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Parental Dilemmas That Could Land You in Prison

It is a nightmare scenario that potentially any parent could face. A child returns home, late at night in an agitated state.   He hurriedly tells you that he has been in a fight, it […]

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End of The Road for Short Prison Sentences?

The big news story of the weekend was the surprising news that the Prisons Minister is considering whether to abolish the power to impose short prison sentences, those of 6 months or less. Arguing for […]

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Plead in Haste, Regret at Leisure

It should go without saying that no plea ought to be entered in any criminal case unless and until the case has been appropriately considered. Regrettably, we see an increasing number of people, who have […]

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Computer hacking

Hacking has been in the news a great deal in the last couple of years, for example, the 2016 US Presidential Elections, the extradition case of Lauri Love and the hacking of user accounts of […]

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Brian Swan writes in The Times Law Brief regarding restorative justice

Partner Brian Swan discusses the need for the Government to boost funding for restorative justice in The Times Law Brief.

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Solicitor Ernest Aduwa examines cybersecurity in The Times

Solicitor Ernest Aduwa’s article, published in The Times, examines why recent MP proposals to tackle cyber crime do not go far enough.

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Ernest Aduwa comments in relation to a select committee report on the 2015 TalkTalk data breach

Solicitor Ernest Aduwa comments in Computer Weekly in relation to a select committee report on cyber security and 2015 TalkTalk data breach.

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Partner Amjid Jabbar comments in The Times in relation to Operation Tuleta

Partner Amjid Jabbar comments in The Times in relation to the collapse of the £3.5 million Scotland Yard computer hacking investigation, ‘Operation Tuleta’.

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Hacker prosecutions miss the point

Solicitor Ernest Aduwa examines in Fraud Intelligence the prevalence of cyber security flaws spanning across multiple industries.

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Solicitor Ernest Aduwa comments in The Mirror in relation to the Ashley Madison hack

Solicitor Ernest Aduwa comments in The Mirror in relation to the recent Ashley Madison data breach.

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05 Sep 2024

Partner Amjid Jabbar examines Unexplained Wealth Orders in The Times

Six years after they were first introduced, Partner Amjid Jabbar argues that Unexplained Wealth Orders have yet to prove themselves to be the “silver bullet” in the fight against financial crime as they were initially heralded as.

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05 Sep 2024

Partner Amjid Jabbar examines Unexplained Wealth Orders in The Times

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14 Aug 2024

Partner Ernest Aduwa comments on the wrongful death lawsuit against Disney in BBC News, The Daily Mirror and Metro

Partner Ernest Aduwa comments on the news that Disney is looking to dismiss a wrongful death lawsuit because of the ‘Binding Arbitration and Class Action Waiver’ the claimant signed up to in a free trial of its streaming service Disney+.

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15 Jul 2024

Partner Ernest Aduwa comments on diary evidence in The Daily Mail

Partner Ernest Aduwa comments on how diary evidence can play a pivotal role in criminal prosecutions and murder trials.

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02 Jul 2024

Partner Ernest Aduwa comments on online sleuths and police investigations in The i Paper

Partner Ernest Aduwa comments on how online sleuths and conspiracy theories can hamper criminal investigations, in The i Paper.

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02 Jul 2024

Partner Ernest Aduwa comments on online sleuths and police investigations in The i Paper

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27 Jun 2024

Partner Richard Cannon comments on the FCA rebranding in City A.M.

Partner Richard Cannon comments on the news that the FCA is set to spend £90,000 on a “brand refresh” to help redefine the regulator’s audiences and purpose.

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25 Jun 2024

Partner Richard Cannon comments on money laundering in Financial Accountant

Partner Richard Cannon comments on the recent seizure of gold bullion and artwork from a convicted money launderer.

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25 Jun 2024

Partner Bambos Tsiattalou recognised in the 13th edition of Best Lawyers in the United Kingdom

Partner Bambos Tsiattalou has been recognised in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in the United Kingdom.

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25 Jun 2024

Partner Bambos Tsiattalou recognised in the 13th edition of Best Lawyers in the United Kingdom

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28 May 2024

Partner Richard Cannon comments on Labour’s proposals to tackle financial crime in Law360

Partner Richard Cannon comments on Labour’s plan for financial services, and explores what these proposals could mean for combatting fraud.

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07 May 2024

Partner Ernest Aduwa and Solicitor Jessica Sarwat explore the court backlog in Law360

Partner Ernest Aduwa and Solicitor Jessica Sarwat examine the reasons behind the current backlog across the judicial system.

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26 Apr 2024

Partner Richard Cannon comments on overturned convictions in Metro

Partner Richard Cannon comments on the recent news that Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 conviction has been overturned on the basis that he did not receive a fair trial.

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26 Apr 2024

Partner Richard Cannon comments on overturned convictions in Metro

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25 Apr 2024

Solicitor Antony Lane discusses the Post Office (Horizon System) Offences Bill in Solicitors Journal

Solicitor Antony Lane explores the landmark piece of legislation aimed at exonerating those wrongly convicted as part of the Horizon scandal.

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23 Apr 2024

Solicitor Advocate Abigail Ashford explores the case of Andrew Malkinson in Solicitors Journal

Solicitor Advocate Abigail Ashford discussed the tragic case of Andrew Malkinson and its far-reaching impact on the entirety of the legal system.

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23 Apr 2024

Stokoe Partnership Solicitors welcomes new Head of Compliance from Mishcon de Reya

Specialist criminal defence and litigation boutique law firm, Stokoe Partnership Solicitors, today announces the appointment of new Head of Compliance Jarret Brown, who joins the firm from Mishcon de Reya.

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23 Apr 2024

Stokoe Partnership Solicitors welcomes new Head of Compliance from Mishcon de Reya

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22 Apr 2024

Solicitor Rubin Italia explores assisted dying legislation in the Law Society Gazette

Solicitor Rubin Italia discussed the proposed reform to assisted dying legislation and the importance of introducing appropriate safeguards.

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18 Apr 2024

Bambos Tsiattalou comments re Hugh Grant privacy case settlement

Partner Bambos Tsiattalou comments in reaction the news that Hugh Grant settled his privacy case with The Sun.

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15 Apr 2024

Barrister Jessica Sobey comments on mobile phone data evidence in the Evening Standard

Following reports that faulty mobile phone data submitted as evidence in criminal cases, Barrister Jessica Sobey comments on how digital evidence is treated in courts.

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15 Apr 2024

Barrister Jessica Sobey comments on mobile phone data evidence in the Evening Standard

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15 Apr 2024

Partner Ernest Aduwa comments on cloning car registration plates in The Times

Partner Ernest Aduwa comments on the spate of recent ‘car cloning’ scams, where criminals duplicate vehicle registration plates.

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09 Apr 2024

Barrister Jessica Sobey comments on the reliability of communications data used in criminal trials in Computer Weekly

 Barrister Jessica Sobey comments on the discovery of errors discovered in O2 phone data, and the risk computer evidence presented as reliable may be fundamentally flawed.

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