Hundreds of arrests have been made in the UK after EncroChat, a top-secret messaging service used by criminals, was infiltrated by police in France and the Netherlands.
A Filipino journalist is facing up to six years in prison after being found guilty of “cyber libel” for exposing government corruption and abuse of power.
On Friday 12 June, the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (“SDT”) fined Baker McKenzie’s former London managing partner £55,000 for serious professional misconduct, having attempted to hug and kiss a junior lawyer in 2012 and improperly influence the subsequent investigation. The ruling shines a light on the dark problem of sexual misconduct happening behind City law firm’s flashy office entrances.
New research in Belgium shows that 5% of terrorists commit further terrorist offences, compared with the worldwide average rates of criminal recidivism (reoffending) which sits within a range between 40-60%.
Two QCs precipitated social media storms suggesting trials should be held without juries.
Due to the ongoing crisis, there has been an increase in the number of scam emails totalling 18m a day, according to Google.
The possibility of eavesdropping virtual assistants being used as witnesses in trials raise important questions concerning privacy and consent.
The Criminal Bar has recently warned of the ever-growing phenomenon of “hot courting”, highlighting the negative effect that it has on our justice system and those involved in it.
The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) has ordered Ryan Beckwith, a (now former) senior partner at Magic Circle firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, to pay £235,000 after an investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct.
Anthony Levandowski (a former engineer at Google) has been charged with 33 counts of attempted theft of trade secrets.