The proposal outlines 10 possible ways to strengthen corporate liability by both criminal and civil law reforms. By Stuart Alford QC, Clare Nida, and Mair Williams On 10 June 2022 the Law Commission published an eagerly anticipated set of proposals (the Options Paper) to overhaul criminal law as it applies to companies in the UK … Continue Reading
By Stuart Alford QC, Daniel Smith and Clare Nida The UK Supreme Court has unanimously ruled that the criminal dishonesty test in R v Ghosh is wrong and that courts should no longer follow this test. The recent decision in Ivey v Genting Casinos clarifies that the test for dishonesty in all proceedings (criminal and … Continue Reading
