Continuing Crypto Crises: Latest crypto hack shows its volatility
The second largest crypto hack in history has almost caused millions of people to lose their money, showing the fragility of cryptocurrency.
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April 17, 2022
A Royal Resolution: Prince Andrew settles sexual assault lawsuit
An unexpected financial out-of-court settlement has been reached in the US civil sexual assault case brought by Virginia Giuffre against Prince Andrew. Ms Giuffre claims Prince Andrew sexually assaulted her on three occasions when she was 17 after being sex trafficked by convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and his socialite friend Ghislaine Maxwell.
February 25, 2022
Agnew Scandal: Government Covid loans infected by fraud
Lord Agnew, a government minister responsible for counter fraud at the Treasury and Cabinet Office, has resigned after accusing the UK’s Covid-19 business loan scheme of being infested by fraud.
February 21, 2022
Fool Me Once: HMRC makes unprecedented seizure of NFTs in £1.4m fraud inquiry
The UK tax authority HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has seized three NFTs while it conducts an inquiry into what it suspects is a major incident of VAT fraud involving 250 fake companies. Three people are said to have been arrested on suspicion of attempting to orchestrate a scheme which would have seen the UK tax authority defrauded of £1.4m. This is the first case in which UK law enforcement has seized an NFT.
February 21, 2022
Bad Blood: Theranos founder found guilty of fraud
Elizabeth Holmes, founder of health technology company Theranos, has been found guilty of conspiracy to commit fraud against investors and three charges of wire fraud in a California trial.
January 10, 2022
“I’m paying the price for your freedom”: Online harassment once again in the spotlight
On Thursday 3rd January, thirteen men went on trial in France accused of online harassment over abusive messages sent to a teenage girl over anti-Islamic videos.
June 17, 2021
Licence to Kill: MI6 may have allowed undercover operatives to commit serious crimes in the UK
A judgment released by the Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) suggests that MI6 (formally the Secret Intelligence Service which mostly operates outside the UK) and the Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) “illegally authorised” its undercover operatives to engage in serious criminal activity in the UK.
January 5, 2021
They Speak for the Trees: International Lawyers Draft Plan to Criminalise Ecosystem Destruction
A panel of thirteen international lawyers are beginning to draft plans to create a legally enforceable crime of “ecocide” which would join the ranks of serious international offences such as genocide, and war crimes in the battle against the illegal destruction of the environment.
December 17, 2020
Left Out in the Cold: Police Chief says UK will be less safe without EU security deal
The UK’s most senior counter-terrorism chief, Neil Basu, has warned that the country will be “less safe” if it fails to agree a security deal with the EU, resulting in limited access to joint EU resources and operations against serious organised crime.
December 8, 2020
IP Gadgets: Brand protection against Coronavirus counterfeits
Criminals are cashing in on coronavirus paranoia, using the internet to sell thousands of counterfeit hygiene products worldwide, but this presents a lucrative opportunity for IP lawyers to provide a modern solution to a modern problem.
August 6, 2020