Investigations with Criminal Proceeds

Detention of seized cash

 16th Jun 2021  News

Detention of seized cash   HMRC seized £35,000 cash in plastic carrier bags from a Mr Mann as it was suspected he was fraudulently evading excise duty. Boxes of vodka worth around £220,000 had also bee... Read more

Encrochat

 11th Feb 2021  News

Encrochat   A vast number of cases are awaiting a criminal trial that will rely, to a greater or lesser extent, on the admissibility of communications made via the supposedly highly encrypted Encrochat service. &... Read more

Covert Human Intelligence Sources

 12th Oct 2020  News

Covert Human Intelligence Sources   The Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) Bill passed its second reading in the House of Commons. The MP who is Minister for Security, James Brokenshire, set out... Read more

Private Prosecutions - 'Doing a Boris'

 4th Jun 2019  News

Private Prosecutions - 'Doing a Boris'   A District Judge sitting at Westminster Magistrates' Court last week authorised that a summons be issued against the prominent conservative member of parliament, Boris John... Read more

Terrorism Laws Tightened

 15th Apr 2019  News

Government Tightens Terrorism Laws   The Manchester Arena bombing, the London Bridge attack, Shamima Begum. These are some examples of terrorism headlines in the past few years.   The Counter-Terrorism and... Read more

Waste Not Want Not

 2nd Oct 2017  News

Environment Agency Clamping Down On Criminal Activity People who illegally dump waste have cost land and property owners millions of pounds in the last year, according to the Environment Agency. The financial impact, w... Read more