HM Revenue & Customs has signed a deal with credit reference Experian in a bid to reduce tax credit and benefit fraud and error. HMRC and the Department for Work     Read More

On 6 October 2011, a new Tax Agreement between the UK and Switzerland was signed by the UK Exchequer Secretary and the Swiss Finance Minister. The agreement, whilst not yet     Read More

The government has postponed the implementation of its legal aid reforms by six months and its consultation on price-competitive tendering for crime work by two years. In a written ministerial     Read More

Criminal charges against personal injury lawyer and doctor collapsed amid lack of evidence A criminal prosecution involving an alleged £4m insurance fraud with a personal injury lawyer and doctor has     Read More

A Supreme Court ruling allowing the Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) to rely on the ‘balance of probabilities’ to confiscate property obtained through unlawful conduct has been described as an     Read More

The High Court held that a solicitor’s firm was entitled to claim against a former client for outstanding fees, despite the fact it had admitted to acting in breach of     Read More

Forths are delighted to announce another success in their Criminal Defence department. Following investigations, by the Forths Team, a number of indictments of production and supply of controlled substances against     Read More

Lawyers have been warned over their duty to protect personal information, after a barrister was found to have breached the Data Protection Act for failing to encrypt a laptop containing     Read More

Equity Direct Broking Limited (EDBL) has retained its affinity partnership with Nissan Motor (GB) Ltd, following a full tender process involving a number of other UK providers. The decision by     Read More

A former policeman is one of a gang of six people who have received jail sentences following an investigation by HM Revenue & Customs into an attempted £330m VAT fraud     Read More