In September 2017 I wrote an article ‘Revolutionary Changes to Police Bail’ (see Janes Solicitors website News and Opinion section). At the time I stated that although revolutionary, the changes brought about by the Policing and Crime Act 2017 had received scant media or public attention. This would appear to still be very much […]
Applications for Committal for contempt of court in civil proceedings are a niche and distinctive area of law. They are of a quasi-criminal nature, but exist within the framework of Civil Procedure, thus combining two separate fields of law that tend not to interact with each other. However, at Janes Solicitors, our criminal solicitors, armed […]
Family analysis: The judgment in Andreewitch v Moutreuil highlights the importance of warning respondents in contempt proceedings of their right to silence. Marc Livingston of Janes Solicitors, and Christopher Sykes of Doughty Street Chambers, solicitor and counsel for the appellant, examine the case and its implications. Andreewitch v Moutreuil [2020] EWCA Civ 382, [2020] All […]
The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) Regulations 2020 In the face of the growing COVID-19 crisis, the government followed the example of other nations and introduced unprecedented restrictions on businesses and individual liberties. The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) Regulations 2020 came into force at 1:00 p.m. on 26th March 2020. They remain in force […]
During a police investigation, once a suspect has been identified and interviewed (whether under arrest or not), the police must decide what to do with him or her next. If the police are not yet able to charge the suspect they must release him or her. Typically there will be further enquiries to be made, […]
This article examines the changes to be enacted by the The Iran (Sanctions)(Human Rights)(EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (“the Regulations”) to the UK’s existing sanctions regime and assesses the impact on those in the UK engaged in trade with Iran in light of recent developments in the Gulf of Tormuz and the current course of the Brexit process. […]
Janes Solicitors are delighted to be once again highly ranked this year in both the Legal 500 and Chambers UK. All of our Partners have been ranked as exceptional lawyers across Financial Crime, White Collar Crime and Crime. Chambers UK 2019 https://www.chambersandpartners.com/UK/firm/242864/janes-solicitors “very accurate with their analysis and quick to respond.” “very thorough […]
There has been plenty of both praise and condemnation of Lord Hain for his defiance of the Court injunction to name Sir Philip Green, invoking Parliamentary Privilege for this purpose. The criticism and condemnation of Lord Hain’s actions focus and concentrate on an assumed abuse of his right to invoke Parliamentary Privilege. I have not […]
As technology improves, is it possible that online financial crime and fraud will subside into historical events that companies will learn from? HSBC is incorporating Artificial Intelligence (AI) to tackle money laundering and notably the SFO recently used a pilot ‘robot’ in the Rolls-Royce investigations to process more than half a million documents a day […]
There has been some media speculation that our client may have participated in an elaborate hoax as regards her fear of her husband’s poisoning at Prezzo Restaurant on Sunday 16th September and its possible cause. She has asked Janes Solicitors to emphasise that she was not involved in any hoax and that her fears were genuine, […]
An alternative defence perspective The ENRC Court of Appeal Judgement clarifying the extent of litigation privilege has already received much praise and plaudits in particular from defence practitioners. The unequivocal ruling that the internal investigation commissioned by Decherts into the SFO allegations was covered by litigation privilege and therefore not disclosable to the SFO appears […]
IS THE UNILATERAL WITHDRAWAL OF THE USA FROM THE JOINT AGREEMENT OVER IRAN A CASE OF THE BARK BEING WORSE THAN THE BITE? Commentary by James Mullion Much fretting by UK businesses involved in Iran has been happening on this side of the Atlantic since the US President’s formal announcement on the 8th May that […]
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