Conspiracy to Defraud
11th Jun 2024
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Partner Gerry McDonald has been instructed by the second defendant and two others defendants in a 28 hander HMRC case (Operation Eider).The mechanism of the cheat was that companies controlled by the defendants rece...
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8th Aug 2019
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Local Authorities Get Tough on Sub-letting
As Airbnb listings in London soar to 80,000, up 400% from 2015 figures, Westminster Council is cracking down on those who use the site to unlawfully sublet social housi...
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5th Jul 2018
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Participating in Organised Crime
Section 45 of the Serious Crime Act 2015 makes it is an offence to participate in the activities of an organised crime group, this is a new offence created by the 2015 legislatio...
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4th Apr 2018
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Do I Need a QC?
We are often asked questions about QCs, most probably because the image of leading barristers has been epitomised over the years in leading television dramas such as Silk and Kavanagh QC, it is t...
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17th Jan 2018
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When People Talk Bitcoin, It's Time to Ask Questions
Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are never far from the news, mainly when the value is rising considerably. This week the price of a single bitcoin rose to...
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R v LC -R & others (2004) This was one of the largest investigations carried out by the HMC & E into UK based arm of a Columbian Drugs Cartel, D, a Columbian National, faced charges of Money Laundering (over £10 million) the proceeds of the sale of class A drugs. Prosecution evidence included undercover surveillance and stat...
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