Sentences with phrase «serious fraud case»

Rachel publishes widely on white collar and regulatory matters, including serious fraud cases.

«Permeating every interview was the strong belief expressed by each of the judges that trial by jury was entirely appropriate in serious fraud cases and that trial by judge should not replace trial by jury.

This was the government's third attempt to get rid of juries in serious fraud cases.

The crimes in this category include theft from employer, theft of large sums of money, serious fraud cases, embezzlement, criminal breach of trust, forgery, or any other business related crime, or a conviction for a crime where he or she was in a position of trust.

Not exact matches

Along similar lines, in this most recent Citi case, Rakoff has asked the SEC to explain why the court should «impose a judgment in a case in which the SEC alleges a serious securities fraud but the defendant neither admits nor denies wrongdoing.»

Just as leading players from the US bulk wine industry were gathering in San Francisco to take part in the inaugural IBWSS, one of its biggest players in Europe, Raphaël Michel, was seeing its chairman arrested and charged on serious levels of fraud and for allegedly passing off up to 4m cases of bulk Rhône wine.

Jack case is just a misdemeanour, Messi is facing a more serious offence: tax fraud charges he will go to prison

I explained all that to this guy, but he began writing hundreds of letters all around the country, unsolicited, saying, «I'm here to alert you to a serious case of fraud in science.»

But in more severe cases, or for repeat offenders, the financial institution will contact authorities and you could be charged with fraud — a serious offence that can lead to a fine and even jail time.

The allegations of intellectual and scientific fraud like those made against Dr. Mann are serious against anybody involved in academics, but the impact in this case is significantly elevated.

One could allege that I show an exaggerated concern for the rights of serious offenders (or the rights enjoyed by serious offenders at the moment when they should still be presumed innocent, to be precise) and insufficient concern for the rights of citizens adversely affected by the cases of serious VAT fraud (see Ziccardi Capaldo).

We were set up simply to investigate and to prosecute cases involving serious or complex fraud, bribery and money laundering.

In view of the ECJ, what follows from this provision is an obligation to disapply the rules of statutes of limitations periods if they prevent «the imposition of effective and dissuasive penalties in a significant number of cases of serious fraud affecting the financial interests of the European Union».

The Court held that the revelation of character cases can be roughly divided into three categories: i) where misconduct is extremely serious, sometimes bordering on criminal acts (e.g. theft or fraud), just cause for termination will usually exist; ii) where conduct reveals deceit, misrepresentation or misleading of employers, cause will likely be found; and iii) where there are errors in judgment or a failure to follow rules, it can not automatically be said that the employee was dishonest for the purposes of justifying summary dismissal.

On June 7th, the judge overseeing the case ruled that there was enough evidence to provide a reasonable perception of fraud and that Ergo's investigation was «raising a serious risk of perverting the process of justice before this court.»

In my opinion the ECJ's decision in Taricco I that national courts must disapply the rules of statutes of limitations if they prevent Member States from fulfilling their obligations under Article 325 TFEU (in the present case, the relevant Italian legislation) leads to perceiving serious fraud as a crime against the rights and interests of citizens, i.e., against fundamental social human rights guaranteed under Articles 2 and 3 of the Italian Constitution, and hence calls for resolving the conflict within the Italian Constitution by balancing the rights under these articles and the accused's individual rights guaranteed by the legality principle (Art. 25 (2) Const.).

These include firearms offences for simple possession (obviously a serious crime with the potential for violence but not violent in - and - of itself), certain drug charges, high - level fraud cases and, most commonly impaired driving cases (even where there is no injury).

Headquartered in Manchester with two further offices in Aylesbury and London (the company has two northern and southern forensics labs), CYFOR is a team of 30 experts providing national, international and multi-jurisdictional coverage in a range of cases varying in size, value and scope, from commercial litigation, dispute resolution, regulatory and compliance, through to serious fraud.

In some cases, charges of welfare fraud can have serious criminal consequences.

She is highly experienced in handling criminal cases relating to fraud, extradition and financial cybercrime, and frequently assists with investigations carried out by the Serious Fraud Office.

A member of the Legal Services Commission's Specialist Fraud Panel, Tuckers Solicitors is one of the few national firms authorised by the LSC to undertake serious fraud and high profile cases (VHCC).

This will probably be triggered by a collapse in public confidence after a massive failure in a particularly newsworthy case and then someone will have a bright idea: «Let's have a dedicated, well - resourced agency that specialises in combatting serious fraud.

A judicial review has been launched against Ministry of Justice (MoJ) cuts to legal aid fees for Crown Court cases with heavy workloads, such as terror, fraud and serious historic sex cases.

The firm has three offices, two in London and one in Manchester, and acts in a wide range of serious crime cases, including commercial fraud and regulatory offences, often involving multiple jurisdictions.

Clause 2 of the Bill would prevent the attorney general from giving directions to the director of public prosecutions (DPP), the director of the serious fraud office and the director of revenue and customs prosecutions, in relation to an individual case.

All these fundamental principles would be violated by the vague obligation not to apply Articles 160 (3) and 161 (2) in so far as Italian judges found that the «national rule prevents the imposition of effective and dissuasive penalties in a significant number of cases of serious fraud affecting the financial interests of the European Union» (para 58; emphasis added).

Although the courts assess every case on its merits, a judicial finding of «just cause» for dismissal is infrequent, and is generally made only in cases where the employee has committed a very serious transgression, such as fraud.

If the bankruptcy court suspects fraud in your filing, your bankruptcy case could be thrown out by the court and you could face serious criminal penalties.

Our goal is to in every case secure the absolute best possible outcome, employing excellent negotiating abilities to bring cases to a close quickly, thus reducing the damage that serious fraud allegations can potentially have on a client's reputation and / or assets.

Criminal Law & Fraud: The firm deals with all aspects of criminal defence work, from serious white - collar fraud to terrorism, homicide and public order cases.

[64] Prosecutors engaged in plea negotiations in serious and complex fraud cases are directed by the Attorney General's Guidelines to liaise with any counterparts known to have an interest in the defendant, in accordance with the Prosecutors» Convention and any other relevant agreement or guidance.

He has appeared in more than 80 serious fraud trials including some of the leading cases of recent years and advised many other clients under investigation.

Mr. Bott specializes in cases of serious fraud, money laundering and revenue evasion; and in the United Kingdom, he is regularly instructed in serious criminal cases and regulatory cases of all kinds.

The ECJ's decision that national courts must disapply the rules of statutes of limitations if they prevent Member States from fulfilling their obligations under Article 325 TFEU (in the present case, the relevant Italian legislation) leads to perceiving serious fraud as a crime against the rights and interests of citizens, i.e., against fundamental social human rights guaranteed under Arts. 2 and 3 Const., and hence calls for resolving the conflict within the Italian Constitution by balancing the rights under these articles and the accused's individual rights guaranteed by the legality principle (Art. 25 Const.)

Like all criminal cases, theft and fraud cases have serious implications so you should have the best criminal defence lawyer possible for your theft and fraud case.

l When the case involves an allegation of serious fraud or dishonesty, generally conclusions on such issues ought to be reached at trial, caution ought to be exercised before giving summary judgment in a case of that nature (Wrexham Associated Football Club v Crucialmove Ltd [2006] EWCA Civ 237, [2006] All ER (D) 199 (Mar)-RRB-.

Within the first three years of practice, Jeff orally argued a case before the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals, successfully defended a large healthcare corporation from serious fraud allegations with a team at trial and obtained a large recovery for consumers in a statewide class action.

In this case, the Court held that the allegation of fraud was a serious matter based on credibility, that it is generally considered difficult to prove, and that this favored an oral hearing.

After gaining his higher rights in 2011, Robert has regularly conducted trials at the Crown Court and defended clients in respect of a full range of criminal cases from violent and sexual offences to fraud and serious and complex trafficking and drug conspiracies.

Accordingly, the ECJ ruled that domestic courts are required to disapply the said provisions when prosecution of serious VAT frauds is time - barred in a significant number of cases.

Our caseload includes cases of murder, manslaughter (including corporate manslaughter), terrorism, serious sexual offences, fraud, business crime and large scale drug conspiracies.

James specialises in investigating serious and complex fraud, valuations, civil litigation, arbitration and confiscation investigations for both criminal and civil cases.

Her experience in the white - collar crime arena spans fraud and corruption cases, insider dealing, money laundering and asset seizure, and she also handles serious crimes such as murder, drugs and offensive weapons cases.

Recent failures have exposed serious flaws in the prosecution's tactics in carousel fraud cases say John Binns and David Corker

In the last reporting year, the Serious Fraud Office (SFO)-- a body tasked with investigating and prosecuting the most serious fraud and corruption cases — could only post a 31.6 % convictioSerious Fraud Office (SFO)-- a body tasked with investigating and prosecuting the most serious fraud and corruption cases — could only post a 31.6 % convictioserious fraud and corruption cases — could only post a 31.6 % conviction rate.

Among his most notable recent cases, John has successfully defended a client involved in a # 100m «boiler - room» fraud and succeeded in obtaining a judicial review of a search and seize warrant by the Serious Fraud Office targeted at the same client.

Having been called to the Bar before qualifying as a solicitor, John has built up a strong corporate fraud practice having defended numerous Serious Fraud Office, HMRC, Financial Conduct Authority, Department of Business Innovation & Skills and Crown Prosecution Service cases.

In an article published in New Law Journal, David Corker, partner, Corker Binning, argues that recent failures have exposed serious flaws in the prosecution's tactics in carousel fraud cases.

-LSB-...] It is that legislature's task to ensure that the national rules on limitation in criminal matters do not lead to impunity in a significant number of cases of serious VAT fraud, or are more severe for accused persons in cases of fraud affecting the financial interests of the Member State concerned than in those affecting the financial interests of the European Union» (para 41).