, publishing the National Cyber Strategy 2022...

The fourth quarter of 2020 appears likely to bring into operation the UK-US Bilateral Data Sharing Agreement agreed in October 2019 between Home Secretary Priti Patel and...

Associate, David Hardstaff and Partner, John Binns, explain here how cannabis wonder child takes a knock in light of the European Commission's ‘pause' on CBD novel food applications mean for this booming industry.

Richard Reichman and Sihana Cara discuss Covid-19 and if there is a risk of businesses being shut down or prosecuted for exposure at work.

From the outset of lockdown regulations in England on 26 March 2020, breaches have been punishable with a fine, and subject to a system of FPNs, by which a prosecution could be avoided if a fixed sum is paid within 28 days, ...

Amid concerns that some are taking advantage of the Government's schemes to support businesses affected by coronavirus, what are the real risks?

New US Department of Justice Policy demonstrates commitment to pursuing individual wrongdoing. Anoushka Warlow and Suzanne Gallagher consider the new policy, and whether the UK's Serious Fraud Office will follow suit.

In this article Shula de Jersey and Matt Davies provide a brief mid-year update looking at what the Serious Fraud Office ("SFO") has achieved so far this year...

BCL partner, Richard Reichman and solicitor, Suzanne Gallagher consider the review into the UK's regulatory framework for autonomous vehicles by the Law Commission of England and Wales

UK healthcare organisations have written to the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pushing for the introduction of emergency legislation to protect healthcare professionals...

What gaps currently exist in the UK regulatory regime and what are the main changes heralded by SI 2019/1511?

Last week, Ryanair Flight FR4978 was en route between two EU capitals (Athens and Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania) when it was intercepted by a fighter jet from Belarus.

The UK Government has codified the annual "Frozen Assets Review" under its sanctions regimes, through the Sanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No 2) Regulations 2024 ("Amending Regulations").

In October 2020 the Supreme Court heard the appeal in R (KBR Inc) v Director of the Serious Fraud Office (see previous summary article [insert link]).

Long in gestation and eagerly awaited, the draft Online Safety Bill (‘Bill'), has finally been published.

The Attorney General's Office has published the government's response to a call for evidence on the impact of social media on criminal trials, which concludes that social media

From e-commerce and video-conferencing to messaging friends and colleagues, we take the encryption, and thus the security, of our digital communications for granted...

The UK Online Safety Act mandates social media platforms to actively monitor and remove illegal content, with penalties for non-compliance. Ofcom will finalize enforcement details by late 2024, and initial prosecutions under new offences have begun.

In the following article Richard Sallybanks and Anoushka Warlow look at how 2022 has begun for the Serious Fraud Office ("SFO").