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Sentencing Guidelines for Corporate offenders—Money laundering checklist

Sentencing Guidelines for Corporate offenders—Money laundering checklist This Checklist summarises the Sentencing Council’s guidelines for money laundering offences committed by a corporate (Money Laundering Guidelines). The Money Laundering Guidelines can be accessed here: • Magistrates’ Court Sentencing Guideline—Corporate offenders: fraud, bribery and money laundering—for use in cases involving corporates being sentenced in the magistrates’ court • Crown Court Sentencing Guideline—Corporate offenders: fraud, bribery and money laundering—for use in cases involving corporates being sentenced in the Crown Court The Sentencing Council also publishes a number of overarching guidelines, which should be considered in respect of all sentencing exercises. These include: • Totality guideline (Crown Court) • Totality guideline (magistrates’ court) • General guideline—overarching principles (Crown Court) • General guideline—overarching principles (magistrates’ court) • Reduction in sentence for a guilty plea (Crown Court) • Reduction in sentence for a guilty plea (magistrates’ court) For more information, see Practice Note: Sentences imposed following conviction. Among these overarching guidelines, the General guideline: overarching principles (the General guideline) is specifically designed...

Probate claim procedure—table

Probate claim procedure—table This table provides an outline of the procedure where there is a probate claim. For further guidance, see: Practice and procedure—contentious trusts and estates—overview and Probate actions (probate claims)—overview. Action CPR Issue of claim form If Claimant is a child or protected party follow CPR Part 21 in relation to appointment of litigation friend. CPR 21.1–CPR 21.6 Claimant prepares claim form (Form N2), with a copy for filing and further copies for service on each Defendant. CPR 7.2, CPR 57.3 Claim form must contain a statement of the nature of the interest of Claimant and of each Defendant in the estate of the deceased to which the claim relates. CPR 57.7(1) Particulars of claim may be contained in claim form (or served separately (see below)). CPR 7.4(1)(a) If the proposed claim is for revocation of grant: Every person who is entitled or claims to be entitled to administer the estate of the deceased under an unrevoked grant of probate of the Will or letters...

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Setting up a panel of preferred suppliers of legal services—flowchart

Setting up a panel of preferred suppliers of legal services—flowchart This Flowchart is designed to illustrate a logical process for setting up a panel of preferred suppliers of legal services. It provides guidance on the key steps and considerations to be followed by an in-house legal team when creating a panel of external preferred legal services suppliers. It assumes that a considered decision has been made to outsource some or all legal work in an organisation. It also assumes that the organisation is a private sector organisation incorporated in England and Wales and in particular is not subject to public sector procurement rules. Note 1 The first step is to put together a legal services procurement team to lead and manage the project. This team should ideally be small (maximum six people) to avoid it becoming unwieldy. The engagement and support of business stakeholders for the project is critical to its success. It is worth identifying your key stakeholders within the organisation who use legal services provided by external...

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Trading an insolvent company—checklist

Trading an insolvent company—checklist The decision to trade on is not a decision which an insolvency practitioner (IP) can make in isolation. It is important to get commitment to trading on from the other stakeholders who need to be involved. These other stakeholders include: • customers—required to commit to continue to buy from the company • suppliers—required to commit to continue to supply the company • employees—required to commit to carry on their duties with the company, and • potential purchasers—required because without a purchaser the continued trading will not lead to enhanced realisations The checklist below covers most of the key areas that an IP must focus on when trading a business. Good levels of communication and control are essential from day one of a trading job. There are four key words to keep in mind at all times from the moment an IP takes over: • control—establish the whereabouts of all assets/premises • secure—change locks, alarm codes and passwords • insure—notify insurance brokers who insure assets for IPs...

An introduction to the World Trade Organization

An introduction to the World Trade Organization What is the World Trade Organization? The World Trade Organization (WTO) provides the institutional and legal framework for trade between Member States. As such it administers the agreements agreed by Member States of the WTO. In addition, it also settles disputes among Member States, monitors Member States’ compliance with the various agreements and functions as a negotiating forum for all manner of trade related issues. The WTO had its inception on 1 January 1995, but its history dates to 1948 when, the General agreement on Tariffs and Trade of 1947 (GATT 1947) was agreed. Over numerous subsequent rounds of negotiations, in 1994, Member States agreed, in Marrakesh, to the Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization (Marrakesh Agreement). The Marrakesh Agreement established the WTO and provides the institutional and legal framework for the multilateral trading system. There are also four annexes to the Marrakesh Agreement which are complemented by certain decisions and declarations. In total the legal texts consist...

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Monthly budget—law firms

Monthly budget—law firms The monthly budget predicts what income will flow into the firm and what financial expenditure will flow out each month, resulting in a net profit prediction. Breaking down your annual income and expenditure budget on a monthly basis is important because it helps you to assess whether you can afford the expenditure necessary

Budget variance analysis—law firms

Budget variance analysis—law firms An annual or monthly income and expenditure budget is useful only if it is monitored. You should compare your predicted performance against actual performance on a monthly or quarterly basis—this is

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Can you claim the cost of an expert report you have not served because the case has now settled, but was reasonably obtained?

Can you claim the cost of an expert report you have not served because the case has now settled, but was reasonably obtained? It is easy to see why this question has arisen, not least because an expert’s fees and expenses for producing a CPR-compliant expert report may be very significant sums. It is assumed in this Q&A that the terms of the settlement reached provide for the payment of the client’s costs on the standard basis to be subject to detailed assessment if not agreed. It is also assumed that no order has been made limiting the amount which the client can recover in respect of the expert’s fees and expenses from the other side pursuant to CPR 35.4(4). Recovering the expert’s fee as part of the client’s total costs The first thing to do, following the terms of settlement being agreed (and approved by the court, if proceedings have been issued) is to write to your opponent with a breakdown of your client’s costs (including...

How are the costs of budget drafting (1% of approved budget or £1,000) and budget process (2%) in a budgeted case recovered? Should they be added into the bill of costs or is there a different process?

How are the costs of budget drafting (1% of approved budget or £1,000) and budget process (2%) in a budgeted case recovered? Should they be added into the bill of costs or is there a different process? See the model electronic bill of costs, Precedent S and specifically sheet 15, entitled ‘ReferenceTable—Phase Task’ which essentially answers this question. It sets out the different costs that should be included within the bill of costs as

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Government eyes trimming jury trials to cut criminal case backlog

Law360, London: The government launched a major review on 12 December 2024 of the criminal court system that could lead to a drastic reduction in numbers of jury trials to ease pressure on a system struggling with delays.

HMRC publishes minutes of subgroup meeting on changes to taxation of non-doms

HMRC has formed a time-limited joint subgroup comprising members of its Wealthy External Forum and Capital Taxes Liaison Group focusing on changes to the taxation of non-UK domiciled individuals. The subgroup, aims to facilitate collaboration between HMRC and representative bodies to support the development of guidance and tools following the Autumn Budget 2024 announcements. The group will meet approximately every four weeks to discuss implementation strategies, provide feedback on draft guidance, and enhance working relationships between HMRC, customers, and their representatives. Minutes of the meeting held on 18 November 2024 have been published.