Blog — 25 May 2016

The prescription of Mefloquine to pregnant immigration detainees: an ongoing scandal

On 24 May 2016 the House of Commons Defence Committee released its report ‘An acceptable risk? The use of Lariam for military personnel’ .

Blog — 23 May 2016

ACAS Early Conciliation - 5 useful points you may not know

I recently recorded some training on ACAS Early Conciliation (EC) for LexisNexis Webinars. Although EC is not the most exciting of topics, preparing the training highlighted a number of useful…

Blog — 06 May 2016

Managing criminal court cases - a change in direction

Corporate Crime analysis: Amended Criminal Procedure Rules (CrimPR) and Criminal Practice Directions 2015 (Crim PD) came into force for all criminal courts in England and Wales on 5 October 2015….

Blog — 03 May 2016

Which Way Out?

Last year Southwark Crown Court approved the terms of a Deferred Prosecution Agreement (DPA) in respect of Standard Bank Plc which resulted in the suspension of criminal proceedings brought by…

Blog — 03 May 2016

You can love a foreign national but it will cost you more than you can afford

It has never been more expensive to fall in love with a foreign national. Sadly, it looks like it is only going to get more expensive. British citizens with non-European…