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...
Copyright theft and video piracyCopyright theftTheft of copyright is criminalised by the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (CDPA 1988), the Trade Marks Act 1994 (TMA 1994) and the Video Recordings Act 1984 (VRA 1984). It may also be prosecuted under the Fraud Act 2006 (FrA 2006) or as a
Counterfeiting notes and coinsMaking a counterfeit note or coinSection 14 of the Forgery and Counterfeiting Act 1981 (FCA 1981), makes an offence for a person to make a counterfeit of a currency note or of a protected coin:•intending that he or another shall pass or tender it as genuine, or•without
Offences under the Video Recordings Act 1984The Video Recordings Act 1984 (VRA 1984) creates a number of offences relating to the possession and supply of unclassified video recordings or recordings in breach of classification by the British Board of Film Classification.Time limits on proceedingsNo
Appealing an abatement noticeStatutory nuisance leading to abatement noticeA local authority has a duty to inspect its area from time to time for any statutory nuisances, and where a complaint of a statutory nuisance is made to them by a person living in its area, it must take such steps as are
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