Imagine you have been defrauded of your life savings. Now imagine that you have realised the person who defrauded you wasn’t who they said they were. They aren’t responding to any communications, and you don’t know how else to reach them. Fortunately, you have managed to locate the money that the fraudster misappropriated. However, the […]
The exception in the model order for a freezing injunction, enabling a Respondent to deal with its assets in the ordinary and proper course of business, will be well known to civil fraud practitioners. However, given the policy of the law in favour of judgment enforcement, it will usually be inappropriate to include this exception […]
Background to the Guidance On 15 April 2026, the Home Office published Statutory Guidance (the Guidance) to support the understanding and implementation of the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025 (the Act). The Act, which is commonly referred to as “Martyn’s Law” in recognition of Martyn Hett, one of the victims of the Manchester […]
Indonesian police have submitted a request for an INTERPOL Red Notice in respect of a fugitive identified as “LA” connected with an alleged illegal migrant worker recruitment operation. According to authorities, the individual is suspected of recruiting Indonesian nationals for employment abroad under false pretences, including offers of work linked to online gambling operations with […]
Philippine authorities have confirmed that an application has been submitted for an INTERPOL Red Notice in respect of Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa. The request is linked to efforts to locate the individual following the issuance of an arrest warrant by the International Criminal Court (ICC), which concerns allegations of crimes against humanity in connection […]
A sub-clause in a charterparty entitled one party not to comply if, in their reasonable judgement, to do so would be prohibited by sanctions or would “expose” them to sanctions. In Tonzip Maritime (Singapore) PTE Ltd v 2 Rivers PTE Ltd [2026] EWCA Civ 641, the Court of Appeal held that, in this charterparty, a […]
On 13 May 2026, authorities in Ghana announced the arrest of three individuals in connection with alleged offences involving the production and distribution of exploitative imagery involving children. The arrests were carried out by the Ghana Police Service in cooperation with INTERPOL and the Australian Federal Police. According to the statement, the case originated from […]
Although applications for security for costs are usually made early in proceedings, Magomedov & Ors v TPG Group Holdings (SBS), LP & Ors [2026] EWHC 1051 (Comm) shows that the jurisdiction survives judgment. The decision also shows the limits of post-judgment applications: Bright J granted security only for the costs of detailed assessment proceedings, and […]
In an article for LexisNexis‘s New Law Journal, James Tyler discusses the FCA’s evolving enforcement strategy, and whether its shift to “fewer, faster” investigations is delivering. With a more confident regulator pursuing better-resourced cases and acting more decisively, enforcement appears to be becoming both sharper and more effective. But as the FCA expands its […]
