The following Corporate Crime news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Corporate Crime weekly highlights—17 April 2025
Common assault and batteryThe offences of common assault and batteryTechnically, the offences of assault and battery are separate summary offences. An...
Criminal act or omissionFor a person to be found guilty of a criminal offence it must be shown that they:•acted in a particular way, or•failed to act...
Assault occasioning actual bodily harmThe offence of actual bodily harmThe offence of assault occasioning actual bodily harm (ABH) can be tried in...
Involuntary manslaughterInvoluntary manslaughter—introductionManslaughter can be classified as either voluntary or involuntary. Voluntary manslaughter...
Enforcement of consumer protection laws under the Consumer Rights Act 2015Part 3, Schedule 5 Part 1–Schedule 5 Part 6 and Schedule 6 of the Consumer Rights Act 2015 (CRA 2015) contains a consolidated generic set of investigatory powers to be applied across the catalogue of consumer protection
Misleading actions under the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008Misleading actionsAn action can be misleading in relation to a commercial practice under the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008 SI 2008/1277, (CPUTR 2008), in two different ways. The first way
Enforcement of the General Product Safety Regulations 2005For information on the obligations imposed on producers and distributors under the General Product Safety Regulations 2005, SI 2005/1803 (GPSR 2005), see Practice Note: General Product Safety Regulations 2005—Offences.For information on the
Banned practices under the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008This Practice Note covers the offences of engaging in commercial practices that are banned under the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008 (CPUTR 2008), SI 2008/1277.Schedule 1 to the CPUTR 2008
0330 161 1234